Staff Reporter
PMI slips to 50.6 in February
It dipped by 0.1 points from January.
TID sells 19% of Lentoria at $2,125 psf
Majority likely bought for their own use.
DBS, OCBC, and UOB post combined net interest income of $8.3b in 4Q23
4Q23 marks the 5th consecutive quarter that the combined NII of the big three was above $8b.
First-time buyers, private homeowners fulfilling wait-out period to fuel HDB resale price growth
HDB resale prices grew 0.5% MoM and 6.4% YoY in February.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.46%; Top stock is DBS
DBS is the top stock despite a 0.387% decline.
Majority of Singaporeans deem slang as inappropriate at work: survey
One-third of respondents use slang for quicker communication
6 commercial units within Peninsula Plaza are up for sale via EOI
The units have a guide price of $8.6m-$9.0m.
NUS taps Tang Heiwai as MAS term professor
His term will run from 4 March to 15 March.
CapitaLand aims to grow Vietnam residential units to 27,000 by 2028
CLD plans to focus on large-scale projects in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, and Binh Duong.
SGC to back local, ASEAN companies expanding into Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg has attracted over 6,500 foreign firms.
CCCS issues guide for environmental sustainability collaboration
The note addresses competition in sustainable business partnerships.
MAN Energy Solutions opens $30m mixed-purpose facility in Singapore
Its Singapore office is its largest service hub outside Europe.
Lumina Grand sells 61 units on second balloting
The project has now sold close to 70% of its units.
HDB resale prices climb 0.5% MoM in February
Year-on-year, prices rose by 6.4%.
Olam Agri acquires Senegal's second largest poultry feed supplier for €17m
The acquisition extends Olan Agri's feed and protein presence in West Africa.
Gen Z pop culture is key to financial literacy in Southeast Asia
Can money talk ever be fun? Maybank says yes.
Commentary
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation