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Grab posts first-ever full-year net profit of $292m in 2025 as revenue surges
Grab posts first-ever full-year net profit of $292m in 2025 as revenue surges
Full-year revenue rose 20% to $4.91b, led by mobility, deliveries, and financial services.
SIT and Seatrium open Punggol lab to train 1,700 in marine AI
Research at the lab will focus on energy efficiency and AI-enabled remote analytics.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.41%; Top stock is SGX
SGX is the top stock with a 4.95% increase.
AI boom and falling rates trigger upgrades to Singapore GDP outlook
Major financial institutions have raised Singapore’s growth outlook to as much as 3.6%.
Vin’s Holdings forecasts H2 2025 net profit improvement
Full unaudited 2025 results will be released on 1 March.
Singapore individual health premiums hit $189.7m in Q4 2025
IPs cover 3 million of 3.34 million individual health lives.
Real estate deals climb to $5.7b in 2025 on record domestic buyer activity
Domestic investors deployed a record $4.6b.
Nearly eight in 10 Singaporeans flag surging Lunar New Year costs
A survey reveals that 26% of givers plan to increase ang bao outlays.
CDL unit to build Tanjong Rhu residential site after successful $709.3m bid
Tender closes with 99-year lease award.
Singapore takes 74% of SEA PE deal value as regional activity dips
Total deal value in Southeast Asia declined 43% year-on-year.
MetaOptics joins Stanford SystemX Alliance to fuel US expansion
The company aims to advance metalens design capabilities with partnership.
Centurion Accommodation REIT gains provisional nod to expand Westlite Ubi
Total capacity will increase from 1,650 to 2,190 beds.
FSL Trust posts $8.7m full-year profit, ends 2025 debt-free
Its net profit for the second half stood at $6.5m.
Wing Tai’s H2 net profit soars 300% to $40.3m on River Green and LakeGarden sales
Development segment drove the group’s earnings growth.
Life insurance premiums hit $6.53b in 2025 as Q4 sales rise 13%
The growth was attributed to an increase in the annual premium business.
CDL Hospitality REIT raises $100m in perpetual debt to slash borrowings
The 4.00% securities under a $1.5b programme have no fixed redemption date and semi-annual payouts.
Sasseur unit secures $117m onshore facility agreement for loan refinancing
The five-year loan refinances part of the REIT’s secured onshore borrowings.
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