News
Singapore's container throughput rose 1.6% to 37.2 million TEUs in 2019
Singapore's container throughput rose 1.6% to 37.2 million TEUs in 2019
The Port of Singapore handled 626.2 million tonnes of cargo.
Logistics firm ESR, GIC sets up $673.3m JV to establish logistics facilities in China
The JV will develop state-of-the-art logistics facilities in key cities in China.
SPH profits fell 17.2% to $46.33m in Q1
The decline was led by lower advertisement revenues.
Hyflux's Utico deal plagued by woes from P&P holders
Some P&P holders intend to vote against the deal as concerns on financial obligations arise, said SIAS.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.15%
DBS led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 0.39% expansion.
Daily Briefing: Singapore rolls out fuel price comparison site; Caregiving startup Homage caps off Series B funding
And Singapore-based multi-family office Golden Equator expands into Brunei.
Chart of the Day: Chinese buyers dominate foreigner home sales in 2019
5.2% of home sales in January-November came from foreigners and PRs from China.
Yanlord buys stakes in Shenzhen developers for $223.79m
It also disposed of a 5% interest in Hainan Yanlord Beautycrown.
Land prices drop 8-20% after developers turn cautious in GLS bid
Prices in the Bartley site dipped 20% compared to the latest land sale in the vicinity.
Retail sales dipped 4% to $3.6b in November
Motor vehicles and furniture & household equipment led the decline in sales.
Office spot rents likely to plateau in 2020
An influx of family offices could keep rental growth flat.
Wilmar gets boost from surge in crude palm oil prices
Prices rose above 50% YoY to $992.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.14%
DBS led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 0.58% expansion.
Daily Briefing: Temasek joins Thyssenkrupp's elevator bid; GIC mulls selling logistics park assets in Spain
And Ubisoft holds its fifth startup programme in Singapore.
Chart of the Day: Singaporeans take up four-fifths of home sales in 11M 2019
About 6% of 18,400 units were bought by foreigners.
IMDA moves deadline of 5G licence bids to 17 February
Mobile network operators reportedly asked for more time to submit proposals.
Ascendas REIT's next big buy may be a business park property in Singapore
The Galaxis (One North), The Ascent and 5SPD all present near-term opportunities for A-REIT.
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