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Climbing office rents could turn off tenants: CBRE

Singapore had the fourth strongest premier rental growth across Asia at over 4.1%.

Climbing office rents could turn off tenants: CBRE

Singapore had the fourth strongest premier rental growth across Asia at over 4.1%.

Fee hikes to launch Changi Airport into the top of Asia's tax podium by 2023

Users will shoulder the increases, and airlines are not resisting.

Investors embrace industrial and commercial market as cooling measures hammer home sector

The $9.78b achieved in the collective sales market for H1 2018 is unlikely to be repeated in H2.

Is the worst over for embattled Singapore retail REITs?

Rents have been in a protracted three-year slump but analysts foresee a mild recovery in the coming months.

Cooling measures to curb demand for landed homes

Buyers wait on the sidelines as new curbs could boost home prices above $3m.

Is branch banking still relevant as lenders migrate their services online?

Overall, there will be lower demand for office space allocated for bank branches, according to an analyst.

Were the government's cooling measures premature?

A mere 9.1% price rebound flag concerns that such an intervention may have been uncalled for.

Shop ‘til it drops: Half of Singaporeans are ready for drone deliveries

Singapore is developing its air traffic control system for drones.

MAS warns stolen SingHealth data could be used in bank fraud

Financial institutions are discouraged from relying on the stolen information for customer verification.

Singaporeans' stolen SingHealth data exposed to identity and tax fraud

The SingHealth cyberattack affected over 1.5 million Singaporeans, specifically 160,000 patients.

Singapore banks turn to China's wealthy to offset slumping stock markets

Some banks are looking to establish family offices to serve Chinese entrepreneurs; as a sizeable proportion will look to transfer their wealth to the next generation within the next five to ten years.

Wealth management income hit by slumping stock markets

DBS fees from wealth are forecast to fall by 9.4%.

Can city fringe shophouses be safe havens in a shaken property market?

Gains in capital and rents boosted interest in properties in Jalan Besar, Kampong Glam, and Little India.

Has tight oversight weighed down Singapore's dealmaking activity?

A total of 66 mergers have been lodged with the Competition Commission of Singapore as of end-June.

Singapore's shipyard firms go head-to-head with Chinese rivals in revived O&M market

Companies have yet to win over projects worth US$145b for the rest of 2018.

Here's why Singapore's healthtech landscape looks promising

The country's Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2020 (RIE 2020) allocated $4b for R&D developments from 2016 to 2020.

Singapore Q2 GDP growth below expectations at 3.8%: MTI

Manufacturing led the growth with an 8.6% advance YoY.