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Daily Briefing: Anti-graft law undergoes review; Singapore to improve tax use for social issues
And here's how to start buying insurance in Singapore.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.63%
Expect some good news today.
Chart of the Day: Total hotel room supply rose 67.9% from 2009 to 2017
On average, 2,970 rooms were added a year for nine consecutive years.
M1 net profit down by 11.5% to $132.5m in 2017
This was due to increased depreciation and amortisation expenses.
Industrial occupancy dips despite growth of space supply
Occupancy rate fell from nearly 90% in 2016 to 87% in 2017.
Keppel REIT's NPI rose 15.3% to $36.24m in Q4
Thanks to higher income from Bugis Junction Towers and Ocean Financial Centre.
Wing Tai disposes Winner Godown Building for $365m
The net proceeds of $361,232 will be used for expansion.
SIA to deliver new aircrafts in 2018
The new aircrafts will be used for non-stop flights to New York and Los Angeles.
Singapore's CPI inflation eased to 0.6% in 2017
But private road transport inflation highly affected the decrease in CPI in Q42017.
Keppel DC Reit's NPI increased 37.6% to $125m in 2017
Thanks to acquisitions of data centres in Berlin, Milan and Singapore.
Singapore is the third most innovative country: Bloomberg
It has been praised for its education, especially in the STEM disciplines.
Changi Airport handled 62.2 million passengers in 2017
December was the busiest month with 5.86 million passenger movements.
Singapore beats US in race for quality workers
Its smart city initiative also helped attract and retain workers.
Home prices to jump by 4%: Fitch Ratings
They are also expected to buck the declining trend in Chinese and Australian markets.
Frasers Commercial Trust NPI fell 15% to $24.9m in Q1
Mostly because of lower occupancy rates.
Keppel Infrastructure Trust's full-year profits jump 15.6% to $47.61m
Mainly thanks to contributions from City Gas in Q4.
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