Singapore
MOF appoints new head of accounting and corporate regulatory authority board
Ong Chong Tee will assume his post on 1 July 2022.
Keppel Land’s i12 Katong lifestyle mall reopens
It features several “firsts” including a medical co-working space for practitioners.
Inflation picks up in May at 5.6%
It accelerated due to higher private transport, food, and services inflation.
Dell Technologies wins Technology - Innovation award in the SBR International Business Awards 2022
For more than two decades, Dell Technologies has partnered with the Singapore Government and the industry to spearhead digital transformation for businesses and communities in Singapore.
Ireit Global gets 12-year lease at Sant Cugat Green
The new lease is over 5,300 square metres of vacant data centre space.
Singapore ranks 8th in Digital Cities Index 2022
It’s amongst the four Asia Pacific cities which entered the top 10.
Pair of 4-storey buildings at Balestier on sale
The pair of buildings is worth $15.3m.
Chart of the day: May condo rents rise by 2.8% MoM
This is the seventeenth consecutive month that rents have increased.
Singapore vows to contribute $13.8m in World Bank’s health crisis fund
The fund will help countries prepare for future health crises.
Two-thirds of employees prefer flexibility over a 4-day work week
Employees fear that a shortened work week would lead to longer working hours.
Market update: STI down 0.58%
Jardine Matheson Holdings was the top firm for the day.
Non-tech graduate but with coding training? You're still hired!
Majority of businesses are open to hiring those who lack tech experience.
200 Bukit Timah Road up for sale for $20m
The sale will be conducted via an expression of interest exercise.
CLI puts up first onshore RMB fund in China, acquires Shanghai office
It will hold a 12% stake in the RMB700m (S$144m) fund.
DBS grants A$295m green loan to GIC
It is DBS’s first AUD-denominated green loan.
Alternative lending startup Helicap bags $6.94m in new funding round
The round was led by Temasek-backed Tikehau Capital.
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