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HDB rents rise 1.2% MoM in February
HDB rents rise 1.2% MoM in February
By room type, 4 Room and Executive recorded the highest rent increase.
JTC opens site under IGLS on Tampines North Drive
The area is the third of four confirmed list sites for the first half of the programme.
9 Singapore restaurants land on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list
Odette ranked the highest at 6th place.
Only 3 in 10 Singaporeans have a retirement plan
Surprisingly, the top personal finance goal of 63% of Singaporeans is to save for retirement.
Only 2 in 10 are fully satisfied with customer service’s waiting time: report
Qualtrics research showed that 57% of consumers said their issues were fully resolved.
Chart of the Day: 41% agree that travel is more needed since 2020
It is higher compared to the global average of 35%.
AllianzGI launches platform for mainstream access to ESG data
The proprietary sustainability data platform will be released first to AllianzGI investment professionals.
Far East H-REIT receives $18m incentive fee from Central Square divestment
The REIT has received a total of $331.2m from the sale of the property.
Manulife US Reit says lenders mainly from Singapore’s local banks
The life insurance company said none of its lenders is US-based.
Sembcorp terminates solar energy, battery project in Indonesia
The agreement was signed with PT PLN Batam and PT Trisurya Mitra Bersama.
Keppel unit sells stake in PH mall to BDO for $195.0m
BDO already holds a 50% stake in the mall.
Singapore’s condo market on track to underperform in Q1: analysts
The primary sale market will continue to struggle in 2023.
What to expect from MAS’ April policy statement
UOB expects MAS to release its statement around 10-14 April.
MTI, economic agencies undergo reshuffling
Affected agencies include the EDB and Enterprise Singapore.
Condo resale prices jump 9.2% YoY in February
Across submarkets, OCR posted the highest year-on-year price increase.
Condo resale volumes soar 50.3% MoM in February
Over 700 units got resold during the month.
Chart of the Day: Majority of fund managers look to use AI to reduce manual process
Other fund managers seek to use DLT-related tools.
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