Singapore
Elite UK REIT gains green light for 20-acre Blackpool data centre with 120MVA power supply
Elite UK REIT gains green light for 20-acre Blackpool data centre with 120MVA power supply
Peel Park site approved for infrastructure project including substation and rooftop cooling.
Gov’t pledges more worker support amidst tech shifts, rising uncertainty
This includes increased support for job transitions and skills development.
Grab posts first-ever full-year net profit of $292m in 2025 as revenue surges
Full-year revenue rose 20% to $4.91b, led by mobility, deliveries, and financial services.
SIT and Seatrium open Punggol lab to train 1,700 in marine AI
Research at the lab will focus on energy efficiency and AI-enabled remote analytics.
LIVE UPDATES: Singapore Budget 2026
All eyes are on Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as he prepares to deliver the 2026 Budget Statement.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.41%; Top stock is SGX
SGX is the top stock with a 4.95% increase.
MAS to tighten policy in April amidst 2.5% output gap
Analysts cite the 5% growth surge in 2025 as the primary driver for a steeper S$NEER slope.
AI boom and falling rates trigger upgrades to Singapore GDP outlook
Major financial institutions have raised Singapore’s growth outlook to as much as 3.6%.
Vin’s Holdings forecasts H2 2025 net profit improvement
Full unaudited 2025 results will be released on 1 March.
Singapore individual health premiums hit $189.7m in Q4 2025
IPs cover 3 million of 3.34 million individual health lives.
Singapore stocks hit 10-year high after 34% index surge
Financials and AI exports drive Singapore’s strongest market gains in two years.
Real estate deals climb to $5.7b in 2025 on record domestic buyer activity
Domestic investors deployed a record $4.6b.
Nearly eight in 10 Singaporeans flag surging Lunar New Year costs
A survey reveals that 26% of givers plan to increase ang bao outlays.
CDL unit to build Tanjong Rhu residential site after successful $709.3m bid
Tender closes with 99-year lease award.
Singapore takes 74% of SEA PE deal value as regional activity dips
Total deal value in Southeast Asia declined 43% year-on-year.
MetaOptics joins Stanford SystemX Alliance to fuel US expansion
The company aims to advance metalens design capabilities with partnership.
Centurion Accommodation REIT gains provisional nod to expand Westlite Ubi
Total capacity will increase from 1,650 to 2,190 beds.
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