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Singapore's industrial property market is bottoming out

Overall industrial leasing activity jumped 35% YoY in the first two months of 2018, the strongest since 2013.

Sheng Siong's 'bad' store locations are growth areas: RHB Research

Analysts see opportunities in outlets located away from malls such as Fernvale Street and Edgedale Plains.

Keppel REIT Q1 net property income down 0.6% to $31.22m

Its property income from 275 George Street crashed 26.5% to $3.74m.

Tax managers' median salary hits $130,000 amidst high demand

Moreover, 99% of CFOs are willing to award pay rises to an average of 25% to their finance staff.

Google Home launched in Singapore

It also launched a developer platform so brands can build services related to Google Assistant.

Home prices of districts 1 & 2 beat other high-end districts

The average price of private condos in the two districts rose 9.3%, faster than the historical high of 6.2% in Core Central Region.

Economists worry over 4-month drop of Singapore's electronics exports

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports fell by 2.7% in March due to lower electronics exports.

Homegrown P2P lending platform Funding Societies raised US$25m

Its Series B funding round was led by Softbank Ventures Korea and Sequoia India.

Ascott REIT Q1 profits up 54% to $29.55m

Acquisitions like Ascott Orchard Singapore boosted its profits.

Nearly 4 in 5 Singaporeans open to branchless banking

It helps that digital banking penetration in the lion city is high at 97%.

Daily Briefing: Concerns rise as private mortgages surpass HDB loans; Temasek eyes stake in HNA's Hong Kong airlines

And here's how Catalist-listed production firm UnUsUaL struck a $25.8m royal deal involving the prince of Brunei.

Chart of the day: Industrial leasing activity hits a 5-year high

It jumped 35% YoY as the number of firms optimistic on the manufacturing sector stayed on the upside.