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Shared Economy, En Bloc Fever Fire Up Singapore's Property Sector In 2018

Dubbed as the ‘catalytic saviour’ of the property market in 2018, there are about 110-120 flexible workspace operating across Singapore, occupying 944,000 square feet of net lettable area.

Are You Ready To Take That Postgraduate Degree?

Three distinguished education providers discuss how to choose the right programme and how having a postgraduate degree is crucial to career advancement.

Supermarket Giants Kill Convenience Stores

It is an inconvenient time for convenience store operators in Singapore, as they struggle for a share in the market largely dominated by supermarket giants.

Grabfood Puts Other Food Delivery Players On The Backpedal

When ride-sharing platform Grab acquired the Southeast Asian operations of rival Uber, the deal also entailed the takeover of Uber Eats and its integration into the relatively newer Grab Food platform—and industry observers and analysts foresee a bleaker horizon for competitors like Foodpanda, Honestbee, and Deliveroo.

WhereisWhere Connects Shoppers To Nearby Deals And Discounts

WhereisWhere seeks to disrupt how brick-and-mortar businesses market their products and target customers by easily making promotions, deals, and discounts appear on nearby consumers’ mobile devices by connecting consumers to such information — all based on their proximity to each other.

DIY Or Die: Singapore's Brick And Mortars Turn To Experiential Shopping To Survive

Some stores on the lion city’s high street allow for the personalisation of bags, jewellery, and ice cream.

Bike-Sharing Firms Hit A Dead End In Singapore As Mobike Exits Scene

The faltering bike-sharing industry in Singapore was dealt another heavy blow when Mobike applied to surrender its licence to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), raising questions about the sustainability of the business model in a city where last-mile transport issues remain unresolved.

Hyperscale Data Centres On Track As Big Techs Move In

This translates to around 95MW per year on average although this tapers off slightly to just 58MW annually without the Facebook development.

New Name, New Frontiers: Soaring Far Beyond Italy

Leonardo Helicopters, maker of the world-renowned AgustaWestland fleet, is spreading its wings further by collaborating with a Singaporean university.

10 Investment Eggs To Hatch In 2017

Don’t be caught sleeping this Year of the Rooster and start sitting on these golden investment eggs; but as with any investment idea, these eggs are best taken with a grain of salt.

Crazy, Poor Expats Feel Pressure Of Lower Salary Package And Allowances

Moving out from London to become an expat in Singapore was fairly straightforward for trader Oriano Lizza. He noted how the lower tax levels make everything “considerably easier” now that he has stayed in the country for over 20 months.

Where To Park Your Money In 2019

It was an undeniably terrible year for equities, but experts are not completely writing them off in 2019. Other opportunities also lie in the oil services sector, U.S. regional banks, and attractively priced Japanese companies.