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Economy to have uneven recovery in 2021: Standard Chartered
Economy to have uneven recovery in 2021: Standard Chartered
Certain business sectors will continue to struggle amidst labour shortages and mobility restrictions.
Chart of the Day: HDB rental market inches up 1% in June
Mature and non-mature estates rents increased 0.1% and 1.9%, respectively.
Singapore property investment deals could reach $30b by end-2021: KF
Property investment sales surged to $5b in Q2 2021.
Condo rents stay the same in June
Meanwhile, private and HDB rental volumes rose for the third consecutive month.
Singapore launches SGTraDex for supply chain data exchange
This is expected to unlock more than US$150m value annually for the supply chain ecosystem.
Temasek breaks record with net portfolio value of $381b
The state investor divested $39b and invested $49b in the financial year ending 31 March 2021.
80% of workers go to office amidst lockdown to process invoices: survey
This is despite the support of their workplaces towards paperless initiatives (77.8%) and remote working (66.8%).
Are Singaporean employees becoming complacent?
Only 3 in 10 want their employers to provide more reskilling opportunities.
SGX expands clearing services for seaborne freights
The Singapore Exchange adds three new Forward Freight Agreement and futures contracts for LNG vessels.
Market Update: STI up 0.76%
Only 10 firms were on the red when trading closed 13 July.
Daily briefing: SG to invest $50m in AI, cybersecurity; SGTraDex to be rolled out in 2022
And Temasek’s portfolio rises 25%.
Sustainable stocks outperformed during pandemic
Nearly a third of STI stocks announced strategy changes that focus on sustainability and governance.
Lion Global Investors, OCBC Securities to list China-focused ETF in SGX
The IPO runs from 12 to 28 July issued at S$2.00 each unit.
'Expect regular disruptions in trading environment': Gan Kim Yong
Stronger links with China could help Singapore face these changes, the Minister of Trade and Industry said.
Sembcorp partners with UK firm for net-zero emissions power plant dev’t
The power plant is expected to generate about 300 megawatts of clean energy.
7 in 10 capital market firms to focus on risk management: survey
37% of firms said they identified new demands on risk management.
4 in 5 data chiefs regret not investing in data-driven initiatives
The same number believed the pandemic could have been better mitigated by these initiatives.
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