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Singapore government keeping close watch on property market
THE Singapore government is paying "close attention" to the local real estate market "...
Singapore's December trade rebound set to continue into 2021
ANALYSTS are pencilling in a solid economic recovery for Singapore and the region,...
Asean fintechs may list in US market on dual-listing track
SOME Asean fintechs may look to soon list in both their home markets and the US,...
SIA can be world's first vaccinated international airline: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE Airlines can be the first vaccinated international airline of the world, as...
China clocks 2.3% growth in Q4, expected to expand further this year
CHINA'S economy picked up speed in the fourth quarter, with growth beating...
2021 construction demand forecast to recover
TOTAL construction demand is projected to recover to between S$23 billion and S$28...
Private home buyers undaunted by rise in unemployment rate last year
HIGHER unemployment is a symptom of Singapore's worst recession since its independence...
Malaysia gives economy RM15b shot in arm to fight pandemic
MALAYSIA has unveiled a fresh RM15 billion (S$4.94 billion) stimulus package - worth...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
PrimePartners launches digital whisky-based security
INVESTING in whisky may sound esoteric, but a new asset-backed security (ABS) sets out...
SPH media hit by lower ad revenue in Q1 but digital circulation continues to grow
SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) on Monday announced that its media business continues...
Sembcorp names ex-CEO of CapitaLand as new independent director
SEMBCORP Industries has appointed Lim Ming Yan as a non-executive and independent...
Cybersecurity breach at InnoTek's China unit; Singapore networks unscathed
A CHINESE subsidiary of precision metal parts maker InnoTek has suffered a...
Changing hands
Tracking fund flows in the Singapore stock market
Property developers facing better year ahead in 2021
A FEARED slump in the private property market did not quite materialise in 2020; and...
Suburban retail S-Reits have smoothest recovery path: Credit Suisse
RETAIL and hospitality Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) were...
Lower valuation for ThaiBev's Sabeco expected: UOB Kay Hian
UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) on Monday said it is reasonable to expect a lower valuation for...
Corporate digest
HYPHENS Pharma International is planning to cement its regional presence by appointing...
STI retreats to under 3,000, even as non-oil domestic exports rise
SINGAPORE'S benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) slipped back to under 3,000 on Monday...
US dollar at 1-month high, euro slips to 6-week low
THE US dollar strengthened for a third consecutive day on Monday to a four-week high,...
REAL ESTATE
OrangeTee & Tie sets sights on 30% revenue growth in digital, data push
NEWLY restructured OrangeTee & Tie (OTT) is dialling up its digitalisation and...
Mount Emily residential block relaunched for sale with lower S$18m guide price
A FREEHOLD residential block located at 2, 4 and 6 Mount Emily Road has been...
UK house prices drop amid rush to beat deadline for tax break
UK home prices fell in January as sellers tried to speed up transactions with...
Ideas for Jurong Lake District include bigger plots, signature events
PROPERTY developers, investors and businesses have offered several suggestions for...
Singapore office rents may dip by 5% this year as WFH continues: Knight Frank
PROPERTY consultancy Knight Frank is expecting office rents in Singapore to fall by...
South Korea's president pledges 'extraordinary' steps to supply homes
SOUTH Korean President Moon Jae-in said he is planning "extraordinary" measures to...
BANKING & FINANCE
MAS revises technology risk management guidelines
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday issued revised technology risk...
UOBAM completes acquisition of Vietnam fund manager
UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) announced on Monday that it has completed the acquisition...
ECB to hold course as virus clouds outlook
A RESURGENCE in the coronavirus pandemic and a bumpy start to vaccination drives are...
Philippine banks 'likely to recover faster from pandemic than 1997 Asian crisis'
PHILIPPINE banks will recover faster from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic than...
Billionaire to take over bankrupt Indian shadow bank
BILLIONAIRE Ajay Piramal's conglomerate won bidding for bankrupt Indian shadow lender...
US$40,000 key test for Bitcoin boom: JPMorgan strategists
BITCOIN could be at risk of a further drop unless the digital coin climbs back above...
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
Bargain hunting by hoarders, jewellers could send gold price up again
THE 2020 surge in investment and speculative holdings of gold is a mixed blessing for...
TECHNOLOGY
Samsung's Lee sent back to prison in bribery case
A SOUTH Korean court sentenced Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee to two-and-...
Trump halts shipments to Huawei from Intel, other suppliers
THE Trump administration notified Huawei suppliers, including chipmaker Intel, that it...
Apple sets terms to let Parler back into App Store
PARLER, the social network popular among conservatives, could return to Apple's App...
CONSUMER
Escaping coronavirus lockdowns, tourists flock to Dubai
AS MUCH of the world tightens lockdowns to stem coronavirus, Dubai has flung its doors...
TRANSPORT
Eurostar survival concern grows as UK firms lobby for govt rescue
UK business leaders called for a government rescue of Eurostar International Ltd as...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
Biden taps veteran regulators to lead key Wall Street watchdogs
US President-elect Joe Biden has picked a pair of veteran regulators strongly backed...
China 'already decided' to sanction US officials over Taiwan
CHINA said that it "has already decided" to sanction some US officials over...
World facing 'catastrophic moral failure' on vaccines: WHO
THE world is on the brink of a "catastrophic moral failure" if rich countries hog...
Tycoons Ambani, Adani caught in crossfire over India's farming laws
TWO of India's richest men have landed in an unlikely controversy over farming laws,...
LIFE & CULTURE
An artwork for the festive season
BUY an artwork for your home and simultaneously help financially-disadvantaged...
Paris theatres carry on - behind closed doors
CALL it the French spirit of resistance - or contrariness. Officially, theatres here...
SME
Laid off during crisis, she went on to found a company worth S$8m
AT the height of her career, Shi Ru Xin was retrenched as a result of the global...
Singapore Environment Council honours 12 companies for their efforts to go green
TWELVE companies were given the GreenDNA Certification by the Singapore Environment...
OPINION
A self-governing market: brokers have a role to play too
THE chief executive of Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo), Tan Boon Gin,...
Trump goes, but global populism may still grow
DONALD Trump's departure from office on Wednesday will be welcomed by many across the...
Brazil, Russia, India and China economies after two decades
This November will mark the 20th anniversary of the BRIC acronym that I coined to...
A historic opportunity to rebuild economies and tackle climate change
AFTER an extraordinary year in 2020, investors across the Asia-Pacific are more eager...
Intra-, inter-party rifts open up ahead of Merkel's leaving
GERMANY faces fresh wrangling over the direction of the dominant Christian Democratic...
BREAKING NEWS
ARA Logos Logistics Trust announces results of preferential offering
ARA Logos Logistics Trust said in an update of its preferential offering that it has received valid acceptances and...
Bank of America profit falls as consumer banking business falters
[NEW YORK] Bank of America posted a drop in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday as historically low interest rates hurt...
Keppel Infrastructure Trust enters into S$300m facility agreement
THE trustee-manager of Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT) announced on Tuesday that KIT has entered into an unsecured...
Digital work platform Citrix to buy Vista's Wrike for US$2.25b
[FLORIDA] Citrix Systems would buy project management platform Wrike for $2.25 billion from private equity firm...
Tinder co-founder leads US$2.1m seed funding in Singapore fintech Volopay
SINGAPORE-BASED fintech Volopay has raised US$2.1 million in seed funding led by Justin Mateen, a co-founder of US...
Entities of Eagle Hospitality Trust file for bankruptcy protection in Delaware court
SUBSCRIBERSENTITIES of troubled Eagle Hospitality Trust (EHT) on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States...
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