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Six shophouses in Boat Quay and New Bridge Road up for sale
Six shophouses in Boat Quay and New Bridge Road up for sale
The properties have a total value of $160m.
Two in five online transactions are paid through smartphones
Consumers' trust towards e-commerce is growing.
Private sector PMI rises to 55.4 in November
The new reading is the highest since 2Q2013.
SingPost raises postages for small packets
Increases will come at $2 to $3.4 per packet.
Local business confidence hits two-year peak
The Business Optimism Index's value rose by +4.29 ppt.
Small businesses waste five weeks a year chasing arrears
90% of them have clients that fail to pay on time.
Mall rents in Orchard Road edged up 0.6% to $35.3 psf monthly
This increase boosted island-wide rents.
Value of share buybacks jump 74% to $39m
OCBC bought $21.53m of shares and led the pack for the ninth month.
Managing data security and privacy burdens 3 in 5 CFOs
Concerns over security and compliance risks of the cloud are seen as a major barrier to technology transformation.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.32%
Investors are urged to take caution today.
Daily Briefing: Manufacturer faces 91 charges for unpaid salaries; Microchip surge blurs economic outlook
And here are three companies giving out their dividends this week.
Chart of the Day: Strata-titled industrial transactions dropped in Q3
The total number of factory caveats dropped from 197 last year to 184 in 2017.
Industrial rents edged up 0.5% in Q3
Clusters in Bukit Merah are amongst those with the highest surge.
SATS poised to dominate catering business in Malaysia
It could take 50% seat capacity in Malaysia through its AirAsia partnership.
Average number of public land bids almost double to 14 in 2017
Average price also grew 42% to $925 psf ppr within 2014 to 2017.
Singtel and Mobike ink deal for mobile payments
Singtel's customers across Asia will be able to pay for Mobike rides through a mobile wallet.
SATS' in-flight catering to grow 25% from Turkish Airlines ties
If the deal goes through, the joint venture will form the world's largest kitchen.
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