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Daily Briefing: COE prices close higher across the board; Privacy issues in Singapore’s Smart Future
Daily Briefing: COE prices close higher across the board; Privacy issues in Singapore’s Smart Future
And viral ‘ice bucket challenge’ arrives in the city.
Less than half of local firms practice sustainability reporting: study
But the global average is even worse.
Domestic wholesale trade slips 6.1% in Q2 as construction material sales slide
Construction supplies trade fell by 14.9%.
Hospitality investments in Singapore surged to US$2.64 billion in 2013: report
But expect a transaction volume slowdown this year.
Deal in the works: NOL mulling potential sale or IPO of logistics business
Don’t get too excited about media reports, firm cautions.
State domination: SingTel crosses more than 50% coverage mark
Plus the first commercial 300Mbps 4G LTE-Advanced service for smartphones.
Singapore dollar continues to lag behind ringgit: Bloomberg
The countries’ economic fortunes are diverging.
Heading off to space: ST Electronics to launch country’s first commercial satellite in 2015
The brand-new Satellite Systems Centre opened its doors yesterday.
Eager investors snap up KrisEnergy’s $200million notes
Its order book now stands at $1.6billion.
Chart of the Day: Take a look at Singapore’s construction history
Timing projects is key.
Daily Briefing: Singaporeans react to National Day Rally; CPF and HDB scheme improvements
And 326 elderly households join Enhanced Lease Buyback Scheme.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.1 %
Expect good news this morning.
Billion-dollar baby: Singapore is the world’s 10th biggest city for billionaire births, reveals study
Guess the world’s top city for breeding billionaires.
Maxing out: Spend by MasterCard holders jumped 11.2% in GSS 2014
They spent over US$1.6 billion this year.
Delayed debtors: Construction sector’s late payments hit record high in Q2
Late payments jumped to 52%.
SingTel turns to to price cuts to boost struggling enterprise segment: report
Group Enterprise earnings slipped 7%.
Demand for Orchard Road retail space heats up in spite of sales lag: Savills
New international brands are setting up shop here.
Commentary
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