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Daily Briefing: Tengah's first batch of Garden District flats to launch in May; Check out how much HSBC's bankers earn
21 May 19
And here’s how marketing firm Shopback plans to contend against Facebook and Google.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.77%
21 May 19
Expect muted gains today.
Singapore and New Zealand tie up to strengthen trade and digital economy
20 May 19
The ANZSCEP deal was also updated in line with the current free trade agreements.
Domestic wholesale trade dipped 2.2% in Q1
20 May 19
The domestic sales of the electronic components industry sharply fell by 34.1%.
Top five STI stocks averaged total YTD return of 20.4%
20 May 19
ThaiBev, who was the fourth least-performing stock in 2018, now posted the best total return of 27.2%.
Chart of the Day: Manufacturing sector outlook remains sour
20 May 19
Businesses are only optimistic on transport engineering and biomedical manufacturing clusters.
Daily Briefing: Which Singapore bank pays the most?; Singapore dollar set to weaken further
20 May 19
And GIC buys minority stake in waste-water management firm WaterBridge Resources.
Singapore key tech stocks' returns hit 23% YTD
17 May 19
These stocks include Venture Corporation, NetLink NBN Trust and Hi-P International.
Singapore lags San Francisco and Tokyo in world innovation rankings: study
17 May 19
Its high level of foreign direct investment has boosted its score.
NODX slipped 10% in April
17 May 19
Electronic NODX contracted 16.3%.
HDB tenders Canberra Link executive condo
17 May 19
This marks the first EC launch of the year.
Utico calls on PUB to delay Tuaspring takeover
17 May 19
The firm’s CEO said that this will help them enter a smooth transaction with the struggling water company.
SATS profits down 5% to $248.4m in FY1819
17 May 19
Earnings per share fell to $0.223.
Fewer Singaporeans putting misleading resume data as background checks rise
17 May 19
Overall discrepancy rates fell to 18.3% in 2018 from 20.1%.
SIA profit crashed 47.5% to $682.7m in FY19
17 May 19
Rising expenses from steep fuel costs hit earnings.
Chart of the Day: Elderly to account for a fourth of Singapore's population by 2030
17 May 19
This will boost domestic patient volumes.
Daily Briefing: GK Goh Holdings offers $184.5m to acquire BoardRoom; Property development firm Metro Holdings acquires 50% stake in CICC Qihang Fund
16 May 19
And Pan Pacific Hotels Group to debut in London on 2020.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.2%
16 May 19
Expect muted gains today.
Temasek's Vertex Ventures raises US$230m in first close of Southeast Asian fund
16 May 19
The fund will back tech startups in the region and India.
Public transport payment via Visa to go live on June 6
16 May 19
The LTA already made the contactless payment service available with Mastercard in April.
SLA and URA call for proposals to renovate state properties
16 May 19
Bukit Timah Fire Station and Old Kallang Airport are some of the properties that will be part of the programme’s first phase.
Frasers Centrepoint Trust to raise $421.7m via equity fund
16 May 19
The proceeds will be partially used to fund the acquisition of Sapphire Start Trust units.
Better traction in Smart City solutions could boost ST Engineering's order book
16 May 19
Its Newtec acquisition and satellite communications business makes it a standout for Smart City initiatives.
Singapore and Malaysia kick off first meeting on maritime boundary delimitation
16 May 19
They will build a sub-committee to address the legalities of the delimitation.
Hyflux secures non-binding letter of interest from interested investor
16 May 19
The investor is targeting Hyflux assets in the Middle East and North Africa.
Sembcorp Industries could bank on Indian business recovery
16 May 19
Its renewable generation pumped in $15-20m profits a quarter in 2018.
CDL invests $1.1b in Chinese real estate firm Sincere Property Group
16 May 19
The firm will indirectly hold a 24% stake in Sincere.
Private consumption to hit 2.8% amidst Budget 2019 boosts
15 May 19
It is expected to outpace the country’s economic growth at 2.2%.
SIA Group's passenger load factor up 0.8 ppt in April
15 May 19
Passenger carriage rose 7.6% compared to last year.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.15%
15 May 19
Today’s tone is expected to remain cautious.
Chart of the Day: Property buyers from Taiwan and Korea grew in Q1
15 May 19
But China remains as the top foreign property buyer in the country.
Daily Briefing: HDB mortgage interest rates to hold firm in Q3; Cityneon Holdings bags CITIC Capital funds for China expansion
15 May 19
And check out how much can employees earn in Citi Singapore.
UOB to reduce reliance on Singapore
15 May 19
Nearly half or 40% of total group operating profit already comes outside Singapore.
Edtech startup Geniebook raises $1.5m in pre-series A funding round
15 May 19
It will expand its data science and curriculum team to upgrade its learning platform.
SingPost ties up with Synagie to provide on-demand warehousing
15 May 19
SMEs can acquire integrated warehousing services on a pay-as-you-use basis.
Condo rents rose 2.4% in April
15 May 19
Rents in the CCR led the increase at 2.8%.
EC World REIT buys Fuzhou E-commerce properties for $220.97m
15 May 19
The 214,284-sqm property has a three-storey warehouse and two 14-storey support buildings.
Hyflux refutes reports of Utico's binding offer submission
15 May 19
It only received a draft from the Middle Eastern utility’s advisors.
Singtel's profits crashed 43.5% to $3.10b in FY2019
15 May 19
Its underlying net profit dipped 21% as its Airtel business continued to incur losses.
Sembcorp Industries' profits jumped 21% to $93m in Q1
15 May 19
Its profit from its energy business grew 21% to $85m.

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