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ST Engineering inks deal to expand its autonomous bus platforms
ST Engineering inks deal to expand its autonomous bus platforms
Its AV kit will be integrated onto EV manufacturer BYD’s buses.
COE prices close mostly higher in latest bidding exercise
Open vehicles under Category E saw the highest increase of $3,380.
Daily Briefing: Temasek in talks to sell 10% stake in A.S. Watson for $3b; Two freehold redevelopment sites in Lavender Street for sale for $47.4m and $12.6m
And private equity firm Novo Tellus to acquire 29.6% stake in Procurri for $12m.
Chart Of The Day: PMETs account for 52.7% of job vacancies in 2018
Overall, one in three vacancies were unfilled for six months or more.This chart from the Ministry of Manpower shows that professionals, managers, executives & technicians’ (PMET) share of all job vacancies trended higher in 2018 at 52.7% in 2018 from 48.5% in 2017.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.41%
Don’t expect gains today.
MAS slapped $16.8m in penalties on 42 financial firms in the last 18 months: report
Other enforcement actions included 19 prohibition orders, $698,000 in civil penalties and 223 warnings.
Dairy Farm's profits may edge up 11% over the next three years: analyst
Growth could be driven by higher contributions from its health & beauty division and associates.
Inside Deliveroo's futuristic food market
The site features a fully-automated ordering experience and 40-seater dine-in space.
Oxley terminates LOI for $950m sale of Mercure and Novotel hotels
Its purchaser Gracious Land failed to make its subsequent 4% consideration deposit of $38m.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.25%
Don't expect gains today.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's VC investments hit $6.65b in 2018
VC investment activity stands at $174.3b (US$129b) in Asia.
Daily Briefing: Casa Sophia relaunched for en bloc sale at lower price; Golden Gate Ventures targets US$200m fund to invest in tech start-ups
And here’s why GIC is eyeing assets in Brazil.
Grab ventures into SME lending and micro-insurance
One product is a post-paid and installment payment service called Pay Later.
Mortgage recovery looms for UOB as residential market stabilises
Mortgages will grow to mid-single-digit in 2019 from 4.3% in 2018.
Hong Kong and Paris squeeze into Singapore's throne as costliest city globally
Singapore and Hong Kong are 7% more expensive than New York.
Sheng Siong's new-store strategy may fall flat as consumer sentiment sours: analyst
It opened 10 new stores in 2018, the highest figure since 2012.
Global 737 MAX plane grounding could delay SilkAir's merger with SIA
The airline is expected to receive 13 737 MAX plane deliveries over the next five years.
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