News
Cromwell European REIT acquires 3 EU properties
The REIT purchased freehold properties in Italy and Germany.
Office space rents rise 1.6% in Q122
The rent increase was higher than the previous quarter's record of 0.9%.
Get to know Malaysia’s innovators and industry disruptors
Over 70 companies were awarded at the Malaysia National Business Awards 2022, Malaysia International Business Awards 2022, and Malaysia Technology Excellence Awards 2022.
Chart of the Day: 41.9% of professionals uploaded resumes to social media
This signals a shift in job hunting in the digital era.
Market update: STI up 0.4%
Keppel Corporation was top-performing firm at the index.
Prices of private residential properties rise by 0.7% in Q1
This is a slower pace compared with 5% up in the previous quarter.
Keppel Corporation revenue grew by 9% YoY in Q1
The firm’s net profit also improved in the first quarter of 2022.
HDB rents dip 3.4% in Q1 2022
Inflation, however, might push rents to increase by 7-10% for the whole year.
Majority of SMBs to raise IT budget in 2022
Nine in 10 medium-sized businesses say they expect to raise their IT budget.
SG's first shared facility for small-batch food production opens
The facility is expected to benefit at least 200 food manufacturers.
Singaporeans seeking jobs abroad up by 72%
Most of them are looking for jobs in the United States.
SG's Healthy 365 app to launch DBS-backed digital payment feature
The feature will allow users to convert their "Heatlhpoints" to "HPB Credit$."
CapitaLand, SkillsFuture start 2-year partnership to upskill Singapore’s retail sector
The firms will help upskill 400 workers in about 80 small medium-sized enterprises.
Chart of the Day: Only 28% of Singaporean organisations offer data training to all employees
Less than half of Singaporean workers with data roles offered data training.
Market update: STI up 0.42%
Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Singtel, and SATS took the lead.
Singapore standardizes template for corporate environmental risk assessment
A workgroup composed of Citi, DBS, HSBC, OCBC, StanChart, and UOB worked on the questionnaire.
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