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Daily Briefing: Concerns rise as private mortgages surpass HDB loans; Temasek eyes stake in HNA's Hong Kong airlines
Daily Briefing: Concerns rise as private mortgages surpass HDB loans; Temasek eyes stake in HNA's Hong Kong airlines
And here's how Catalist-listed production firm UnUsUaL struck a $25.8m royal deal involving the prince of Brunei.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.03%
Expect some good news today.
Chart of the day: Industrial leasing activity hits a 5-year high
It jumped 35% YoY as the number of firms optimistic on the manufacturing sector stayed on the upside.
Singapore launches job matcher website for citizens and PRs
Users will be matched to jobs that are scored based on the proximity to their skillset.
Business trip costs to Singapore in 2017 rose to US$479 a day
Prices have risen due to higher costs of eating out in restaurants.
Singapore banks' bad loans are on the rise
The aggregate NPL ratio of local banking groups rose from 0.4% to 1.6% in 2017.
Co-living startup Hmlet to launch second building in Newton
The company said the building will be the largest co-living space in Southeast Asia.
Noble's altered restructuring deal still not enough for shareholders: Goldilocks
Noble raised their current shareholders' stake from 10% to 15% in the post-restructuring company.
Macau gaming sector recovery to bolster Singapore counterpart: Maybank KE
VIP gross gaming revenue in Macau surged 21% YoY in the first two months of 2018.
Chart of the Day: Singapore NODX down 2.7% in March 2018
Electronic NODX fell by 7.1% and continued to weigh growth down.
Daily Briefing: Jail sentence for Resorts World Sentosa ex-boss slashed; Temasek buys 3.6% of Bayer for US$3.7b
And here's how the salaries of the CEOs of smaller firms beat those from Singapore's top 10 companies.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.12%
Expect some good news today.
SIA passenger load factor improves to 82.2% in March
It improved for all regions except Europe, where demand is low and competition is high.
Faber Garden en bloc sale launched with $1.18b asking price
The site, near the Central Nature Reserve, can yield over 1,150 units.
Keppel DC REIT Q1 profits jumped 18.2% to $34.09m
It was due to higher income from its data centres in Dublin and Singapore.
M1 2017 profits slid 11.5% to $132.5m
Its handset sales and mobile revenues remained weak despite higher services revenue.
Noble raises shareholders' stake in post-restructuring company to 15%
The allocation is "fair to all shareholders," said founder Richard Elman.
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