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Ten surprises for 2024 Will gold become the best-performing asset of 2024?

🎙BT Future of Finance: Purpose-bound money and CBDCs - what it means for you What’s in store for the future of money and what does it mean for you or your business? More from Janet Young, MD & Head, group channels and d…

#BTOpinion: There are sound reasons for having more multi-owner strata office spaces Strong demand and supply drivers exist for strata office spaces held by multiple owners. To help democratise real estate ownership, the…

Money laundering accused Zhang Ruijin denied bail again as judge rules ‘no material change’ Zhang, who is in a relationship with another alleged money launderer Lin Baoying, faces three charges related to forging bank do…

Is Singapore’s workforce ready to embrace its global ambitions? An overwhelming 93% of Singaporean employees are keen to work for global companies, surpassing the global average of 79%.

South-east Asian investors bullish on electric bikes, clean energy in 2024 Electric two-wheelers are likely a key theme to watch in 2024, with several South-east Asian countries emerging as manufacturing hubs for EV comp…

Reshaping industries, businesses and our lives: A look at tech's potential BRANDED CONTENT: It will allow us to reimagine how we work, and disrupt sectors for greater efficiency. bt.sg/SwHF

Easy financing and private-hire fleet expansion driving up COE demand As businesses and private-hire car drivers can borrow up to 90-100% of a vehicle’s cost, Carro, a used-car marketplace has been taking on financial ri…

SGX listcos’ Q3 profits fall 6.8%; tech, Reits expected to lead recovery in 2024 While analysts expect earnings for Q4 to remain weak for most sectors, they expect the tech sector and Reits to recover in 2024.

Time’s ripe to revamp COE system, start charging more for road use, say panellists at ST roundtable An economist said it was time for the government to “take a big step” and roll out distance-based charging for road usag…

DBS, OCBC, UOB are weighing down the STI One reason the local banks are lagging the STI is central banks are expected to cut interest rates as growth and inflation ease.