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Singapore develops facilities to lure investment into Asian infrastructure
Singapore develops facilities to lure investment into Asian infrastructure
It’s developing a pool of project finance loans into a collateralised loan obligation.
Freehold Katong Plaza up for collective sale at $188m
The expected price translates to $1,969 per square foot per plot ratio.
Singapore shares technological readiness crown with Australia and Sweden
The government sustained tech investment buoyed the lion city to the top spot.
SGX adds 12 mainboard companies facing possible delisting
Five companies were hit by pre-tax losses for the last three years.
OCBC debuts all-digital account application
There will be no need to provide documents as it can easily link to MyInfo.
Grab expands into venture building
Grab Ventures aims to partner with 8-10 startups over the next two years.
Employees value work-life balance more than job security
Women (57%) also place higher premium on work-life balance than men (50%).
In-car goods provider Cargo ties up with Grab
Drivers can earn as much as $250 monthly by offering retail products to passengers.
Business optimism hits 3-year highs in Q3
The services and manufacturing sectors are the most bullish.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.17%
Expect some gains today.
Daily Briefing: Government builds town testing driverless buses; Singapore accepts new wage guidelines
And here's why e-commerce startup Carousell's grateful it rejected an earlier $100m offer then.
Chart of the Day: Singapore money supply jumped 5.3% in April
It grew thanks to higher net foreign position and private credit.
Singapore PMI down 0.2 point to 52.7 in May
The growth of factory output and new orders slowed down.
Two divestments to lift OCBC's earnings in 2018
It is finalising the sale of Great Eastern Life Malaysia and Hong Kong Life Insurance.
Hyflux in talks with lenders for reorganisation
It warned that it will have more debts that will fall due “time to time”.
Share buyback value jumped 138.76% to $117m in May
20 stocks bought back a total of 45 million shares.
ARA Asset Management's assets jumped 93% after Cromwell acquisition
It now owns 19.5% of the Australian company's shares.
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