Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jan 27)

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Singapore sees fewer job cuts, slower employment growth in 2024

SINGAPORE saw fewer job cuts in 2024 compared with a year prior, even as employment growth continued to slow from the post-pandemic rebound, advance figures from the Ministry of Manpower showed on Monday (Jan 27).

Singapore’s training participation rate falls to 8-year low after peaking during Covid

SINGAPORE’S training participation rate fell to an eight-year low of 40.7 per cent in 2024, after peaking during the Covid-19 pandemic, data from Labour Force in Singapore, an annual report by the Ministry of Manpower, showed on Monday.

Singapore-listed US office Reits soar on Trump’s return to office mandate

SINGAPORE-LISTED office real estate investment trusts have surged in the past week, after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating federal employees to return to in-person work.  

Prabowo’s first 100 days: Populist wins but slowdown risks loom

WITH an approval rating of more than 80 per cent and a focus on populist programmes during his first 100 days in office (as at Jan 28), Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has won his country’s heart – but critics warned he will need more than charm to shield it from a looming economic slowdown.

Mapletree Investments acquires logistics assets in UK, Spain for 315.1 million euros

REAL estate giant Mapletree Investments has acquired its first logistics property in the UK and 10 warehouses in Spain for a total of about 315.1 million euros (S$444.5 million).

Singapore shares track regional declines on Monday; STI down 0.2%

SINGAPORE shares ended lower on Monday, tracking declines in the region.