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CapitaLand and GIC to buy Shanghai's tallest twin towers for $2.54b
CapitaLand and GIC to buy Shanghai's tallest twin towers for $2.54b
The two 50-storey buildings have an office and retail component.
Qoo10 to enable package collection at 7-Eleven by end-2018
The service will be initially available at 75 stores.
Private condo resale prices dipped 0.4% in October
Resale volume rose 3.7% to 703 units resold.
Daily Briefing: Singapore strengthens trade ties with China; MAS chief flags local data storage risks
And Woodleigh Residences sold 60% of released units at soft launch.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.32%
Don't expect gains today.
Chart of the Day: CBD Grade A space market could remain constrained until 2021
Only one office building is expected to be completed in Q4.
Retail sales up 1.9% to $3.6b in September
Petrol service stations recorded the highest sales increase at 11.4% due to higher petrol prices.
SGX RegCo proposes delisting rule changes to boost minority shareholders
Parties linked to the delisting offer may soon be banned from voting.
Singapore Business Review bags Business/Professional Media of the Year Award at the MPAS Awards 2018
Its sister publication Asian Banking & Finance landed the gold award for the business/professional media of the year in the Asia Pacific Publishing Awards.
OUE Q3 profits crashed 80.7% to $2.07m
It blamed non-cash marked-to-market fair value loss of investments.
Grab and UOB form digital payments service alliance
Customers can pay and top up their GrabPay wallets directly from their UOB bank accounts.
Oxley leases No. 2 Dublin Landings for $166.32m
Oxley will be entitled to 76.84% of the price, which covers a 300-year lease.
Starhub's Q3 profits fell 12.8% to $57m
It blamed higher operating costs in equipment and traffic expenses from roaming.
DBS and Go-Jek tie up to work on payment services
The collaboration will extend to other SEA countries.
ComfortdelGro profits dipped 2% to $78.5m in Q3
Net income from investments dipped due to lower dividend from Cabcharge Australia.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.49%
Don't expect gains today.
Daily Briefing: ComfortdelGro to launch $137.94m VC fund for mobility startups; STB partners HIC for smart hotels tech guide
And over 5,000 flocked Parc Esta’s weekend preview.
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