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Singapore NODX surged 15.5% in May

Non-electronics jumped 26.2% and offset the 7.8% decline in electronics.

Singapore NODX surged 15.5% in May

Non-electronics jumped 26.2% and offset the 7.8% decline in electronics.

Can Qoo10 maintain its dominance in Singapore's e-commerce market?

The company enjoys strong support from SME merchants but Amazon may soon give it a run for its money.

House prices could jump up to 20% in 2018: Savills

Price growth of private properties hit an 8-year high in Q1.

En bloc fever could speed up rental recovery

URA's rental index grew on a quarterly basis for the first time in 4.5 years.

Grab may be spreading itself too thin as it guns for dominance in Southeast Asia

The company launched GrabFood, GrabPay, GrabFinancial and just recently, Grab Ventures.

Sentosa hotels welcome high room demand amidst US-North Korea summit

The summit location only has 100 keys, meaning other guests have booked other nearby venues.

Here's how Amazon and Lazada can beat Qoo10's dominance in the e-commerce market

Qoo10 accounts for more than a third (32.6%) of Singapore’s e-commerce market, beating Amazon which only has a measly 11.5%.

Online grocers struggle to make a mark in Singapore

Sales of the largest online grocers only comprised 0.6% of the total retail sales.

Here's why District 19's biggest projects suffered from lower than expected take-up rates

Affinity at Serangoon and The Garden Residences take-up rates played around 10-15%.

Singapore's co-working boom has no end in sight

There are around 110-120 operating flexible workspace centres islandwide, and leasing demand is poised to hit 550,000 square feet in 2018.

Can Grab Ventures address Singapore's worsening funding gap?

There are only a handful of funds focusing on providing Series B funding.

S-REITs raised $4b YTD amidst acquisition fever

But large deals are expected to be rarer and reduce yields to at least 3%.

Asia could learn to manage digital economy from Singapore

It imposed the 7% GST on cross-border digital services.

Stores turn to pop ups to survive amidst exits in the retail sector

Gap, Banana Republic, and American Eagle Outfitters recently shut down their stores in Central, whilst Chanel, MiuMiu and Fendi put up their pop up stores earlier this year.

Can Singapore casinos finally hold their ground against Macau?

The city’s two gambling resorts have been performing strongly, pressuring operators to sustain the upward trend.

Industrial leasehold prices plunged to 5-year lows in Q1

Prices for 30-year leasehold properties declined 3% in 3 years.