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Singapore banks to suffer from more energy-related NPLs in Q4

Singapore banks to suffer from more energy-related NPLs in Q4

Oil and gas service exposures make up 2-3% of the banks' loans.

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Fintech investment in Singapore hits $34.52m in Q3

The city-state is expected to focus on AI, blockchain, and regtech.

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9 in 10 jobseekers to reject stale offers

They believe recruitment processes should only last at most four weeks.

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Singaporean millennials are hopping in on the co-living trend

Tech company Hmlet facilitates rentals for users for as short as three months and for $900 per room.

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Singapore ranks third in countries with most failed M&A deals

Singapore’s failure rate hit 9.2%, just slightly below Australia's 11.9% and China's 12.9%.

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Singapore urged to provide more housing options for seniors

The population is ageing and retiree income is growing.

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Banks' loan growth hits 6.2% in September

Business loans growth jumped to 8.0% YoY, thanks to higher loans from general commerce.

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Singapore ranks eighth best city for transport

It scored 62.7 overall across categories on planet, profit, and people.

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77% of Singapore firms have suffered from cyberattacks

And yet, 39% said they still don't have a security strategy.

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Manufacturing growth lifts 2017 GDP forecasts

But banks are sending warning signals about the sector’s rocky performance.

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Four Singapore firms top the largest SEA M&As in 2017

The US$15.94b acquisition of Global Logistic Properties topped the list.

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Singapore's tourism market size doubled to $12.4b in a decade

It created 164,000 jobs, larger in number than jobs in banking and manufacturing.

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Private transport costs pull inflation down

They fell from +2.6% in August to +2.1% this month.

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Will Amazon kill the retail stars?

Omnichannelisation is the name of the game for traditional retailers in Singapore.

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Singapore is the most robust Asian market for data centres

Its 370 MW IT power supply for data centres is the largest in the world.

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Retail sector rental woes will extend until 2021

Rental growth from 2017 to 2021 is expected to hit 0.7% in prime spots.

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Singapore drops to third spot in Asia's costliest cities ranking

Prices of jewellery and hotel items both went down.

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