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Singapore FinTech Festival makes in-person return in November
Singapore FinTech Festival makes in-person return in November
The event will include a physical exhibition of 500 leading firms in Fintech.
Frasers Property eyes yearend sales launch for Sky Eden @ Bedok
The development will have 158 residential units and 12 commercial units.
Declining consumer demand, inflation to bite retail sales’ full-year growth: RHB
Retail sales are expected to grow 10% in 2022 from 11.1% in 2021.
Chart of the day: What sold the most in Singapore’s retail trade sector in June?
Compared to June last year, wearing apparel and footwear sales grew by 92.4% YoY.
Lendlease Reit net property income up 32.7% YoY in FY22
Its distribution per unit grew 4.9% year-on-year (YoY).
Keppel units to jointly acquire South Korean waste management firm
The proposed acquisition is expected to be completed in H2 2022.
SG falls to 22nd place in list of places with the highest ex-pat packages
This despite salary and benefits packages increasing by 4% in local currency terms.
Chubb appoints Serene Neo as division head of consumer lines in Singapore
Neo first joined Chubb in 2019.
New SERS package ‘never enough’ for AMK residents: Huttons
HDB offered 10% of build-to-order flats for eligible residents.
Quah Ley Hoon to step down as MPA chief
She will be replaced by Teo Eng Dih.
Retail sales growth moderates to 14.8% YoY in June
In May, retail sales grew 17.8% YoY.
F&B sales jump 59.1% YoY in June
The increase was due to the low base in the same month last year.
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's gross profit jumps 64% YoY to RMB1.4b in H1
The jump was due to the higher contributions from all its business segments.
HDB resale flats prices up 2.43% QoQ in Q3: PropertyGuru
This marks the 16th straight quarter growth.
Chart of the day: Singapore expat packages places 8th in Asia rankings
Salary and benefits packages in the country rose by 4%.
Market update: STI up 0.36%
Wilmar International was seen with the most growth.
Energy price spike powers Sembcorp’s half-year profits
The group reported a 94% surge in profits.
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