News
Singapore in talks with banks to enhance financing schemes for businesses
Singapore in talks with banks to enhance financing schemes for businesses
																					
							Local companies have expressed concern on delayed and cancelled orders.
						
					
					
				Asia-Pacific Strategic Investments CEO resigns due to health concerns
																					
							COO Lee Keng Mun will perform CEO duties amid the transition period.
						
					
					
				Tung Lok warns of net loss for FY2025 on weaker sales
																					
							H2 profits were not sufficient to offset the losses recorded in H1.
						
					
					
				Kingsmen Creatives invests $980,000 in Vietnam unit
																					
							It increased the charter capital of Kingsmen Vietnam to $2.35m.
						
					
					
				Creative Technology appoints Freddy Sim as new CEO
																					
							He brings over 40 years of entrepreneurial experience to the role.
						
					
					
				HPL ‘not aware’ of any undisclosed information behind share price movements
																					
							It confirms compliance with listing rules.
						
					
					
				Jumbo Group unit, SJMF form JV to operate new SG restaurant
																					
							The partners will operate a Peking roast duck-themed restaurant in Singapore.
						
					
					
				Singtel sells 1.2% stake in Bharti Airtel for $2b
																					
							The funds will support its 5G deployment.
						
					
					
				Royal Group officially opens Raffles Sentosa Singapore
																					
							The resort features 62 villas.
						
					
					
				Finance professionals eye entrepreneurship paths: report
																					
							The survey found that 37% of professionals have ambitions to be entrepreneurs.
						
					
					
				Core inflation in Singapore seen steady at 0.5% in April: analyst
																					
							UOB expects headline CPI to fall between 0.5% and 0.4% MoM.
						
					
					
				Singapore travel to Japan hits record high on strong SGD in 2024: Mastercard
																					
							Travellers from Singapore, India, and China are especially responsive to currency shifts, the report noted.
						
					
					
				Singapore firms report $660,000 in losses from software issues: report
																					
							The data suggests that challenges around software reliability are having a measurable financial impact.
						
					
					
				Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.15%; Top stock is CapLand Ascendas REIT
																					
							CapLand Ascendas REIT is the top stock with a 1.54% increase.
						
					
					
				Prime retail rents rise marginally in Q1 2025
																					
							Island-wide retail occupancy rate fell to 93.2%.
						
					
					
				Mandarin Oriental reports higher underlying profit in Q1
																					
							RevPAR also rose in all regions.
						
					
					
				Gov’t to launch over 50,000 new flats by 2027
																					
							This will also include the opening of new residential areas across the island.
						
					
					
				 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
						 
								 
								 
						 
						 
				 
								 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                
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