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Great Eastern Holdings mulls sale of Malaysian operations
Great Eastern Holdings mulls sale of Malaysian operations
It could be complying with the 70% foreign ownership cap on insurers.
Keppel's property segment dethrones O&M in profits
In 9M2017, property comprised 55% of contributions, whilst O&M comprised 2%.
97% of Singapore firms paid dividends in 2017
It led the world in proportion of companies that pledged dividend payments.
Singapore fines five capacitor makers $19.55m for price-fixing
The firms also engaged in confidential sales, distribution, and pricing information for capacitors.
CapitaLand sells stake in mall owner for $1.71b
It expects to gain net proceeds of $660m and a net gain of $75m.
Time bomb on OUE Bayfront's income support starts ticking
But the level of income support it uses still rose 11.5% in 9M2017.
City Towers' en bloc sale launched
The owners set a reserve price of $355m.
HDB resale prices dipped 1.5% in 2017
HDB will offer about 3,600 flats by February 2018.
Private condo resale prices rose 6.2% in 2017
The resale volume also surged 79.7% to 895 units.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.65%
Investors are urged to take caution today.
Daily Briefing: Noble sells power, gas unit for $168m; Analysts forecast 15% growth in property market
And three roads in the Bidasari estate opened this week.
Chart of the Day: Two-thirds of Singapore's population covered by insurance programme
Thanks to rising affluence and an ageing population.
4 in 10 CIOs have disqualified an IT candidate for misleading applicant information
Most of the false information pertains to the applicant’s technical skills and work experience.
Inflation rose 0.6% in November
No thanks to higher private road transport and accommodation inflation.
Keppel O&M's contracts bucked declining trend in 2017
It bagged over $1.1b contracts last year.
Singapore's unsold units dropped to 16,031
The 7-year low is on the back of higher resale activity.
PMI dips slightly to 52.8 in December
However, the manufacturing sector remains strong as it posts its 16th consecutive month of growth.
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