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Retail industry to face uncertainties in 2023: analyst
Retail industry to face uncertainties in 2023: analyst
Easing economic growth and tax hikes will affect retail transactions.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.88%; ThaiBev led the index
ThaiBev, Frasers L&C, and DBS were top stocks.
Singapore’s economic growth to outperform US, EU in 2023
It is expected to increase by 2.3% YoY.
Cooling measures effective in quelling property price growth: analyst
Monthly price growth was down 1% since the property measures were enforced.
Keppel O&M bags S$130m offshore substation contract
The substation will have a capacity of 600MW.
Premium, Grade A office space rents up by 0.9% QoQ in Q4 22
Rents reached $11.40 per square feet in the fourth quarter last year.
Economic growth slows down in 2022
For the full year, GDP only increased by 3.8%.
Knowledge gap, lack of action behind failure to follow accounting standards: ACRA
There were 23 non-compliance cases in 12 financial statements reviewed.
F&B sales jump 24.7% YoY in November
The increase was due to the low base in the same month last year.
Retail sales growth moderates to 6.2% YoY in November
In October, retail sales grew 10.3% YoY.
Bank of Singapore names ex-Goldman Sachs SG CEO as new chief
Jason Moo served as CEO of Goldman Sachs Singapore from 2017 to 2019.
HDB resale price growth slows down in 2022
For the entire year, prices increased by 9.4%.
Lower, middle-income residents to receive GST, CDC vouchers in early 2023
About 950,000 HDB flats residents will get vouchers in January and February 2023.
2023 investment sales likely to be similar to 2022 levels
Savills predicts investment sales to hit around $24b to $25b.
CBD Grade A office gross rents to grow 2% in 2023
If interest rates remain at pre-pandemic levels, rents will likely grow 11.1% YoY.
Large vs small brands: Where do job seekers want to go?
According to Randstad, expectations of job seekers have changed significantly as customers.
What roles will be in demand in the transportation and logistics sector?
New technologies in the industry will require firms to create new high-value jobs.
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