Singapore

Chart Of The Day: PMETs account for 52.7% of job vacancies in 2018

Overall, one in three vacancies were unfilled for six months or more.This chart from the Ministry of Manpower shows that professionals, managers, executives & technicians’ (PMET) share of all job vacancies trended higher in 2018 at 52.7% in 2018 from 48.5% in 2017.

Business expansion created 26,500 jobs in 2018

 ICT roles such as chief information officers, database designers & administrators and IT security specialists were in hot demand.

MAS slapped $16.8m in penalties on 42 financial firms in the last 18 months: report

Other enforcement actions included 19 prohibition orders, $698,000 in civil penalties and 223 warnings.

Only 2 in 5 firms in Singapore adhere to diversity and inclusion policies: report

The number of women in leadership teams also dipped from 30% to 29% in 2019.

Dairy Farm's profits may edge up 11% over the next three years: analyst

Growth could be driven by higher contributions from its health & beauty division and associates.

Tech luminary Darwin Thio talks about how companies can boost cost and time efficiency through technology

Thio has a knack to identify key risks and integrate the necessary controls into easy-to-understand workflows for business.

Inside Deliveroo's futuristic food market

The site features a fully-automated ordering experience and 40-seater dine-in space.

Oxley terminates LOI for $950m sale of Mercure and Novotel hotels

Its purchaser Gracious Land failed to make its subsequent 4% consideration deposit of $38m.

CapitaLand sells Beijing unit for $4.2m

Beijing CapitaLand Property Management Co. has ceased to be a wholly owned subsidiary of CapitaLand.

Chart of the Day: Singapore's VC investments hit $6.65b in 2018

VC investment activity stands at $174.3b (US$129b) in Asia.

Two freehold redevelopment sites along Cavan Road launched for public tender

Indicative pricing for 2 Cavan Road is at $47.4m and $12.6m for 21 Cavan Road.