AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMarkets & Rates: Global bonds sold off and yields hit multi-decade highs as renewed US-Iran tensions pushed oil higher, stoking inflation fears and lifting borrowing costs—an immediate headache for Singapore investors watching US Treasury moves. Fintech Funding: MAS pledged S$220m to deepen Singapore’s fintech innovation push, backing frontier tech and talent as private funding cools. Built Environment R&D: Singapore set aside $112m under RIE2030 for built-environment research, including safer, smarter demolition and better tools for building maintenance and carbon reduction. Data Centres & Cooling: Singapore rolled out a liquid-cooling standard for tropical data centres, aiming to ease power and efficiency constraints for the AI build-out. Trade & Logistics: A new push for “logistics intelligence” highlights how better visibility of capacity and compliance can cut costs and reduce empty runs. Food & Retail: Seafood Expo Asia opened at Marina Bay Sands, while Shein’s Hong Kong debut underscored a valuation reset amid tariff and logistics headwinds. Compliance & Fraud Tech: SEON partnered Exist Software Labs to expand fraud prevention and AML capabilities across Southeast Asia. IP & Healthcare: Rokit Healthcare won a Singapore patent decision for its skin regeneration patch, planning ASEAN expansion.
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