Singapore

IHH could pay up to $1.47b for controlling stake in Fortis Healthcare

It was chosen as the bidder to buy the controlling stake at 31.1% to 57.1%.

Productivity cannot keep up with wage growth: Minister Koh Poh Koon

Real wages rose 1.9% whilst productivity grew only 1.1% in 2011-2017.

Singapore and France ink deal for startups

Immersion programmes will be conducted to aide Singapore-based startups access the innovation and startup ecosystem in France.

4 shophouses in Macpherson Road up for sale

They can be redeveloped to a maximum GFA of 18,267 sqft.

Oxley CEO buys 9.6m company shares for $3.19m

Deputy CEO Erik Low See earlier bought $873,000 of company shares.

Frasers Property arm buys majority stakes in Vietnamese real estate firm

PAD will undertake the development of a mix-used site in Ho Chi Minh.

GIC lauds China and India as growing areas of tech investment

Emerging markets are leapfrogging due to openness and less mature industries.

GIC's annualised returns beat global inflation by 3.4%

The state investor expressed volatility concerns for the year ahead.

Singapore Q2 GDP growth below expectations at 3.8%: MTI

Manufacturing led the growth with an 8.6% advance YoY.

Chart of the Day: Expected turnover rate in Singapore is the highest in Asia

About 46% expect to leave their companies in the next 12 months.

DBS less likely to suffer slower loan growth from housing curbs

It has granted fewer housing loans compared to OCBC and UOB.

SGX welcomes Hong Kong brokerage firm to securities market

Futu Securities is a startup brokerage with Chinese investors.

Liquidators call on depositors to submit claims against oBike

They have also partnered with the LTA for the removal of the bicycles.

Did the World Cup help kick ThaiBev's gloomy sales?

The company’s price has fallen down 20.7% YTD.