Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Apr 18)
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Condo rents inch up after 7-month decline; volumes recover: SRX, 99.co
SINGAPORE condominium rents rebounded slightly in March after seven straight months of decline, supported by healthy leasing demand from renters who returned after the festive Chinese New Year period in February.
Latest Singapore one-year T-bill offers cut-off yield of 3.58%
SINGAPORE’S latest one-year tranche of Treasury bills (T-bill) is offering a cut-off yield of 3.58 per cent, according to auction results released on Thursday (Apr 18).
Singapore ready to harvest economic opportunities in the Philippines: Vivian Balakrishnan
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THE Philippines is “a very fertile ground” with a lot of potential still waiting to be tapped, and Singapore can play a role in the transformation of its economy, be it in master planning, training, or connecting local companies with global opportunities, said Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan.
Singapore’s first RoboCluster launched for facilities management, to turn R&D into market solutions
FACILITIES management has become the first sector to participate in Singapore’s RoboCluster initiative, which brings together researchers, end-users and robotics companies to develop market-ready solutions.
Genting Singapore propels convincing Singapore market rebound; STI up 1.1%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) ended Thursday (Apr 18) at 3,187.66 points, up 1.1 per cent or 32.97 points, in a convincing recovery from war jitters and interest rate fears.
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Economy & Policy
US-China competition is not worrying, lack of communication is: Gan Kim Yong
Singapore keen on ‘talent exchange’, developing AI ‘guardrails’ with the US
Social cohesion, long-term planning, political stability are imperatives for Singapore: PM Lee
Singapore’s industrial harmony cannot be taken for granted: Ng Chee Meng
Singapore’s employment growth eases in Q1, as tighter foreign worker quotas kick in for construction firms
US-Singapore FTA marks 20 years: a bridge ‘at the right place, right time’