Singapore

Prime retail posted the lowest net balance in both current and future periods.

Singapore is a strategic hub for Franklin Templeton’s APAC operations, its head said.

The notes will be issued on 9 October.

Proceeds from the listing will be used to buy advanced machinery.

Brands can design pack formats around the occasions shoppers are searching for.

The initial list will include 80 eligible stocks and will be regularly reviewed, MAS said.

MAS has allocated $5.4b so far across 14 asset managers.

Firms that see value track the true cost of AI.

The programme is targeting 3,000 SMEs to participate.

More employers said their long-term workforce strategy is ‘automation-first’.

Firms must ask where the value is leaking out.

AI, RFID, and self-service tools are helping stores extend operations whilst reducing routine workloads.

She shared that this is helping leaders make investment, expansion, and supply chain decisions with greater agility in an increasingly volatile environment.

Both the IPI and EPI logged double-digit growths compared to a year earlier.

Non-oil prices grew 38.9%, led by the Machinery & Transport Equipment sub-index.

She said this enables organisations to respond effectively to continuous disruption rather than simply reacting to isolated events.