Singapore
9 in 10 Singaporean SME employees wants medical benefits from employers
9 in 10 Singaporean SME employees wants medical benefits from employers
Around 60% of those surveyed are more willing to join a firm if they have medical benefits.
Jardine Cycle & Carriage investigates unusual share price movement
The company said it's "not aware" of any possible explanation for the trading.
Retail space prices down by 1.4% in Q1
Rentals of retail space also declined by 0.4%.
Cromwell European REIT acquires 3 EU properties
The REIT purchased freehold properties in Italy and Germany.
Office space rents rise 1.6% in Q122
The rent increase was higher than the previous quarter's record of 0.9%.
Mortgage rates may rise a 'few times' in 2022: property expert
The expected increases are on the back of faster inflation growth.
Chart of the Day: 41.9% of professionals uploaded resumes to social media
This signals a shift in job hunting in the digital era.
Market update: STI up 0.4%
Keppel Corporation was top-performing firm at the index.
Prices of private residential properties rise by 0.7% in Q1
This is a slower pace compared with 5% up in the previous quarter.
Keppel Corporation revenue grew by 9% YoY in Q1
The firm’s net profit also improved in the first quarter of 2022.
HDB rents dip 3.4% in Q1 2022
Inflation, however, might push rents to increase by 7-10% for the whole year.
Majority of SMBs to raise IT budget in 2022
Nine in 10 medium-sized businesses say they expect to raise their IT budget.
SG's first shared facility for small-batch food production opens
The facility is expected to benefit at least 200 food manufacturers.
SG's Healthy 365 app to launch DBS-backed digital payment feature
The feature will allow users to convert their "Heatlhpoints" to "HPB Credit$."
CapitaLand, SkillsFuture start 2-year partnership to upskill Singapore’s retail sector
The firms will help upskill 400 workers in about 80 small medium-sized enterprises.
Chart of the Day: Only 28% of Singaporean organisations offer data training to all employees
Less than half of Singaporean workers with data roles offered data training.
91% of businesses demand data literacy from workers, but only few provide training
Only 28% of organisations provide data literacy training, the lowest globally.
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