News
MCT secures $670m green club loan to finance MBC II buy
MCT secures $670m green club loan to finance MBC II buy
It marks the company’s first step to green financing.
FCT's NPI up 1.5% to $139.28m in FY2019
This was attributed to property expenses rising 1.7% YoY to $57.1m.
Singapore economy could bounce back in 2020: Fitch Solutions
Hong Kong’s problems could just be Singapore’s lifelines.
3 in 4 Singaporeans won't pay higher bills for 5G
A 5G network isn’t considered palatable due to the high number of players in the market.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.69%
Keppel Corp led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 14.38% jump.
Daily Briefing: Data-driven VC platform closes $7.5m seed funding; Digital asset exchange ecxx.com integrates with MyInfo
And a Florence Road residential site is up for sale at $13.5m.
Chart of the Day: Check out the top office investments in Q3
The sale of Duo Tower & Duo Galleria to German and Hong Kong firms topped the list.
Hewlett-Packard approves 26-week paid leave for new parents
They will be allowed to work part time for up to 36 months.
Olam buys US almond manufacturer Hughson for $73.5m
Hughson is amongst the top five almond processors in California.
Ageism plagues Singapore's workplace equality status: report
A third said age could lower their chances of being hired.
CapitaLand Mall Trust NPI up 17.6% to $144.2m in Q3
Income was boosted by contributions from Funan and Westgate.
Zilingo to pump $136m into digitising US operations
The startup opened offices in New York and Los Angeles earlier in 2019.
ST Engineering bags $1.8b worth of contracts in Q3
About $1b of the deals were in the aerospace sector.
ST Engineering unveils new range of autonomous buses
The STROBO Series 12 bus is being tested out until early 2020.
OCBC joins Singtel's regional e-payment alliance
The bank’s customers will soon be able to pay using QR codes in Thailand and Japan.
Monthly transactions in PayNow cross $1b mark
Over 3 million in combined mobile and NRIC numbers are registered to the service.
Demand for data security experts up 32% in July
34% of vacancies came from government agencies.
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