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Singapore CEO’s more bullish about SG’s growth, earnings: KPMG
Singapore CEO’s more bullish about SG’s growth, earnings: KPMG
92% of Singapore CEOs are confident about the country’s growth.
HK, SG investors more cautious amidst COVID
About 62% and 69% of Hong Kongers and Singaporeans, respectively, are now investing responsively.
89% of SG businesses struggle with data proliferation: Dell Technologies
Businesses are gathering more data than they can analyse; and needs more data than their current capacity.
Could Hong Kong investors’ optimism be dangerous?
Schroders reported that investment returns are expected to average 11% annually.
Resale market in SG returns after 2-year hiatus: Report
Units sold in the first seven months totalled 9,160, exceeding 2019 and 2020.
Singapore is 17th most expensive location to send expat workers
The expatriate pay package for mid-level workers costs around US$225,171 annually.
1 in 2 Singaporeans plan to buy a new home in the next 2 years
And 1 in 3 millennials have their eyes on luxury property.
How can Hong Kong investors approach sustainability?
A survey found 67% of investors are driven by the higher potential return of sustainability.
Singapore inflation to continue transitory phase for rest of 2021
Upside risks, however, will continue to persist throughout the year.
Singapore records 2.5% increase in consumer prices
The transport expenditure saw the highest increase at 9.6% YoY.
Nearly 80% of Hong Kong execs experience mental health issues: survey
Top execs plan to increase spending for medical insurance in the next 12 months.
Cross-border payment startup Currenxie secures $10m Series A funding
The Hong Kong-based firm was founded by Goldman Sachs alumni.
Singapore life insurance records whopping $1.97m in sales
This accounts for a YoY 61% growth in H1 2021.
HKEX sees record 26% profit growth to $6.61m in H1
This is thanks to the buoyant IPO market and strong trading volumes amongst others.
AirAsia's BigPay secures $100m from South Korean conglomerate
The funding is just one step closer to BigPay’s ambition to be the largest challenger bank in SEA.
ESR acquisition of ARA to make it largest real asset manager in APAC
ESR Cayman Limited is set to acquire ARA Asset Management for US$5.2b.
How SG firms can tap GBA opportunities via Hong Kong
Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the city is an “ideal gateway” for businesses.