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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.

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.

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.

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.