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Watch out for these taxes that could hike next month

E-commerce, estate duties and even personal income may be affected according to economists.

Far East Hospitality Trust to buy Oasia Hotel Downtown for $210m

An additional $15m will be issued to the vendor if net property income strikes $9.9m.

SGX to amend rules on quarterly reporting

If QR is retained, only firms with at least $150m market cap will be required to do it.

118 HDB flats auctioned from 2013 to 2017

6% of flat sales were insufficient for tenants' full CPF refund.

Heated telco wars persist in 2018

Expect a mobile virtual network operator to go live as early as Q1.

Construction contracts to reach at least $26b in 2018: BCA

Demand for public sector construction is expected to grow from $16b to $19b.

SingPost struggles with logistics price pressures

Margins are still generally low, no thanks to intense pricing competition.

1 in 4 firms lag industry peers in company upgrades

Six in ten of them struggled with lower profits in 2017.

UOB's loan growth for 2017 poised to hit 6.2%

The recovery of the property market may help loan growth as well.

Singapore launches legaltech accelerator

Legaltech startups can sign up for a 100-day programme to help them scale their businesses.

Here's why Singapore can't go all out on renewables

Renewables eats up only 5% of its power mix.

OCBC's loans may grow by at least 7% in 2018

Every 1-ppt increase in loan growth can mean 0.9% jumps in net profit.