Djan Magbanua
Chart of the day: Electronics is top millennial gift idea for the holiday
Chart of the day: Electronics is top millennial gift idea for the holiday
Four in 5 Singaporean millennials look for shopping ideas online.
1 in 2 Singaporeans say in-store shopping customer service is best
However, most prefer to purchase products through the internet.
Chart of the day: Singaporeans to spend more on travel in the next 12 months
Most Singaporeans want to fly abroad more than just go somewhere local.
Chart of the day: Professional forecasters predict 4.8% economic growth in Q2
They expect GDP to expand by 3.8% by the end of 2022.
ComfortDelGro teams up with Alipay+ to enable cashless payments for tourists
Tourists, mainly Malaysians and South Koreans, can now use their local e-wallets to pay.
OCBC US$750m Tier 2 notes priced at 4.602%
Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
SG-based Capital C Corporation bags $74min fresh funds
The firm was founded by brothers Jeames Cheow and JJohn Cheow in 2011.
Chart of the day: Private residential supply in H2 2022 highest since 2018
However, it remains below the average supply of 9,000 units 10 years ago.
Chart of the day: Factory and warehouse leasing volume slows to 3.5% in Q1
This is way below the double-digit increase from a year before.
Singapore retains spot as 13th most expensive city for overseas workers
This is despite higher-than-average inflation of 5%.
Why this SG-based fintech firm is ending the pen-and-paper era of financial advisors
GoalsMapper used its cloud-based platform to help financial advisors support 80,000 clients.
Chart of the day: About 6 in 10 investors are unsatisfied with their wealth firms
Singapore ranks seventh in overall investor satisfaction amongst eight Asian markets.
Chart of the day: Singapore has the fastest internet speed in SEA
It achieved a median fixed broadband speed of more than 150mbps.
Chart of the day: Retail and F&B sectors recovers in Q1
F&B, however, weakened in February and March.
Chart of the day: Singapore leads APAC peers in sustainability reporting
Most Singapore companies adopted international guidelines for reporting.
Singaporeans are the most de-energised employees in Asia
4 in 5 feel they are at risk of burnout this year.
Chart of the day: 63% of Singaporeans prefer convenience stores to be unmanned
9 out of 10 Singaporeans want some retail stores to be unmanned.
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