Singapore
Grade A office rents to grow around 3%-5% for 2022
Grade A office rents to grow around 3%-5% for 2022
Return-to-office momentum to drive higher demand for offices.
Nominations for SBR’s Made in Singapore & Designed in Singapore Awards 2022 are now open
Deadline for submission of entries is on 30 September 2022.
Prime logistics posts highest rental growth amongst industrial segments in Q2
Rents for the segment rose 7.0% YoY and 2.7% QoQ.
MAS 'not done yet' with policy tightening: analysts
Experts believe that the S$NEER slope will be raised to 2% in October.
Chart of the day: 45% of S’poreans worry about increasing healthcare costs
Singaporeans are less worried about the cost of education increasing.
Market update: STI up 0.25%
Genting Singapore is leading the index.
Taking a look at AIA Singapore’s over 90-year legacy
The company is this year’s recipient of the Life Insurance Award at the SBR International Business Awards.
SG’s international visitor arrivals sees 12-fold boost in H122
The country welcomed 1.5 million visitors from January to June.
JC&C offers to takeover Cycle & Carriage Bintang
The company currently holds 89.994% of CCB's issued shares.
MAS renews bilateral currency swap arrangement with People’s Bank of China
The arrangement will be renewed for five more years.
Philippines’ Emperador lists on SGX main board
It aims to generate 50% of its sales from outside the Philippines by 2025.
Grade A Core CBD office rents mark fastest pace of increase since 2021
Rental growth accelerated from 1.4% QoQ in Q1 22 to 3.2% QoQ in Q2 22.
3-bedroom unit at Tomlinson Heights sells for record $10.29m
The unit measures 2,745 square feet.
How Singapore survived the global fintech funding fall
In Q2, the country's global market share by deal value jumped to 6.4%.
Will higher oil prices bode well for SG's oil-related stocks?
Oil prices have risen 37% in 2022.
Chart of the day: S’pore is 3rd most likely to spend on shopping events
Singaporeans are top spenders on Single’s Day, second only to China.
Market update: STI down 1.12%
SGX and Genting Singapore were the only gainers.
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