Singapore

Sixth Avenue Centre's selling price dropped by $4.5m to $86m

It has a site area of 15,009 sqft that could potentially yield shops and 35 apartments.

Sixth Avenue Centre's selling price dropped by $4.5m to $86m

It has a site area of 15,009 sqft that could potentially yield shops and 35 apartments.

Growth of Grade A downtown office rents hits 4-year high at 4.1% in Q2

But leasing enquiry levels and expansion requirements have not been quite as positive.

Real estate investment sales grew 11.4% to $10.31b in Q2

There were 15 residential en bloc sales that boosted quarterly sales.

Keppel Land sells Orbista for $40.2m

As a result, it has dropped the ownership of Vietnamese developer QLP.

Singapore firms' payment performance weakened in Q2

Prompt payments fell slightly by 1.65 ppt to 49.55% of total transactions.

Daily Briefing: Fuel shortage in Asia pushed Singapore oil prices to a 3-year high; Starhub welcomes new CEO

And Golden Gate Ventures joined a $19.9m funding for a Singapore care-giving startup.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.91%

Investors are taking caution over trade tensions' effect on local sentiment.

Chart of the Day: 33 firms bought back $174m of their shares in June

CapitaLand led the tally and bought back 17.2 million shares for $60.8m.

Talent crunch beefs up finance payrolls amidst thinning workforce

Firms may need to shell out extra $29,100 per highly skilled finance worker by 2030.

Wilmar could benefit from soybean prices hit by trade tensions

Soybean prices have fallen 4.6% since the US and China resumed announcing tariffs.

Global trade tensions unlikely to hit Sheng Siong: analyst

Its exposure is nearly limited to only Singapore, rendering it unaffected by global trade spats.

Sembcorp invests 77% stake in Vellocet Clean Energy for $5m

It will tap into Australia’s direct supply of renewable energy to companies.

9 in 10 planned M&A deals failed in the past year

Nearly 3 in 5 bosses blamed competition and disagreement over the valuation price.

Customs to speed up process for Thailand-bound exports

Thailand's Singapore-bound exports will likewise go through the faster process.

7 Sembawang Road shophouses up for en bloc sale at $24m

They have a combined area of 24,240 sqft with first storeys approved for commercial zoning.