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No luck with Singapore's gaming sector until 2019
No luck with Singapore's gaming sector until 2019
Marina Bay Sands' rolling chip volume fell by 16.5%, implying softer gaming volumes.
Subscriber-hungry telcos suffer 17% drop in data yield as price war ensues
Within one year, data yields fell from US$5.7/GB to US$4.8/GB.
Homes are still "seriously" unaffordable in Singapore
Average price of an HDB flat is still under three times the median household income.
"Shadow spaces" are growing behind bright office market
Expansion of tech and real estate firms lifted demand to 50% in 2017.
Rig production deals set to rise in 2018
Thanks to oil prices higher than US$60/bbl and lower project costs.
Homes are more affordable now than 20 years ago
It also now takes 4.8 years to buy a home, compared to 7.3 years in 2010.
Number of available jobs plunged by 20% in Q4
The number of jobseekers also fell by 37%, mainly due to the Christmas holiday.
Singapore's office rental growth to be the second fastest in Asia Pacific
Rents are expected to grow by 9-10% in 2018.
Banks to start reporting results under IFRS 9
Banks are now required to set aside a minimum loss allowance of 1% on exposures, and excess will be recorded as capital.
Monthly expat accommodation costs are now $230 cheaper
It dropped to eighth place in Asian cities' rankings.
Household inflation expectations creep up to 2.97%
No thanks to the looming cut in COE quotas this 2018.
Robust office leasing to give rentals needed push
About 70% of Frasers Tower is already pre-committed even before completion.
Property market optimism could lead to overheating: analysts
"Overly optimistic" bids are appreciating prices by 10-40%.
4 in 5 Singapore firms expanded overseas in 2017
71% have operations in at least one ASEAN country.
Prime office rents to rise by 7% in 2018: Colliers
Better GDP and economic conditions drove demand for office space.
Friend or foe: Can ledger technology disrupt Singapore's financial services?
Its ability to simplify transactions may remove the need for brokers.
$9b worth of engineering contracts to lift construction sector
The North-South Corridor could be a key project.
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