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Quiet investment activities may occur for the rest of the year
                                                                                 
                    
                    Knight Frank advised that freehold properties are a popular investment.
                
                                
            Quiet investment activities may occur for the rest of the year
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            Knight Frank advised that freehold properties are a popular investment.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    MPA, Lloyd’s Register ink pact enabling net-zero shipping across Indian and Pacific oceans
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The MoU will also make way for the implementation of “The Silk Alliance.”
                    
                                        
                    
                Core CBD Premium, Grade A rents rise 0.6% QoQ to $11.53 per sq ft
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Tight vacancies and flight-to-quality moves drove the increase.
                    
                                        
                    
                Eneco Energy’s logistics unit bags contract to transport Heineken, Tiger in SG
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The contract will last three years.
                    
                                        
                    
                StanChart, Atome lender-of-record partnership book 100,000 transactions
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Atome customers who successfully activate their new StanChart credit card will receive S$250 in Atome+ points.
                    
                                        
                    
                UOL Group enters deal to sell Parkroyal Kitchener Hotel
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The hotel costs $525m.
                    
                                        
                    
                SkillsFuture launches refreshed digital skills for SME growth
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It focuses on automation, cybersecurity, data analytics, and in-demand digital tools.
                    
                                        
                    
                Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.21; ThaiBev is top stock
                                                                                                 
                        
                        ThaiBev traded at 1.75% up.
                    
                                        
                    
                Banks foster growth, boost employee well-being
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Singapore Business Review's new ranking of Singapore banks reflects top notchers' steady growth and adaptability to changing landscape.
                    
                                        
                    
                SATS, SingPost ink MOU for e-commerce transshipment hub exploration
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The hub will reduce delivery times, operating costs, and manpower.
                    
                                        
                    
                OCBC unifies branding, renames Hong Kong and Macau subsidiaries
                                                                                                 
                        
                        OCBC Wing Hang has been renamed as OCBC Bank (Hong Kong).
                    
                                        
                    
                3-storey conservation shophouse in Chinatown for sale for $10m
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The expression of interest will close on 2 August at 3 pm.
                    
                                        
                    
                Around 4 in 5 SG shoppers are willing to pay more for product quality, authenticity
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Quality, product and shipping costs, customer reviews and authenticity are the top purchase considerations.
                    
                                        
                    
                1.5 million Singaporeans to receive up to $700 from GSTV-Cash
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Eligible citizens can get up to $300 more compared to 2022.
                    
                                        
                    
                NSW outer metropolitan bus tender awarded to ComfortDelGro
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The contract was worth A$200m ($180m)
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore’s mediation programme will benefit ASEAN firms with tech disputes
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The pilot for the programme ends on 31 December 2023.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
            	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                             
                             
                     
                             
                             
                     
                             
                             
                     
                             
           
                                 
                                 
                                 
               
                                     
                                     
                                     
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                