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Singapore's healthcare expenditure to hit US$24.6b by 2020
Singapore's healthcare expenditure to hit US$24.6b by 2020
Private healthcare allowances are tipped to grow at a 8.3% CAGR between 2016-2020.
IPOS rolls out insurance for intellectual property rights holders
It aims to cover legal expenses incurred in IP infringement proceedings worldwide.
Singapore climbs eight spots in costliest expat city rankings
It ranked 12th due to another strong year for the Singapore dollar.
Pioneer and Merdeka Generation seniors to get $270m of MediSave top-ups in July
The top-ups will be given only to qualified seniors.
ST Engineering's contract value could grow to $4.2b in 9M 2019
Its orderbook recognition for the next three quarters is expected to rise 31%.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.4%
Singtel was the top active stock and grew 0.9%.
Daily Briefing: Foreign domestic workers contributed $11.1b to GDP in 2018; Deliveroo unveils free online courses for riders
And Air New Zealand is boosting flight frequency from Singapore in the winter.
Chart of the Day: China-related small cap stocks hit 3% average return YTD in June
Hi-P International recorded a 50.1% YTD return.
Retail sales slipped 1.8% to $3.5b in April
Only the apparel & footwear industry was able to post gains after sales rose 3.4%.
Job vacancies decline after seven straight quarters of growth in Q1
The ratio of job vacancies to unemployed persons dipped to 1.08 in March.
Frasers Centrepoint Trust's preferential offering oversubscribed
The firm will realise gross proceeds of about $67.7m to fund its acquisitions.
Condo rents up 2% in May
Rents in the OCR led the increase at 2.4%.
Chart of the Day: How much are Singaporeans covered by public health insurance?
Nearly 7 in 10 are already covered by the Integrated Shield plan in 2017.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.06%
Singtel led the gains at 0.91%.
Daily Briefing: Grab reportedly eyeing virtual banking license; Thai e-commerce startup Pomelo launches in Singapore
And a study found that Singaporeans bound for Taiwan are the most vulnerable to scams.
$589.2m China mall buys to spur short-term pain for CapitaLand Retail China Trust
Debt costs could pare its DPU by 7%.
Chart of the Day: Public hospitals snapped up three-fourths of tertiary admissions in 2006-2018
Private players were left to fight over the remaining 22-23% of the market.
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