Singapore
GDP expanded 0.7% in 2019
The slower growth was partly driven by the manufacturing sector contracting 1.4%.
GDP expanded 0.7% in 2019
The slower growth was partly driven by the manufacturing sector contracting 1.4%.
Manulife Singapore commits $1m for enhanced COVID-19 coverage
A customer diagnosed with the virus will receive a one-time cash benefit of $1,500.
SIA's profits rose 10.8% to $314.8m in Q3
Its passenger revenue expanded 7% to $239m.
GDP growth forecast revised down to 0.5% for 2020
This falls at the lowest end of the earlier official forecast announced last November.
Total merchandise trade down 3.2% to $1t in 2019
This is blamed on oil trade as it fell 13.9% in 2019 amidst lower oil prices.
Daily Briefing: Budget to include package to ease household costs amidst COVID-19; Binance applies for crypto licence
And 72% of internet users in Singapore are mobile gamers. From Channel News Asia:
Chart of the Day: Check out the priciest shophouse deals in 2019
The most expensive deal has an area of 6,262 sqft and was sold for $8,623 psf.
Singapore leads APAC in open banking
Its robust fintech ecosystem and API adoption propels its leading position.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI remained unchanged
DBS led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 0.51% rise.
Alliance Healthcare Group's H2 profit surged 196.1% YoY to $1.6m
Revenues from all business segments rose.
Financial advisors greenlight FLT and FCOT merger
FLT’s advisors found the merger to be on normal commercial terms.
NetLink sees growth in non-residential and NBAP spaces
It could find demand for point-to-point connections from data centre clients.
Great Eastern to supplement customers' insurance amidst COVID-19
Those that are hospitalised will receive a cash benefit of $200 per day up to 60 days.
Sembcorp investor sentiment hit by investment losses
Much of the group’s impairments came from the recently-acquired UKPR assets.
Russia's Don Agro International joins the SGX Catalist
This brings the number of companies listed on the board to 217.
Banks to record anaemic loan growth of 1.5% in 2020
The COVID-19 and the expected monetary easing will weigh on banks.
Far East H-Trust's NPI dipped 1% in Q4 to $26.1m
Meanwhile, quarterly revenues inched up 0.1%.