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Singapore fintech to record worst year as investments plunge 78%

Just over 19.9% of investments in H1 came in deals over $50m.

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Singapore fintech to record worst year as investments plunge 78%

Just over 19.9% of investments in H1 came in deals over $50m.

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HDB, condo rental sales drop to lowest levels since circuit breaker

This may indicate that foreigners are exiting prime locations for more affordable housing.

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Rising domestic demand to buoy full-year retail sales

Numbers are still down from a year earlier, but at a slower pace than in June.

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Manufacturing PMI hit 50.1 in August

It reflects improvements in the manufacturing and electronics sectors.

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Entertainment, media industry revenue to fall 5% in 2020

Live concerts, cinemas and the print industry are the hardest hit by the pandemic.

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S-REITs total $147m net institution outflows in June-August

Sabana REIT saw the sector’s highest proportional net institutional inflows.

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What have foreign homebuyers been snagging in Singapore this year?

Amongst the units purchased by non-Singaporean buyers so far, half were completed units and half were uncompleted.

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MAS, MOM to raise minimum qualifying salary for EP holders in finance

They are expecting job creation to be slower in H2.

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Fall in biomedical production surprising, but likely transient: analyst

Demand for pharmaceutical stocks is expected to remain strong throughout 2020.

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Core inflation to remain in the red till end-2020

External pricing and imported food prices will be pressured by global factors.

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Domestic wholesale sales down 40.6% in Q2

Likewise, foreign wholesale sales dropped 30.4% over the same period.

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Startups under SGUnited Jobs and Skills provided 4,600 jobs: MOM

Salaries are also assured to be in line with the industry norm.

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Economy to remain in contraction in H2 despite new fiscal package

Analysts believe that it would not be enough to boost the labour market and tourism scene.

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Singapore unveils additional $8b fiscal package

The government has put more emphasis on job security, extending the Job Support Scheme for seven months.

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NODX up 6% in July

Both electronic and non-electronic exports rose, albeit at a slower pace.

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Pandemic boosts adoption of ESG principles: survey

About 76% believe that equities under ESG would attract the most interest and in-flows.

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Combined assets of five SGX-listed ETFs up 14.3% in July

Two of these top performing ETFs surpassed $1b in AUM in June-July.

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