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GOVERNMENT officials, policymakers, economists, bankers and experts gathered here for the Second Annual Asean Consumer and Household Debt Conference on Feb 22 and 23.

SINGAPORE is the second-most important destination in the world for Asian ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) when it comes to real estate investments, according to the latest edition of Knight Frank’s Wealth Report 2017, released on March 1.

PETALING JAYA (March 8): Lafarge Malaysia Bhd’s Construction Development Lab (CDL) has received the ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, an international standard that ensures the quality and accuracy of laboratory equipment calibration and sampling analysis.

PETALING JAYA (March 7): Eco World Group Development Bhd (EcoWorld) is providing one-stop industrial and property services to the owners of the second phase of Eco Business Park 1 (EBP 1) in Johor to help them set up their businesses there.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo, the property tycoon who has been in the news since he bought into 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s Bandar Malaysia project, is said to have shelved plans to list his flagship Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH).

SINGAPORE (March 6): Singapore is revealed as the third most expensive city in Asia for construction, following Hong Kong and Macau, according to the International Construction Costs Index published on Monday by built assets design and consultancy firm Arcadis.

SETIA ALAM (March 4): Banks are not expected to loosen their lending policy in the next three years although the country's loan approval rate in 2016 was at a historical low, said Smart Financing CEO Gary Chua.

SETIA ALAM (March 4): Stratified property is a good option for investment but investors should do their homework and be a responsible owner if they want to ensure investment returns, said Exastrata Solutions Sdn Bhd chief real estate consultant Adzman Shah Mohd Ariffin.

SETIA ALAM (March 4): Property agents should not worry too much about being ousted by property portals and should work with them instead to leverage these portals’ traffic, said Celcom Planet Sdn Bhd (11street.

PETALING JAYA (March 1): Shanghai-based, state-owned property developer Greenland Group has partnered with AirAsia Bhd to boost local development and tourism in the southern region of Peninsular Malaysia.