Noreen Jazul

3 days ago | sbr.com.sg | Noreen Jazul

Chiller replacements and system upgrades cost $150,000 to over $2m. Energy-intensive buildings may need to phase retrofits over three years to manage costs that could go as high as $2m, amidst a state push to cut power consumption by 10% starting in the third quarter. This would help building owners “better manage capital expenditure and minimise operational disruption,” Felcia Zeng, Head of Sustainability Management at CPG Facilities Management Pte Ltd ., told Singapore Business Review.

4 days ago | msn.com | Noreen Jazul

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5 days ago | sbr.com.sg | Noreen Jazul

Private apartments from the 1990s could end up being ripe for collective sale. A plan to ease height restrictions could spur land and commercial property values near Singapore’s airports, potentially narrowing the price gap with more developed parts of the island, analysts said.

1 week ago | sbr.com.sg | Noreen Jazul

Only a quarter of male Singaporeans aged 25-34 drink regularly. Young people may be drinking less, but Singapore’s bars aren’t running dry, with analysts projecting average annual growth of 6.8% through 2028. “Despite the many recent challenges, our view of the longer-term prospects of Singapore’s pub sector is cautiously optimistic,” Tim Hill, key account director for Southeast Asia at GlobalData Plc, told Singapore Business Review.

1 week ago | hongkongbusiness.hk | Noreen Jazul

Tech listings may come from China, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Middle East. A measure allowing confidential filing is expected to bring a wave of overseas-listed companies and early-stage biotech and tech firms to Hong Kong, boosting the local listing momentum with more than $76b already raised as of 25 May. The figure is more than seven times higher than a year ago and nearing 90% of last year’s total, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said in a blog post.