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Raffles Medical Group to get higher margins amidst China reopening
Raffles Medical Group to get higher margins amidst China reopening
Elective surgery revival will benefit the hospital group.
SG, Uzbekistan ink transport cooperation agreement
Civil aviation is amongst the areas of cooperation.
How Singapore's prime rental rates compare to APAC markets
In Q4, the Lion City saw a 5.5% YoY increase in rental rates.
Savills brokers sale of $32.68m office units in Southpoint
The sale translates to $3,000 per square foot.
Tourism activity poised to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024
In 2022, Singapore welcomed 6.3 million tourists.
RHB: Resale volume continue to grapple with rising interest rates
The new home sales fell short of the broker’s expectations at 7,384.
Meyer Park relaunched for sale at a lower reserve price
The reserve price for the property is $390m.
Employers demand cross-functional green skills from engineers, technicians
Engineers must learn clean technologies and manage environmental sustainability.
Food zone production site at 6 Tuas Bay Walk up for sale
The sale will be via a private treaty.
CHART OF THE DAY: 9 in 10 Singaporeans want gov't to do more to address cost of living
Two in five said the issue was handled "poorly" by the government.
Cooling measures hit China homebuyers’ sentiment
It will take two years before China’s homebuying sentiment returns to normal.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.17%, REITs are top stocks
Commercial Reits are at the top.
Gov’t reports 6.31 million tourist arrivals in 2022
The average length of stay is 5.04 days.
SIA Group's passenger traffic jumps 11.7% MoM in December 2022
Year-on-year, passenger traffic increased four-fold.
Johor Bahru-Singapore train to commence operations by end-2026
The rail system will operate from Bukit Chagar to Woodlands North.
Singapore, Uzbekistan firms collaborate on logistics, renewable energy
More than 20 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) were signed.
Non-oil domestic exports fall 20.6% YoY in December
Decreases in both electronics and non-electronics exports drove the decline in NODX.
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