Singapore

Can CityDev nip its profits slump in the bud in H2?

It's pinning hopes on three major property developments.

Optimising compliance to corporate travel policies

Travel management is a highly specialised business function, and is one of the hardest cost areas to control in a corporation because of its highly fragmented nature; requiring expertise across many sub-categories, geographies and being subjected to the taste and preferences of the business traveler.

SBS Transit’s income ramps up 19% to $7.2m

Increased number of passengers propelled profit.

Floundering financial services sector hurt Singapore GDP growth

Sectoral growth moved at a snail’s pace of 0.8%.

Will the new bus contracting model boost SBS’ and SMRT’s floundering bus profits?

It will greatly affect the firms' operating margins, analysts say.

Noble’s profit dives 88.4% to S$51.5m in 1H16

Net losses for the quarter jumped to S$73.8m.

Libra's net profit slumps 26.1% to $1.6m in 1H2016

Administrative expenses, higher wage expenditures are among the culprits.

Boustead Projects' income jumps 25% to $6.1m in Q1

Boosted by contribution from its leasing business.