Singapore
SDAI taps chairperson for $200,000 interest-free loan
SDAI taps chairperson for $200,000 interest-free loan
Loan will fund working capital and current liabilities, with shares conversion possible.
HDB leasing climbs 4.8% in June but remains below five-year norm
Public housing rents rose 0.6% monthly, whilst 2,725 flats changed tenants during the month.
Court rejects Hin Leong’s $3.4b trading-loss claim against Deloitte
Two other heads of loss remain in the oil trader’s suit.
Condo leasing jumps 19% as rent growth stays modest
Nearly 7,000 homes were rented in June, with prices up just 2.4% from a year earlier.
Savills lifts 2026 forecast as H1 property sales top $35b
Major commercial transactions drive a potential record year for real estate investment.
Key export growth eases to 20.7% in June despite electronics surge
Non-electronic NODX fell 2.9%, reversing a 17.7% expansion in May.
Locals overtake foreigners in shophouse deals as taxes bite
Higher-value deals lifted transaction values in the second quarter.
OCBC SME Index slips to 51.3 as business services and education contract
Consultancy and advertising remained in a downturn at 49.9 and 49.2, respectively.
New luxury home sales sink 40.7% as launches dry up
Resale deals offset a sharp slowdown in new luxury home transactions during Q2.
RTS Link could shift $290m more spending out of S’pore: study
SBF sees $1.05b in new spending by Singaporeans in Johor Bahru.
EnterpriseSG, UOB launch AI programme for 200 F&B businesses
Six in 10 local operators use mostly standalone digital systems, a survey found.
Frasers-led consortium tops Bayshore Drive tender with $2.1b bid
The offer is 5.8% above the next-highest submission.
China powers Singapore's $8.6b tourism haul in Q1
Shopping and gaming gains outweighed softer hotel and dining spending.
Lum Chang secures $32.9m tunnel deal for Teck Ghee Station
Work is expected to be completed in July 2029.
Analysts see confidence in $2.1b Bayshore bet
All three bids clustered around $2b, indicating market consensus on the site's value.
Braddell Heights bungalow for sale at $18m via EOI
The property sits in a 10,197 square feet site.
Chick-fil-A to open second Singapore outlet at Millenia Walk
The restaurant will operate Monday to Saturday and close on Sundays.
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