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Singapore employment up 47.4% at 47,400 in Q4 2021
Singapore employment up 47.4% at 47,400 in Q4 2021
Unemployment, meanwhile, dropped to 75,800 in December 2021.
Frasers Property secures first sustainability-linked loan for its UK business
The loan is worth $199.42m.
What boosted private resale transactions in 2021?
The private resale volume hit 19,962 in 2021, the highest in 14 years.
CapitaLand Malaysia Trust posts RM33.2m NPI for Q4 2021
The NPI was marginally lower than the previous year.
Keppel posts highest net profit in 6 years of $1.02b
As a result, Keppel proposed a final cash dividend of 21 cents per share.
CDL Hospitality Trusts NPI up 24.1% YoY to $49.13m for H2 2021
Distribution per stapled security and total distribution faced dips of 11% and 10.6%, respectively.
Occupancy rate stands at 90.1% in Q4 2021: JTC
This was unchanged compared to the previous quarter.
7 in 10 SG workers feel unready with working digitally: Salesforce
However, only 29% were actively involved in digital skills training.
Ascott Residence Trust DPS up 43% YoY to 4.23 cents for FY2021
Distribution income in the same period also jumped by 46% YoY to $137.3m.
DBS appoints Helge Muenkel as chief sustainability officer
Muenkel was ING’s head of APAC for sustainable finance and GCM.
CICT’s net profit rises to $478.92m in H2 2021
This pushed the trust’s distributable income to $259.7m.
DBS acquires Citi’s Taiwan consumer banking business
DBS will pay Citi in cash for the net assets plus a premium of S$956m.
Industrial prices and rent to increase between 3% to 5% in 2022
In 2021, price and rent indices increased by 4.4% and 2%, respectively.
Gold rush: SG Demand for gold up 16% to 4,021 tons YoY
A total of 3t was recorded in Q4 2021.
4 of 5 Singapore employees want four-day workweek and flexibility
More than half of the professionals are working beyond the 44-hour workweek standard.
Market update: STI down 0.38%
Sembcorp Industries was seen with the most growth.
Keppel REIT YoY unit distribution grows 9%
Units distributed amounted to $212.1m, including capital gains distribution of $2.0m.
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