Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jan 17)

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Singapore key exports down 1.5% in December, reversing from previous month’s growth

SINGAPORE’S non-oil domestic exports (NODX) shrank 1.5 per cent year on year (yoy) in December, following a continued decline in electronics exports, data from Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) showed on Wednesday (Jan 17).

Passenger car COEs rocket by up to S$27,000 after recent lows and motorshow demand

PRICES for passenger car Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) shot back up in January’s second round of bidding, spurred by demand generated by the Singapore Motorshow and recent lows seen in January’s first round of bidding.

Cordlife to send all affected tanks’ samples to third-party lab by Thursday; testing takes 3 to 6 weeks

CORDLIFE Group will send the cord-blood samples from all affected tanks to a third-party laboratory by Thursday (Jan 18). Seven of its 22 cord-blood storage tanks had earlier been found to be kept at temperatures above acceptable limits by the Ministry of Health (MOH).

Rising global costs a top concern for majority of SMEs: ACCA study

SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore and elsewhere are likely to grapple with escalating costs, challenges in talent acquisition, and regulatory changes in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) landscape, a new study has found.

Thomson Medical Group has until April 10 to restore public float

THOMSON Medical Group has successfully appealed to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) for a further three-month extension until Apr 10 to restore its public float.

Singapore stocks tumble amid regional rout as rate cut hopes fade; STI down 1.3%

SINGAPORE shares were not spared the rout on Wednesday (Jan 17) as key regional bourses swam in a sea of red mid-week.