Singapore

Property sales jump 4.8% in August

Compared to August 2021, however, sales were lower.

UOB Infinity rolls out new financial supply chain management services

The features will be rolled out to clients outside of Singapore, Hong Kong at a later stage. 

HKEX posted net loss of $274m in Q2 22

The stock exchange experienced lower depository fees from e-IPOs.

Economy to contract by 0.7% in 2022: forecast

The GDP outlook got downgraded amidst a deteriorating external environment.

DBS issues $107m (HKD210m) 3.47% notes due in 2024

The notes will be listed in the bonds market on 26 July.

Inflation up by 1.2% YoY in May

It is smaller than the increase in April 2022 with 1.3%.

After 25 years, has Hong Kong’s capital markets lost its sparkle?

Funds raised by IPOs in H122 are predicted to reach HK$17.1 b, a 92% decrease from 2021.

More consumers say unmanned stores safer to visit

Reduced human interaction was a key safety benefit.

SCPG to acquire 50% interest of CITIC Capital’s Changsha mall

The two firms signed an agreement for the acquisition.

DBS, Xero simplifies SMEs loan application with data-sharing partnership

Xero customers now has the option of sharing their transaction records to DBS.

Mass residential prices to decrease 5%: JLL

This is due to the dampened sentiment in the first quarter of 2022.

Deliveroo expends $2m in plastic-free incentives with restaurants

This was the result of a partnership between the delivery company and Sustainabl.

About $1.26b of budget earmarked for tourism support

This follows the $3.8b earlier investment to make HK a tourism destination.

Hongkong Land joins initiative to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C

The campaign is spearheaded by the Science Based Targets initiative.