Singapore

Chart of the Day: Leasing transactions up 7% to record 23,875 in Q2

The Outside Central Region posted the largest increase in leasing volume.

HDB resale transactions down 7.6% to 1,921 units in August

This was attributed to the slower resale activity during the season.

Fragrance Group bought Min Yuan Apartments for $141m

The company is seeking to redevelop the land with an adjacent plot to a hotel.

China's housing prices rise fastest despite global slowdown in Q2

This is the sixth consecutive quarter of slowing price growth.

ComfortDelGro launches trial for on-demand bus service

Residents at Tanjong Rhu and Meyer Road can catch a bus via an app.

Yangzijiang inks order contracts to build five vessels

The five order contracts, along with two more last month, are worth $546.36m.

Frasers Centrepoint Trust to join FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Developed Index

This will enable the trust to reach a larger pool of institutional investors.

Ascott opens co-living space for millennials

The nine-storey lyf Funan Singapore spans 121,000 sqft and has 412 rooms.

Ascott Residence Trust issued $150m in fixed rate perpetual securities

It will be used to fund the redemption of $150m 5% perpetual securities.

Temasek joint venture to invest nearly $70m in supply chain startups

Reefknot Investments will focus on series A and B rounds of startups.

ST Engineering's aerospace unit injects $27m into STEA Resources

The capital injection will be used to buy aircraft assets.

City Developments secures $250m sustainability-linked loan

It will be used for general working capital and corporate funding.

Finastra names Wissam Khoury as APAC head

He previously spent over two years as Managing Director for MEA.

Adapting to the world of cloud kitchens in Singapore

Food tech has become an exciting place to in the last few years as an increasing number of players look to tap into a near-insatiable appetite for food delivery services. The numbers are staggering, to say the least.

SIA extends non-stop US flights to Seattle

This will bring the total number of non-stop Singapore-US services to 31.