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Singapore dollar amongst top 10 currencies processed during Black Friday
Singapore dollar amongst top 10 currencies processed during Black Friday
The Black Friday-Cyber Monday period saw a total of 465 million transactions.
Australia commits US$50m to Singapore’s green transition initiative
The initiative seeks to accelerate green transition in the Southeast Asia region.
Hong Fok to buy properties in International Building Singapore
Completion of the proposed acquisition is expected to take place in February 2025.
Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT bags US$50m loan facility
The loan facility was obtained through its trustee, Perpetual (Asia) Limited.
Affluent investors in SG demand more integrated wealth management solutions: survey
Wealthier individuals are particularly receptive to automated solutions.
Keppel and AWS ink deal to boost global AI and connectivity solutions
The partners will explore data center solutions, subsea cables, and renewable energy.
ValueMax Group launches seventh digital securities series on SDAX
The issuance is priced at 4.5% per annum.
Meta Health eyes 30% of Aios Bio Sciences share capital
It is part of Meta Health’s efforts to grow the group’s healthcare business
CLI expands Japan self-storage portfolio with new acquisitions, partnership
CLI’s self-storage platform partnered with Japanese indoor self-storage manager Ambitious.
HK-listed ESR Group receives privatisation offer at $13 per share
Shareholders can choose to receive a cash consideration.
Four-room HDB units dominate November resale market with 45% share
Prices for 3-room units saw the highest increase.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.4%; Top stock is YZJ Shipbldg SGD
YZJ Shipbldg SGD is the top stock with a 2.79% increase.
Singapore faces highest rise in AI-related incidents across Southeast Asia
Respondents cited security vulnerabilities (96%) and privacy breaches (94%) as major risks.
Cooling measures and BTO launches dampen November HDB resale market activity
Resale volume dropped 9.6% in November to 1,951 units, the first dip below 2,000 in over a year.
Singapore’s STI projected to hit 3,950 by 2025 on strong bank performance: DBS
Due to bank-heavyweight stocks, supported by slower Fed rate cuts and stable bank earnings.
MAS extends economics and finance program with NUS to 2029
The program will now include rising academic stars and industry practitioners.
IMDA expands job opportunities in media with updated skills framework
It will also launch apprenticeship programs in collaboration with seven media companies.
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