News
SMEs scramble to pay debts on time as creditors roll out tighter lending checks
Q3 was one of the fastest payment cycles in the last five years.
GIC-led group in talks to buy IndCor from Blackstone for over $10b
It’s seeking $6.5b in debt to fund the acquisition.
Local banks' loan growth came to a standstill in Q3
Blame it on the slowing Chinese economy.
$807m chemical production complex officially launched in Jurong Island
It will produce 200 new jobs for skilled workers.
Scoot-Nok Air JV clinched green light from Thai regulators
Operating permits are next in line.
LTA unveils two new bus services for Bukit Batok and Kent Ridge
Two services will also be enhanced.
OUE HT at risk as tourists vanish and competition intensifies
But Q3 results marginally beat IPO forecasts.
COSCO battered by deteriorating margins and massive project cancellations in Q3
There’s no turnaround in sight for the shipbuilding firm.
STI’s volatility levels normalised to 8.2% in October
Below annualised 3-year volatility of 10.8%.
Singapore to pour in $20b for science and technology development
Plus $100m for 3D printing and advanced 2D.
UOL unveils $1b multicurrency medium term note programme
It will be used to fund existing debt.
Singapore may weaken dollar to answer yen: Brown Brothers
The SGD has the most positive link to the JPY in all of the region.
Chart of the Day: Here's how Singapore's manufacturers have become more pessimistic about their business outlook
Services firms are not bucking the trend.
Daily Briefing: Singapore tops ease of business ranking again; 70-year flats unlikely to see strong demand
And find out some interesting insights on District 19.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.5%
Another strong finish is unlikely today.
SREITs seek refuge overseas as local property sales dearth escalates
Three locations are in the spotlight.
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