Daily Briefing: Singapore still easiest place to do business; Private homes dominate auction sales

And here’s the deal on the rumored Apple Store opening in Singapore.

Singapore remains the easiest place to do business, while developing countries stepped up their pace of business-friendly reforms in the past year, according to a World Bank report published Tuesday. Read more here.

The number of properties submitted for auction in Singapore surged 20.7 percent quarter-on-quarter to 222 units in Q3 2015, while the number of successfully auctioned properties climbed to 12 from seven previously, revealed a Knight Frank report. Find out more here.

You’ve heard the rumours: the Apple Store could actually be coming to Singapore. An email from Pure Fitness — a gym based in Knightsbridge Orchard — to its clientele reveals that they are giving up their space to make way for the Apple Store. This was then leaked through popular blog SuperAdrianMe and made its way around the Internet. Read more here.