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Chart of the Day: Singapore 2019 defence spending hits 12-year high
Chart of the Day: Singapore 2019 defence spending hits 12-year high
The government is allocating 30% of the budget to defence from 18.5% in 2018.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.81%
Don't expect gains today.
Frasers Property arm to buy stake in PGIM Real Estate AsiaRetail Fund for $356.4m
The 17.83% stake is equivalent to 94,013 shares.
ThaiBev Q1 profits ballooned 150.7% to $322.23m
The Thai economy continued to seal growth amidst the rise in private consumption.
DBS full-year profit surged 28% to $5.63b
Fee income hit $2.78b as led by card and wealth management.
4 in 5 SMEs expect more business incentives from Budget: survey
Firms aim to address in manpower and cost challenges.
Singapore total trade breaks $1t again after four years
But momentum could taper off as growth could slow down in 2019.
Nine in 10 peak-hour trips could take less than 45 minutes by 2040
A seamlessly connected transport system could save commuters 15 minutes everyday.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.41%
Continued US-China trade negotiation optimism may boost the local bourse.
Daily Briefing: Singapore finance minister aims a cautious budget; HDB unveils first new-generation neighbourhood centre
And personal finance startup DollarsAndSense acquires insurtech platform fundMyLife.
Singapore's most influential lawyers aged 40 and under for 2018
They specialise in various areas such as shipping, intellectual property, energy, and aviation, amongst others.
Chart of the Day: Top 5 IT stocks hit average return of 26.6% in January
Creative Technology recorded a 46.2% return in January YTD.
Axiata green lights Keppel-SPH buyout offer for M1
The Malaysian telco will gain $31m from the transaction.
Developer sales fell 17.8% to 433 units in January
The anticipation towards CNY may have held back developers from launching major projects.
Changi's new terminals and Jewel may cement SATS market leadership in APAC: analyst
Aviation-related activities contributed around 80% of SATS’ revenue in Q3.
Ascendas ties up with Japan's Mitsui to operate two Shanghai office buildings
The firms will oversee the development and upgrading of both buildings.
NODX edged up 4.2% in 2018
The growth was driven by the 8.2% increase in non-electronic NODX.
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