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DBS completes intraday repo transaction on a blockchain-based network

Repo transactions will finish within hours instead of one to two days.

UOB EVOL unveils feature for offsetting electric carbon footprint

Customers need only to charge their SP utilities bills to their UOB EVOL card.

7 in 10 workers believe pay gaps exist in Singapore

According to workers, the most common type of pay gap is based on age.

MOH to hire over 4,000 new nurses by end of 2023

The new nurses to be onboarded next year are 700 more than the 2021 figure.

Full-year outlook for economy narrows to 3.5% due to softened global demand

Electronics and chemical clusters will suffer from impacts in weaker demand.

Amidst weaker demand outlook, SG economy seen to grow by 0.5%-2.5% in 2023

There will be a global slowdown in semiconductors and wholesale trade.

Land site at Holland Rise GCB area up for sale for $106m

Its indicative price works out to approximately $2,000 per square foot.

Gov’t to modify upskilling courses as demand in industries heightens

SkillsFuture Series will be refreshed starting next year.

Risks ahead for SGX if average trading volume continues to be subdued

The securities daily derivatives average was down 1% month-on-month.

Exports may shrink anew in November as economy outlook dims: analyst

It contracted by 5.6% in October 2022 due to decline in electronics shipments.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.28%; Sembcorp Industries is top stock

Sembcorp Industries was the top active stock with a 2.34% increase.

Singapore Airlines to add more East, Southeast Asia flights

It will also increase Airbus A380 services to Australia.

After tolling system contracts, ST Engineering to post 14-17% profit growth

Its strong order book will raise the firm’s earnings growth.