News
Singapore economy beat expectations with 2.8% growth in Q3
The manufacturing sector finally picked up.
Mapletree Logistics Trust acquires $25.2m Smart Logistics Centre in Korea
It is the firm’s 10th warehouse in the country.
Over $3b worth of projects inked at Singapore-Zhejiang Bilateral Council
This is the highest number of deals ever closed.
Chart of the Day: Singapore CPI dropped to post Dec-2009 lows
As private road transport cost decreased by 5.6%.
Daily Briefing: Effects of regulating Singapore’s taxi-booking apps; 31% of private homes in Q3 sold for less than $1m
And customers fire shots at another Sim Lim retailer.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.1%
Expect a turnaround today.
Singapore developers to get sales boost from China’s interest rate cuts
Three firms are poised to benefit.
Biosensors’ share price takes a beating after analyst downgrades
Don’t expect a turnaround anytime soon.
App wars: LTA takes on GrabTaxi, Uber with new taxi app
It will be called Taxi-Taxi@SG.
Singapore’s inflation eased to 0.1% in October on back of lower transport costs
Housing costs continued to soften.
Stingy tenants flee the CBD as office rents hit record high
Rents will keep getting higher and higher.
SATS struggles for growth amid weak industry outlook
The weak yen is another cause for concern.
Singapore is one of the world’s easiest places to do taxes: study
Even if tax rate has increased.
Volatility of freight rates surged to an average of 138% in November
As bulk commodity supply ramped up.
ING brings in PwC for scandal-hit OW Bunker Group
Three lenders appointed as joint receivers.
DBS completes first international bond issue in Singapore
The $180m bond issue was oversubscribed.
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