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Government earmarks $2.4b to revamp four historic buildings

It has opened proposals for revitalisation to organisations.

Government earmarks $2.4b to revamp four historic buildings

It has opened proposals for revitalisation to organisations.

Property sales jumped 32% to 6,710 units in November

Agreements for residential units surged 43.9% to 5,756.

Bidders for Kai Tak residential sites plunged 67%

The number of consortiums bidding for larger-scale sites rose.

Approved mortgage loans down 3.9% to $32.6b in October

Mortgage applications also dipped 3.7% to 9,299.

The region's finest exporters celebrate at The Asian Export Awards

The event ran alongside the third Made in Singapore and Designed in Singapore Awards.

Mortgage cap hike buoyed home sales: report

This drove developers to offer flexible payments and discounts for new projects.

Alibaba Group marks debut in Hong Kong Stock Exchange

The firm begins trading under stock code "9988".

Premium Central office rents slipped 11% from June to October

Retail firms posted more lease disposition cases as many cut costs.

Job market strengthens with high demand in Greater China tech: survey

Expected salary increase has dropped to 10-15% in 2020.

Office rental growth hits decade-low in October

Rents have dropped 1.6% MoM to $74.3 per sqft.

Inflation slows to 3.1% in October

Food products rose sharply at 13.3% due to elevated pork prices.

F&B sector's unemployment rises to six-year high in August-October

Unemployment in consumption and tourism sectors rose to 5% during the period.

Property investments down 32% to $3.67b in Q3

This is the fifth-straight quarter of decline.

Real GDP forecast revised down to -1.3% for 2019

Revised GDP figures revealed that the economy contracted 2.9% in Q3.