Singapore
SG, Vietnam expand economic cooperation
SG, Vietnam expand economic cooperation
The countries discussed closer partnerships in emerging areas like renewable energy.
Port operations unaffected by container incident at Keppel Terminal: MPA
Fifteen empty containers at the terminal fell into the sea on 1 December.
Top 100 stocks booked $712m of net fund inflow in November
Banks, consumer cyclicals, and telco sectors led the fund inflow.
Employees are making organisations vulnerable to cyber attacks: survey
More than half of employees are unable to identify scam calls.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.89%; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding at the top
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding led the index with 1.43%.
How SATS plans to fund its proposed $1.8b WFS acquisition
It will be funded through a term loan, underwritten rights issues, and an internal cash balance.
Brands usage of Instagram rose in Q3 22
Reels performs the best on Instagram.
CDL can rise above interest hikes: analyst
Its development portfolio makes it "well-positioned."
Employment rate hits 67.5%, exceeding pre-COVID level
It was higher by 2.3 percentage points than the 2019 figure.
Median workers’ real income growth rises to 2.1% in 2022
The growth, however, was still lower compared to the pre-pandemic average of 3.8%.
SIA, Thai Airways to codeshare flights between Bangkok, Singapore
They also plan to codeshare flights to South Africa, US, and Canada by Q1 2023.
Here are the most popular November BTO launches
Kallang, Queenstown and Tengah saw the biggest draw for applicants.
SG, New York are the world’s most expensive cities
This is the 8th time that SG ranked first in the Worldwide Cost of Living survey.
Freehold building in District 8 worth $16.88m up for sale
The sale will be conducted through an Expression of Interest (EOI) exercise.
No changes to STI constituents: FTSE Russell
The index was reviewed in December.
Parkway Life Reit prices 2 senior unsecured fixed rate notes
The notes are under the $500m multi-currency debt issuance programme.
Why cloud adoption is key for accounting firms
Research from Xero found that cloud adopters earn higher per client at $7,852.
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