Singapore

Singapore's alcohol industry ranked 10th most attractive in Asia

The country’s alcohol spend per capita is set to increase by 2.7% per annum from 2019-2023.

Singapore's alcohol industry ranked 10th most attractive in Asia

The country’s alcohol spend per capita is set to increase by 2.7% per annum from 2019-2023.

SGX RegCo warns investors on trading China Haida shares

Its share price leapt 150% to $0.01 on 16 December.

Payment performance further weakened in Q4 2019

The retail sector saw the highest increase in delayed payments.

Most traded mid-cap stocks' average returns hit 10% in 2019

Hi-P International led the pack as returns jumped 101%.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.9%

UOB led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 1.25% expansion.

Chart of the Day: Home price growth moderated to 0.3% in Q4 2019

The absence of new launches in the RCR weighed on overall prices.

Singapore trails Japan in global passport power

It has a total of 190 visa-free destinations.

GDP may recover to 1.4% in 2020: report

MAS is expected to maintain the S$NEER slope.

Venture capital firm Antler raises $67.4m in funding

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin was amongst the new investors in the round.

Yanlord Land sets up 3 new business units, dissolved JV in China

Its subsidiaries set up new businesses in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

S-REITs hit average total returns of 23% in 2019

The trusts contributed a quarter of the daily turnover of the island’s stock market.

MAS receives 21 digital bank licence applications

Fourteen applied for digital wholesale banks whilst seven went for digital full banks.

Credit costs to weigh on banks in 2020

Combined with shrinking NIMs, this will burden bank earnings.