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Monday Wrap: Property buyers get pickier, inflation risks build, banks face Gulf fallout
Monday Wrap: Property buyers get pickier, inflation risks build, banks face Gulf fallout
Prime property gains favour as buyers turn selective, whilst higher costs and Middle East risks cloud the outlook.
ACRA, SID to open registration for two-phase director training in October
The CDF programme comprises six free and four paid modules.
Aedge Group posts $2.4m profit on all-segment growth
Its Engineering Services led the growth, driven by contract wins.
Singapore leads global travel insurance coverage at 86%
They are also amongst the world’s highest-spending travelers, with an average budget of $2,818.
New government standard sets guidance for tropical data centre liquid cooling
The SS 726 covers system design, commissioning, and risk management.
About $33.2b set to flow into SG’s living sector
It ranked as the third most-preferred investment destination in APAC.
Business services receipts rise 25.5% to $1.58t in Q2
Excluding wholesale trade, receipts grew 15.5% to $263b.
Outdated plugins drive 74% of WordPress vulnerabilities
One-third of the sites had three or more outdated plugins.
Frencken to raise $100m for expansion, acquisitions via share placement
The company will issue 44.1 million new shares at approximately $2.27 each.
Two Seatrium oil units to lift Petrobras’ Búzios capacity by 34%
Each vessel is designed to produce 225,000 barrels of oil per day.
Singapore needs hard-to-replicate edge in global supply chains: DPM Gan
Reliability and security are reshaping trade and investment flows, he says.
HDB issues $700m of 15-year fixed-rate notes
The Aaa-rated notes carry a 2.839% annual coupon and will mature in August 2041.
LHN industrial-space occupancy reaches 97.7% in Q3
The group expanded its facilities-management, carpark and energy portfolios.
Lum Chang Creations net profit jumps 72% in FY 2026
Higher-margin projects lifted profitability despite an 11% decline in FY2026 revenue.
Offices, retail take lead in Singapore property deals
Prime commercial assets gain favour as tight supply supports rents and yields.
Manulife eyes affluent market with two whole life insurance plans
Both offerings are denominated in US dollars and provide guaranteed death benefits.
Tech-heavy growth heightens manufacturing risks as AI demand eases: CGS
Electronics growth in July softened to 11.2% from 21.1% in June.
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