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Experts split on Singapore’s monetary policy outlook for 2025
Experts split on Singapore’s monetary policy outlook for 2025
UOB expects MAS to ease policy, whilst RHB sees no change until mid-2025.
Private residential prices to increase amidst new new project launches in 2025
Over 12,000 units may be launched this year, an analyst said.
HDB resale price growth slows amidst tight supply
Though prices will continue to grow, a huge surge is unlikely analysts say.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.06%; Top stock is Singtel
Singtel is the top stock with a 2.89% increase.
Raffles Hospital and AIA Singapore ink MoU to boost healthcare access
Over 90 specialists from the hospital will be added to the AIA Quality Healthcare Partners panel.
Toh Su Mei exits ANEXT Bank, Kai Qiu named CEO
Ant International is in the process of rolling out credit solutions for Thai MSMEs.
MPACT’s NPI declines by 8.5% YoY to $166.9m in Q3
Its gross revenue also decreased by 7.4% YoY to $223.7m.
Aging industrial assets to face pressure from incoming supply
JTC expects 1.2 million sqm of new industrial space to be completed in 2025.
Suntec REIT’s distributable income decreases by 1.6% in 2024
DPU from operations to unitholders was 6.192 cents.
ESR-REIT net property income dips 4.2% over non-core asset sale in 2024
DPU went down 17.4% to 2.119 cents for the year.
StanChart, Prudential Singapore’s bancassurance partnership hit 25
This is the longest on record in Singapore.
OUE REIT posts 2.3% NPI decline to $116.9m in H2 2024
This was due to the upward revision of prior years’ property tax for Hilton Singapore Orchard and Crowne Plaza Changi Airport.
Half of Singaporeans optimistic about 2025
57% of Singaporeans report high confidence in achieving their goals.
GVT speeds up expansion in front-end semiconductor market after bagging TSV project
It was awarded by a global leader in wafer fabrication equipment and services.
StarHub, Nokia to drive 5G and 4G app development in enterprise verticals
It will leverage Nokia’s network as a coding platform with a developer portal.
S’poreans ready for AI agents in the government: report
Singaporeans are amongst the most willing globally to use AI agents.
ESR China REIT raises $390m in Shanghai Stock Exchange IPO
It had 800 million shares offered at $0.48 (RMB2.628) per share.
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