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Chart of the Day: Commercial property sales ballooned 216.8% to $1.4b in Q2
Chart of the Day: Commercial property sales ballooned 216.8% to $1.4b in Q2
The biggest transaction for the Q2 is the divestment of Twenty Anson for $516m.
Daily Briefing: DBS and UOB's pay gap narrows down to $12,875; Grab enables passenger's photo sending
And Kingsley Mansion in Balestier Road is up for collective sale at $45.5m.
Australian expats single out Singapore as best place to live in
Good wages and lower taxes offset the Lion City’s high cost of living.
Industrial property sales skyrocketed 295.1% to $794.4m in Q2
There was a rising institutional interest for data centres and hi-spec facilities amidst stabilising rents and prices.
Singaporean ride-hailing firm Kardi teams up with India's Jugnoo to accelerate Singapore operations
Jugnoo will transfer its operations to Kardi as it improves their platform.
Singapore sees continued trade growth at 10.2% in Q2
Oil trade expanded 23.2% due to higher oil prices.
67% of finance jobseekers no longer wait on job offers
An overwhelming 88% will quit if the role doesn’t meet their expectations.
New business premiums jumped 20% to $2.02b in H1: LIA
There was an uptake in both single and annual premium products.
The worst is over for Singtel associates
Prices are stabilising for Telkomsel, whilst customer adds will be the focus on Airtel.
Low residential market exposure a plus for Frasers Property: analyst
It also offers the highest dividend yield of over 5% amongst developers.
PayNow Corporate goes live
Corporate customers of seven participating banks can now use NRIC to transfer funds.
ComfortdelGro H1 profits fell 12.7% to $141.3m
Its taxi fleet revenue slipped 12% to $184.7m due to smaller operation.
Daily Briefing: MAS says GDP growth slowdown 'anticipated'; 12,600 homes to benefit from replacement of 280 lifts
And here's how Singaporeans can own homes in New Zealand.
Chart of the Day: Q2 manufacturing employment falls for fifteenth straight quarter
Blame crippling conditions in the marine & offshore engineering segment.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.26%
The weakness on Wall Street Friday could weigh on local sentiment today.
Singapore economy slowed down as GDP growth slipped to 3.9% in Q2
The construction sector’s growth fell to 4.6%.
F&B sales rose 2.9% to $677m in June
Fast food outlet sales inched up 8.4%.
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