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Bank of Singapore boosts Middle East, GCC operations with six appointments

Yasmine Omari will become the head of Wealth Planning for the Dubai Hub.

Singapore sees slower employment, lower retrenchments in 2024

Resident employment in higher-skilled sectors also grew in the last quarter.

Condo resale prices up 4% in December

A $19.75m unit in CCR was the most expensive condo resold in December.

Investment sales volume grows by 13.3% YoY in Q4 2024

During Q4 2024, investment volume was around $7b, according to Colliers.

Tianjin Pharma sees 2024 net profit growth

This was linked to the sale of its 13% equity interest in TSKF to Haleon China Co.

Keppel’s Bifrost Cable System gets US green light

The 20,000 km subsea cable will be the first system to connect the city-state to the west.

Lion Asiapac Limited expects loss due to lower orders

The loss was attributed to lower orders from the trading business.

Thomson Medical Group expects loss for H1

This is primarily due to weaker performance in the Malaysia market.

CDL Hospitality Trusts' NPI down 9% in 2h 2024

The group’s DPS also declined by 11.9% to 2.81 cents in the same period.

Micro-Mechanics’ net profit soars by over 108% YoY in Q2 2024

Group revenue also increased by 20.7% YoY to $16.3m.

Japan Foods Holding anticipates a loss for Q3 2025

This is attributed to lower revenue and higher selling and distribution expenses.

AcroMeta eyes 60% stake in sand mining concession in Malaysia

The company plans to pay via a convertible loan and a call option.

CapitaLand Ascott Trust profit up 8% in 2H 2024

The group’s revenue also rose 6% YoY to $423.2m.

Experts split on Singapore’s monetary policy outlook for 2025

UOB expects MAS to ease policy, whilst RHB sees no change until mid-2025.