News
Singapore captures over half of seed deals in SEA
Singapore captures over half of seed deals in SEA
Singaporean investors account for 22% of all seed funding participation.
Three in 10 SG employees face sharp mental health decline: Report
Anxiety and depression are three times higher in younger age groups.
ThaiBev’s net profit slips 0.8% YoY in FY2024
The decline was attributed to a downturn in its spirits and food businesses.
HSBC launches new loan programme to enhance business ESG performance
The firms’ sustainability performance will be evaluated through Ecovadis.
Singapore ranks second in APAC for mobile malware and global IoT attacks
Mobile malware in the Asia Pacific increased by 77% YoY.
Around 40% of APAC marketing leaders focus on Singapore for ABM strategies
42.5% plan to increase their ABM spending in 2024.
Tech solutions emerge as key to investor retention in Singapore
Singapore asset managers invest in tech to boost investor retention.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.14%; Top stock is SGX
SGX is the top stock with a 3.04% increase.
Private home prices see largest quarterly drop since 2020
Meanwhile, condo purchases rose for the third consecutive quarter.
SG startups enter Nordic market through EnterpriseSG’s new programme
The Stockholm node will be launched in Q1 2025.
Gov’t awards $40m to 12 projects to accelerate food innovation
The projects were identified through three different grant programmes.
Domestic wholesale sales fall 3.0% YoY in Q3 amidst industry declines
Petroleum & Petroleum Products impacted sales the most.
Foreign wholesale trade slips 2.4% YoY in Q3 as sectors struggle
General Wholesale Trade posted the largest decline.
Amos Group extends PeakBayou offer deadline
It was moved to 12 December.
JTC awards Kallang Way parcel to CapitaLand subsidiary
It bid $368.9m for the industrial site.
Nio widens net loss to RMB5.1b in Q3 with lower vehicle sales
Vehicle sales fell 4.1% YoY.
Soilbuild secures $85.5m contracts for industrial and housing projects
The contracts boosted the company's order book to $1.23b.
Commentary
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