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Singapore, Brunei establish reciprocal cross-border collateral arrangement
This will allow them to accept a wider range of collateral in their facilities.
Nam Cheong sees profit decline by 87% YoY in H1 2025
Revenue also went down by 11% YoY in the same period.
Straits Trading reports net loss of $20.4m in H1
EBITDA declined by 16.6% to $55.3m.
UOL to acquire Varley Park property in UK for $75.6m (£43.5m)
This marks the group’s entry into the student housing market.
Singapore property market steady in Q2 with cautious outlook
Realion forecasts that full-year investment sales could still reach between $20b and $25b.
Chinese travellers in Singapore spend big on quality products: report
Nearly half of these consumers spend more than US$7,000 annually on premium products.
CBRE slashes Singapore 2025 growth outlook to 2.2%
CBRE noted that Singapore remains one of the tightest office markets in the region.
Singapore home prices rise 4.7% in Q1
Prices increased by 3.8%, placing Singapore 27th out of 55 global markets tracked in the report.
Singapore small business owners lead world in milestone joy
But nearly one in five small business owners in Singapore (18%) say they don’t celebrate business wins at all.
UOI to boost tech investment by nearly 50% from 2023 levels
It said it plans to expand in Singapore and key ASEAN markets.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.38%; Top stock is JMH USD
Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited is the top stock with a 1.99% increase.
Aoxin Q&M sees net profit decline by 44.3% YoY in H1 2025
Total revenue increased by 4.6% YoY in the same period.
Pan-United’s net profit up by 12% YoY to $21m in H1 2025
The group’s revenue increased by 4% YoY to $401.1m.
Seatrium and Karpowership boost efforts for scalable maritime energy solutions
The partnership involves the integration of new generation powerships.
Geo Energy records 25% YoY decline in net profit in H1 2025
Excluding a one-time gain in 2024, net profit increased by 76% in H1 2025.
UOL net profit rises 58% to $205.5m in H1 2025
The growth was due to strong performance from most business segments.
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