Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Apr 9)

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URA puts up two prime condo sites at Newton, River Valley for sale

[SINGAPORE] The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Thursday (Apr 9) released two prime residential sites in the Core Central Region (CCR) for sale – one at Peck Hay Road and another along River Valley Green.

Sheng Siong, DBS among winners of Singapore’s S$1 billion energy support package: RHB

[SINGAPORE] Investors should pivot towards companies with strong pricing power and direct policy linkage as Singapore navigates an energy-driven “cash-flow cushion”, RHB said in a strategy report on Wednesday (Apr 8).

Time to buy US AI, tech names if Middle East de-escalation holds, say analysts

[SINGAPORE] US artificial intelligence and wider technology counters could see a “significant rebound” if the Iran war sees a sustained de-escalation – with certain big tech names from the US drawing interest again, said Maybank and Wedbush Securities analysts at a panel on Tuesday (Apr 7).

SCCCI helps 16,000 businesses to transform, collaborate and internationalise in 2025

[SINGAPORE] Amid rising global trade tensions and political uncertainty in 2025, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI) supported 16,000 businesses through advocacy, capability building, business transformation and internationalisation, it said in its year-in-review on Thursday (Apr 9).

ESR clinches US$850 million in equity for logistics real estate, data centre growth

[SINGAPORE] ESR has secured US$850 million in equity capital to accelerate long-term growth and strengthen its balance sheet.

SBF refreshes TAC Alliance; new capability framework, corporate governance badge unveiled

[SINGAPORE] Two new initiatives aimed at strengthening capability development and governance among trade associations and chambers (TACs) were unveiled on Thursday (Apr 9), as part of a broader push to improve their effectiveness.