Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jan 29)

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MAS maintains monetary policy as expected, lowers headline inflation forecast

SINGAPORE’S central bank left monetary policy settings unchanged on Monday (Jan 29), extending the pause from its 2023 meetings and maintaining a hawkish tone, in line with market expectations.

More distressed commercial, industrial assets likely to surface at auctions this year: Knight Frank

THE poor business climate in 2023 is likely to materialise in 2024 in the form of mortgagee listings, given the time lag for economic distress to be reflected in the auction market, said Knight Frank on Monday (Jan 29).

Money laundering accused slapped with 7 new charges; allegedly forged marriage cert to submit to MOM

SU WENQIANG, one of the 10 foreign nationals embroiled in Singapore’s largest money laundering case, was handed seven new charges on Monday (Jan 29).

Google, EnterpriseSG launch accelerator for generative AI startups in Singapore

GOOGLE and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) are joining forces to help 100 Singapore-based generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups develop and commercialise their products over the next three years.

Singapore stocks buck regional trend to end lower on Monday; STI down 0.6%

SINGAPORE stocks ended lower on Monday (Jan 29), bucking gains in the region.