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Nursing home additions lift Parkway Life Reit’s H2 DPU by 3.5% to 7.64 cents
The Singapore hospital portfolio also saw organic rental growth with step-up lease agreements[SINGAPORE] (PLife Reit) saw a 3.5 per cent rise in distribution per unit (DPU) to 7.64 cents...
Nursing home additions lift Parkway Life Reit’s H2 DPU by 3.5% to S$0.0764
The Singapore hospital portfolio also saw organic rental growth with step-up lease agreements[SINGAPORE] Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (PLife Reit) saw a 3.5 per cent rise in distribution...
Singaporeans queueing up to buy the dip in gold despite rout
At UOB’s headquarters, Singapore’s only bank selling physical gold, buyers crowd a lounge for bullion tradesPublished Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 08:19 PM[SINGAPORE] People were still queueing up to...
Singapore stocks slip on Monday as precious metals rout deepens; STI down 0.3%
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Monday (Feb 2), tracking regional peers amid a sharp sell-off in precious metals that extended from the previous week.The benchmark Straits Times Index...
In South-east Asia, can quick commerce become a key growth driver for food delivery platforms?
This approach improves rider utilisation rates and could catalyse subscription services[SINGAPORE] Quick commerce is evolving in Singapore as food delivery platforms seek to improve unit economics, with customers moving...
In S-E Asia, can quick commerce become a key growth driver for food delivery platforms?
This approach improves rider utilisation rates and could catalyse subscription services[SINGAPORE] Quick commerce is evolving in Singapore as food delivery platforms seek to improve unit economics, with customers moving...
BOJ summary suggests emerging urgency around timely rate hikes
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 03:45 PMA SUMMARY of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ’s) January policy meeting indicated a growing awareness of the need to raise...
Temasek, LIC plan share sales in NSE’s India IPO: source
All shareholders of NSE will be given the option to participate in the secondary sale as part of the IPOPublished Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 02:50 PM[MUMBAI] Temasek Holdings...
India to spend 100 billion rupees to make biopharma production hub
The funding will be directed towards the research and production of biologics and biosimilar medicinesPublished Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 12:17 PM[MUMBAI] India will invest 100 billion rupees (S$1.4...
Metals traders lose at least one billion yuan as ‘Hat’ flees China
Chinese metals markets have seen more than their fair share of scandal in recent years[SINGAPORE] Chinese metals traders have racked up losses totalling at least one billion yuan (S$183...
Positive takeaways for Singapore Reits from Keppel Reit’s dpu dilutive MBFC Tower 3 deal
With demand for office trusts focused in the Republic despite lower yields, more capital should be allocated domestically[SINGAPORE] Investors buy real estate investment trusts (Reits) to earn recurrent income...
‘Shop in China’ travel boom risks complicating PBOC’s yuan math
Foreign visitors to the capital city of Beijing spent an unprecedented 50.6 billion yuan in 2025Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 10:29 AMA SURGE in foreign travellers strolling in...