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Watch out for these taxes that could hike next month
Watch out for these taxes that could hike next month
E-commerce, estate duties and even personal income may be affected according to economists.
Far East Hospitality Trust to buy Oasia Hotel Downtown for $210m
An additional $15m will be issued to the vendor if net property income strikes $9.9m.
Freehold residential site Summer Green for sale
The owners expect offers above $48.5m.
SGX to amend rules on quarterly reporting
If QR is retained, only firms with at least $150m market cap will be required to do it.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.22%
Expect some good news today.
Daily Briefing: Maritime sector stocks dominated 2017; Home prices to rebound until 2019
And here are the top three REITs of 2017.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's number of doctors in lower range for developed countries
The city state has 2.2 doctors for 1,000 people.
118 HDB flats auctioned from 2013 to 2017
6% of flat sales were insufficient for tenants' full CPF refund.
Heated telco wars persist in 2018
Expect a mobile virtual network operator to go live as early as Q1.
Construction contracts to reach at least $26b in 2018: BCA
Demand for public sector construction is expected to grow from $16b to $19b.
SingPost struggles with logistics price pressures
Margins are still generally low, no thanks to intense pricing competition.
1 in 4 firms lag industry peers in company upgrades
Six in ten of them struggled with lower profits in 2017.
UOB's loan growth for 2017 poised to hit 6.2%
The recovery of the property market may help loan growth as well.
Singapore launches legaltech accelerator
Legaltech startups can sign up for a 100-day programme to help them scale their businesses.
Here's why Singapore can't go all out on renewables
Renewables eats up only 5% of its power mix.
OCBC's loans may grow by at least 7% in 2018
Every 1-ppt increase in loan growth can mean 0.9% jumps in net profit.
Home prices to jump by 17% in 2018 to 2021
Blame falling physical completions and ongoing en bloc sales deals.
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