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American Express appoints Marlin Brown as Singapore Country Manager
American Express appoints Marlin Brown as Singapore Country Manager
He was recently the country manager for Thailand.
American Express has named Marlin Brown as its new Singapore Country Manager.
Singapore Airlines, Virgin Australia resume codeshare flights
Customers can now access a multitude of destinations across both airlines' networks.
Chart of the day: Younger generation chooses hustle culture to combat inflation
Gen X and Baby Boomers meanwhile would rather cut down non-essential spending.
CCCS calls for public feedback on SATS’ proposed acquisition of Promontoria
The public can submit feedback until 18 November at 5 pm.
Singapore to raise Assurance Package by $1.4b
This is due to the inflation situation in the market.
ANEXT Bank unveils programme to improve embedded finance for SMEs
The programme is open to all e-commerce marketplaces, fintechs, amongst others.
Singtel co-leads consortium for $420m Asia Link Cable System project
The undersea fibre optic cable system spans 6,000km.
Condo resale prices up 0.3% in October
Resale prices of condos in the CCR fell 1.1%, offset by prices in RCR and OCR.
DBS, partners grant S$250,000 for climate-focused hybrid accelerator programme
The second run of Sustaintech Xcelerator will focus on nature-based approaches, amongst others.
MPA, partners kick off talks on establishment of green and digital trans-Pacific shipping corridor
The corridor will support the deployment of low- and zero-carbon ships.
NetLink NBN Trust selects main contractor for new central office
The tender was awarded to Obayashi Singapore Private Limited.
CapitaLand, L&T Realty ink deal to develop 6 million sq ft of office spaces in India
L&T will build the office spaces and CapitaLand will market them.
ComfortDelGro bags 3 metropolitan bus contracts in Sydney
The contracts are worth A$1.7b in total.
Inflation could moderate retail sales growth in Q4 22: analyst
Experts said retail sales may expand 10% in 2022.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.15%; Venture is top stock
Venture was leading on the index.
Lendlease REIT occupancy at 99.7% in Q1 FY23
Its retail portfolio’s occupancy was at 99.3%.
Yanlord contracted pre-sales down 5% YoY in October
It reached RMB58.1t in the first 10 months of 2022.
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