News
Construction demand expanded 9.5% to $33.4b in 2019
Construction demand expanded 9.5% to $33.4b in 2019
Demand for petrochemical facilities spurred growth.
GIC consortium wins Brazilian road auction for $366b
They are expected to invest $4.65b over 30 years.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.06%
DBS saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 1.23% slide.
Chart of the Day: Business park rents grew 1.1% in Q3
It will continue to benefit from tech demand and shift to non-CBD locations in 2020.
SEPPURE turns chemical separation processes greener
Its nano-filter technology can separate chemical with 90% less energy.
COVE's co-living spaces are 45% cheaper than market prices
They offer an average monthly cost of $1,700.
Singapore's alcohol industry ranked 10th most attractive in Asia
The country’s alcohol spend per capita is set to increase by 2.7% per annum from 2019-2023.
Institutional outflows from small-cap stocks hit $119m in 2019
They generated a median 7% total return.
SGX RegCo warns investors on trading China Haida shares
Its share price leapt 150% to $0.01 on 16 December.
Most traded mid-cap stocks' average returns hit 10% in 2019
Hi-P International led the pack as returns jumped 101%.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.9%
UOB led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 1.25% expansion.
Chart of the Day: Home price growth moderated to 0.3% in Q4 2019
The absence of new launches in the RCR weighed on overall prices.
Daily Briefing: Medtech firm eko.ai raises $5.4m in seed funding; Geylang Road development on en bloc sale for $5.24m
And Accelerating Asia invests $1m in 10 startups.
Singapore trails Japan in global passport power
It has a total of 190 visa-free destinations.
GDP may recover to 1.4% in 2020: report
MAS is expected to maintain the S$NEER slope.
Venture capital firm Antler raises $67.4m in funding
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin was amongst the new investors in the round.
Yanlord Land sets up 3 new business units, dissolved JV in China
Its subsidiaries set up new businesses in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
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