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Cora Environment commits $200m for waste-to-resource development
Cora Environment commits $200m for waste-to-resource development
This funding commitment will support the city-state’s zero-waste goal.
COTD: Startup funding deals up, value falls in 2024
The distribution of funding leaned heavily towards early-stage investments.
HDB Land sales at Chenchuru Close and Sembawang Road attract strong bids
Top bid was $1.012b from Evia MCS, Gamuda, and H108.
Sun Life Singapore launches two new indexed universal life products
The wealth accumulation plan is linked to S&P 500 performance.
Green Investments Partnership achieves first close with $652.8m investment
The funds will be deployed in the coming months for green projects in Asia.
IRAS tax revenue rises 10.7% to $88.9b in FY2024/25
Corporate Income Tax rose by 6.7% to $30.9b.
Chencharu Close, Sembawang Road EC sites draw mixed developer interest
The sites attracted three and four bids, respectively.
Centurion lodges preliminary REIT prospectus with MAS
There is no certainty the listing will proceed as planned.
CapitaLand Commercial C-REIT IPO breaks subscription records in China
It was oversubscribed 254.5x by institutions and 535.2x by retail.
Frasers Hospitality Trust scheme sanctioned by court
The last day of trading is 11 September.
IREIT Global faces payment order over Berlin campus dispute
Subsidiaries have until 10 October to file objection.
SGX to delist TalkMed Group
It will take effect starting 15 September at 9 a.m.
NTUC launches new program to boost SME transformation
SME’s can tap into the NTUC CTC Grant, which covers up to 70% of qualifying costs.
Temasek-backed PsiQuantum secures $1.28b in Series E funding round
This is in support of building large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers.
Gov’t recommends 10 key reforms for platform workers protection
Operators must notify the MoM if they suspect a worker is allowing a foreigner to misuse their account.
SAL launches LawNet 4.0 with AI model for contract law research
A key feature is the GPT-Legal Q&A model that supports natural language queries.
Wealth management sector value hits $198b in 2025
Growth is driven by increasing demand from high-net-worth individuals.
Commentary
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Game theory in the Gulf: Why Singapore should watch the Middle East carefully