News
LTA, SMRT add 29 more trains to North-South and East-West Lines
There will be 198 trains in the NSEWL fleet by 2019.
More global brands looking to open shops in Singapore as local retailers downsize
Local sellers struggle with rising costs and falling sales.
800,000 HDB households to get $45m worth of utilities rebates in October
Smaller flats will get larger rebates.
Woodlands home prices set to soar as new developments kick in
Some of the cheapest houses can currently be found here.
Stingy expats hardest hit by Singapore's property cooling measures
Indonesian purchases plunged to a record low in Q2.
Singapore bank lending inched up 1.01% in August on back of higher construction loans
Total loans and advances reached $604.6b last month.
Noble Group shares crash 8% after deal announcement
SGX issued a trading activity query.
ComfortDelGro to open Downtown Line 2 in 2016, ahead of schedule
To boost ailing Downtown Line 1.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.1%
Expect a slightly lower opening today.
Chart of the Day: Take a look at how Singapore’s loan growth is nearing the peak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis
Deposit growth languishes near to zero.
Daily Briefing: Singaporeans told to avoid HK protest sites; Three new executive condos to be launched soon
And Singaporean bowlers finally win Asiad silver.
Asia’s ultra-rich turning to commercial real estate investments to buck property cooling measures
The number of ultra-high net worth individuals will surge by 43% in 2023.
Singaporeans settling for smaller houses to combat high residential prices
Most homebuyers have budgets under $1m.
Private condo resale prices remained flat in August, reveals NUS index
The overall SRPI value is 151.8.
Changi Airports’s air traffic slipped 4.2% in August on back of fewer Southeast Asia flights
Passenger traffic declined 0.6%.
Local manufacturers downbeat as new orders crashed in Q4
Confidence levels contracted for the first time since 2012.
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