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Manulife US REIT net property income dips 0.3% in H2 2021
Manulife US REIT net property income dips 0.3% in H2 2021
This translated to an amount of $71.91m.
Individuals upskilling under SSG-supported programmes reach 660,000 in 2021
This is the highest number of participants SSG had since its launch.
Yanlord’s contracted pre-sales soar 87.7% to $2.07b in January 2022
Singapore was the third top contributor to its contracted pre-sales.
Ascott REIT completes acquisition of 4th student accommodation property in the US
The aggregate purchase consideration of the property was $39.5 m.
SGX records net profit of $221.8m in H1 FY2022
Adjusted EBITDA was at $309.6m.
Ascendas REIT total amount for distribution up 17% YoY to $630m
A record $2.1b worth of new investments were seen across the business space.
Market update: STI up 1.15%
Venture was seen with the most growth.
Fintech investments reach record-high of 191 deals in 2021
Around $5.3b of investments in the industry were recorded.
ComfortDelGro increases taxi fares for the 1st time in 10 years
The move aimed to help cab drivers defray higher operating costs.
94% of SMBs eye adoption of new payment methods in 2022
Most consider using e-wallet apps.
Singapore has the most women CEOs in the world: Deloitte Global
Of the CEOs in Singapore, 13.1% are females.
Keppel Infrastructure Trust invests in Aramco
KIT, together with two others, will invest $336.08m.
CBD Grade A office rents projected to grow 4.6% in 2022
SG's positive economic outlook pushed the office market this year.
COVID slashes $0.2m from FLCT’s distributable income
The pandemic, however, had no material impact on the REIT’s portfolio.
MAS slaps $930m additional capital requirements for DBS
This comes after the bank’s digital services went offline in November.
Market update: STI up 0.79%
Jardine Matheson Holdings was seen with the most growth.
Strata commercial market achieves record-highs in 2021
Amongst records set was the $1.2b total sales value in the strata office market.
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