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Singapore Post Q2 profits slipped 12.9% to $25.15m

Singapore Post Q2 profits slipped 12.9% to $25.15m

Its stake in an associated company was diluted, making it ineligible for equity accounting.

New Zealand beats Singapore in ease of doing business rankings

Singapore can improve by making property registration and electricity application easier.

Sembcorp Industries Q3 profits slipped 11.6% to $82.33m

It blamed its marine segment upon the sale of a semi-submersible and continued low business volume.

SGX unveils 10 new leveraged exposure products

It will let SIP-qualified investors take long or short positions with leverage on the daily performance of the underlying stocks.

StarHub to pull the plug on cable services in 2019

It is ushering its customers to an all-fibre network for more efficient services.

OCBC profits jumped 12% to $1.25b in Q3

Net interest income grew 9% to $1.51b.

Chart of the Day: Prime retail rents in Singapore may see muted growth until 2022

They could be hit by high occupancy costs and diminished tourist spending.

Bank loan growth slows to 4.5% in September as sentiment sours

This marks the slowest on-year pace since February.

Service and manufacturing outlooks worsen for Q4 amidst global trade tensions

Real estate services and the machinery & systems manufacturing segment will bear the brunt, according to government agencies.

Chart of the Day: Singapore lags behind Guangzhou in Grade A office rental growth

Both markets' growths were backed by limited availability paired with relatively healthy demand.

HDB and URA unveils three sale sites under GLS programme

Together, the three sites yield about 2,000 residential units.

Cromwell E-REIT acquires 23 properties in Europe for $603.62m

They have a combined net lettable floor area of around 150,235 sq m.

PropertyGuru bags $200m funding

It has also fully consolidated a Vietnam property portal to its group.