Singapore
Enterprise Singapore's Jeffrey Siow appointed as second permanent secretary of MOM
Enterprise Singapore's Jeffrey Siow appointed as second permanent secretary of MOM
He will take on the position in January 2024.
Noontalk Media shareholders okay adoption of share buy-back mandate
The resolution garnered 100% support from the shareholders.
Sembcorp taps IHI Corporation, GE Vernova for potential retrofitting of its Sakra power plant
The SG-based company wants to retrofit its power plant with ammonia-firing capabilities.
HDB to include singles in Sample Household Survey
More than 8,000 households and single occupiers will take part in the survey.
Retail space in Tiong Bahru on sale for $3.3m
Knight Frank will sell the property via an expression of interest exercise.
Inflation edges up to 4.1% in September
MTI attributed the increase to a pickup in private transport inflation.
MPA to kickstart digital bunkering initiative on 1 November
It will become the world's first port to implement electronic bunker delivery notes.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI declines 0.76%; Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust is most active stock
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust grew 0.99%.
Which district has the highest shophouse sales in 3Q23?
The top district accounted for 19 of the 38 shophouses sold during the quarter.
Will the shophouse market maintain a stellar sales performance in 2023?
As of 9M23, 117 shophouses worth nearly $1.1be exchanged hands.
Industrial sales drop 16.4% QoQ to 381 deals in 3Q23
Sales value likewise fell, dropping 13.9% QoQ to $922.7m.
Could Singapore's obsession with productivity be problematic for its future?
If you look at the statistics coming out of the US, it is well documented that in the current economic climate, neither increasing productivity nor decreasing cost delivers increased profits. Unfortunately, the productivity equation that worked so well in the industrial era is no longer applicable.
SG records $7b of investments in Q3 2023
59.2% of this volume is from GLS deals.
EMA, MPA shortlist 6 consortiums for low-carbon ammonia project
The request for proposal for the consortiums will be launched by the end of 2023.
IRAS recovers $79m in taxes and penalties
The audits revealed 4 common tax filing mistakes amongst companies.
Singapore to centralise gas procurement to ensure stable supply
A new entity, Gasco, will lead the procurement of gas supply.
SG’s bolttech partners with Three Sweden for gadget protection
The insurance is underwritten by AIG.
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