Staff Reporter
CHART OF THE DAY: 9 in 10 Singaporeans want gov't to do more to address cost of living
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.
Demand for flexible workspace rises 37% YoY in 2022
The rising demand pushed average rates up by 4%.
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.
Headline expectations down 3.8% in December 2022: experts
But it is still higher than the average since 2011.
What are the top challenges faced by businesses in Singapore?
Despite these challenges, 80% of them remain confident in the resiliency of their operations.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI declines 0.31%; CapitaLand Investment is most active stock
CapitaLand Investment increased by 1.58%.
Prime Grade office rents in Raffles Place/Marina Bay up 5.5% YoY in 2022
The occupancy rate was also “healthy” at 95.5%.
Citi names Tibor Pandi as Citi country officer for Singapore
Pandi has worked in Citi for 22 years.
SATS revenue could double to $5.5b after acquiring air cargo handlers
The Worldwide Flight Services revenue reached $776m (€516m).
By the numbers: How the maritime industry performed in 2022
Last year, container throughput hit 37.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units.
Sceneca Residence sold 60% of 268 units at average price of $2,072 psf
All 1-bedroom types and two-bedder units were sold out.
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