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Business confidence for Singapore manufacturing, services firms ease for next 6 months

SINGAPORE business optimism remained positive into the new year, although both manufacturers' and services firms' optimism for the next 6 months have receded from the previous poll.

Surge in Singapore retail properties put up for auction in 2021: Knight Frank

MORE Singapore retail properties went under the hammer last year, as the growth of the consumer-facing sector was stunted by recurring Covid-19 restrictions, Knight Frank wrote in a quarterly research report on Monday (Jan 31).

Corporate gifting grows during Covid-19, businesses expect higher sales this Chinese New Year

DEMAND for corporate gifts has been increasing in spite of Covid-19, as more people turn to hampers to convey appreciation amid the movement restrictions.

Chip Eng Seng in JV to provide hospitality management services

CHIP Eng Seng's wholly owned subsidiary CES Hospitality (CESH) has entered a joint venture (JV) with hospitality management business Ariva Hospitality to provide management services to hotels and serviced residences.

F&N announces CEO appointment and other leadership changes

BEVERAGE and publishing group Fraser and Neave (F&N) has named Hui Choon Kit as its chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from Feb 1.

Corporate Earnings

• CLCT posts 35.1% rise in H2 DPU to S$0.045 driven by pivot to 'new economy'

The STI today

STI flattish with 0.1% rise on muted trading on Chinese New Year eve

STOCK markets in Asia mostly closed higher on half-day trading on Monday (Jan 31), shrugging off the possibility flagged by a US Federal Reserve official of sharper interest-rate increases.