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ComfortDelGro taxi bookings grew up to 8% in 2018
ComfortDelGro taxi bookings grew up to 8% in 2018
Drivers benefited from street hails, which accounted for 60-70% of taxi ridership in 2018.
Government gives green light to LTMP's 2040 Advisory Panel's recommendations
Nine in 10 peak-hour trips could take less than 45 minutes by 2040.
Women now take up one-third of Singapore senior leadership teams: study
But gender parity remains an issue as only 9% of firms have a female CEO.
Ascendas REIT and ESR-REIT could suffer short-term pains from Hyflux troubles
The two REITs have exposure to three properties where Hyflux operates.
Katong Plaza tries for en bloc sale again at $188m
It can yield up to 300 hotel rooms with an average size of 215 sqft.
LTA to roll out account-based ticketing system SimplyGo on 4 April
Commuters can use their contactless bank cards as their travel card on public transport.
Daily Briefing: Singtel to buy stocks worth US$525m in Bharti Airtel; Auction sales slumped 46.5% to $55.3m in 2018
And Singapore residents can get a free preview of Jewel Changi Airport from 11-16 April.
Chart of the Day: Retail pipeline supply to taper off in 2020-2022
The 1.9m sqft of new retail space that will come online in 2019 will mark a peak.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.21%
Don't expect gains today.
Singapore tops Asian outbound real estate investment in 2018
It accounted for 40% of the overall Asian outbound investment.
Home Office Scheme pushed home-based businesses to grow 23%: study
The most popular businesses are involved in computer programming and consultancy.
CPF loan rules for older HDB resale flats to be relaxed
Further changes will be announced in May.
Tourism receipts up by 10% to $3.44b from January to September 2018
BTMICE visits increased by 14% to 2 million arrivals during this period.
Singapore slides to fourth place in Knight Frank's City Wealth Index
It lagged London, New York and Hong Kong.
COE premiums mostly up in early March
Prices for small cars rose to $26,309.
Singapore bank NIMs to widen despite rising costs
SIBOR has risen 6bps YTD and is expected to rise further due to Singapore Savings Bonds.
HDB's resale volume dipped 15.8% to 1,313 units sold in February
Its resale price index remained flat as compared to its index in January.
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