Singapore
Lendlease Global Commercial REIT raises S$249m in preferential offering
The company noted the offering was oversubscribed by about 1.4 times.
Finance Minister Wong visits US to attend World Bank-IMF meeting
His visit is from 16 April to 25 April.
DBS opens new sustainability grant programme for SMEs
Businesses’ proposals must cover reducing waste or sustainable supply chains.
Yangzijiang eyes SGX-listing of spin-off by end-April
However, this is subject to the approval of the company’s shareholders.
What now? Analysts lay their forecasts following Q1 GDP reveal
They still predict growth for 2022 but warn of inflation threats.
Market Update: STI down at 0.01%
City Developments Ltd led the firms at the index.
COE quota for May to July 2022 set at 11,951: LTA
Biddings under the quota will begin on 4 May.
Core inflation expected to come in 2.5%-3.5% in 2022
Consumer price inflation will also be raised by more than previously anticipated.
Keppel FELS ends rig contracts with Fecon and Clearwater affiliate
The clients failed to take the rigs and pay outstanding instalments.
GDP sees moderate growth at 3.4% in Q1
This is as MAS tightens monetary policy and raises inflation forecast.
Prime office rents up 1.2% QoQ in Q1: Knight Frank
Occupancy levels in Raffles Place and Marina Bay rose by 2.3%.
SGX welcomes IoT sol'ns provider iWOW Technology to Catalist
It's one of the firms behind a contact tracing app in Singapore.
MAS tightens monetary policy amidst underlying inflationary pressures
The monetary policy will be tightened in two ways.
92% of SMEs see setback in digital transformation plans amidst great resignation
SMEs said digital transformation is critical for them to survive the next 12 months.
Market update: STI up 0.54%
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding led the index.
Condo rents went up by 2.9% MoM in March 2022
It rose for the 15th consecutive month, according to property firms.
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