Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Sep 3)

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Economists raise Singapore’s 2025 growth outlook to 2.4% on stronger manufacturing, exports

[SINGAPORE] Private-sector economists have turned a shade more optimistic about Singapore’s full-year growth, in the most recent quarterly survey of professional forecasters by the city-state’s central bank on Wednesday (Sep 3).

COE premium for mass-market cars hits record high at S$107,889

[SINGAPORE] The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premium for mass-market cars hit a new record of S$107,889 in September’s first round of bidding.

Singapore firms split on revenue outlook amid cautious sentiment: SCCCI survey

[SINGAPORE] Revenue expectations among businesses have diverged, with firms becoming more decisive in their optimistic or pessimistic forecasts, a Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) survey found on Wednesday (Sep 3).

Goodbye passports? Malaysia eyes digital ID for fast-track immigration

[KUALA LUMPUR] Fumbling for passports at immigration checkpoints may soon be a thing of the past for Malaysians, as the country pilots systems that could one day replace passports and paperwork with QR codes and digital credentials.

Singapore property players upbeat on prime and suburban residential sector amid overall pickup in sentiment: NUS

[SINGAPORE] Property players in Singapore have turned distinctly more optimistic on the prime and suburban residential sectors as new home sales surged in the second quarter, amid a pickup in overall sentiment in the real estate trade.