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Singapore falls to 10th place in US Chamber International IP Index
Singapore falls to 10th place in US Chamber International IP Index
Lack of transparency and high software piracy levels dragged the city’s headline score.
Daily Briefing: SingPost fined $100,000 for service standards failure; AI music startup Musiio clinches $1.36m seed fund
And here's what's new with Oakwood's revamped booking system.
Chart of the Day: Hotel investments on the rise after flunking in 2016
2018 saw eight deals in the sector worth about $500m in total.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.5%
Trade war jitters will continue to weight on local sentiment.
Investments into niche assets hit 10-year high to $1b
Average deals for shophouses, medical suites, and nursing homes are at $6m.
Ministry of National Development to offer year round ROF exercise
Flat buyers can apply online anytime and book a flat by the next working day.
Share buybacks crashed 51.11% to $26.4m in January
OCBC led the buying spree with $13.89m shares bought back.
Singapore leads APAC's premier tech cities: report
This is on the back of its business and tech environment, and talent pool.
Local technology and banking hiring to persist in 2019
IT savvy employees are in hot demand due to technological disruptions across all industries.
HDB resale prices dropped 1.1% in January
Resale volume increased 8.8% to 1,560 flats.
Poor offshore engineering performance could hit Sembmarine's 2018 results
Company losses could widen to $78m for the year, an analyst said.
Singapore ranks 10th in global cybersecurity: study
The study revealed that Singapore is the best prepared country for cyberattacks.
Daily Briefing: MAS clinches Central Bank of the Year Award; Singapore-based TRIVE Ventures eyeing to clear exit routes for portfolio firms
and here's what to expect in crowd-sourced delivery for 2019.
Chart of the Day: FTSE ST Small Cap Index recovers with a 4.9% total returns in January
Along with other regional small cap stocks, it was hit by the rising USD as well as trade tensions.
Business interruption emerges as top business risk in Singapore
Over 2 in 5 businesses said interruption would have the most impact on their revenues.
The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands racked in $242.09m in 2018
Its retail tenant sales also jumped 19% YoY to $2,566.95.
Singapore PMI down 0.4 point to 50.7 in January
The growth of new orders, new exports and factory output slowed down.
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