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Rising rents, COE premiums to fuel higher inflation
Inflation will average at the 5% yoy level breached this month as HDB rentals and car prices soar, predicts the government.
Rising rents, COE premiums to fuel higher inflation
Inflation will average at the 5% yoy level breached this month as HDB rentals and car prices soar, predicts the government.
Government land will dominate 2Q12 investment sales
Private sector transactions should take a backseat until 3Q12 when macroeconomic concerns are less pronounced.
Did Keppel Corp flunk its 1Q12 report card?
It's tricky to tell with earnings jumping 141% to S$751 million yoy but mainly due to accounting changes.
Singapore sinking fast in productivity
It joins Vietnam and Thailand as Asian countries with the highest falls in total factor productivity over the past decade.
NODX growth nosedives to 4.3% in March
The non-electronic NODX contracted by 7.8% yoy while electronic NODX slowed to 2.8% growth.
SPH print circulation dives, mall contribution rises
Revenues from its retail malls are providing a powerful offset to plummeting print ad sales, according to OCBC.
Singapore GDP growth slips to 1.6% yoy
But economic momentum could be picking up with the qoq growth rising to 9.9% from last quarter's 2.5% contraction.
Central procurement agency in the drawing boards?
The proposal was made after a new audit report showed glaring lapses in the public sector procurement process.
Healthcare subsidies for Singapore PRs reduced
Beginning 3Q12 PRs across most income bands will receive just half the subsidies given to citizens.
Employee healthcare costs rising to worrying levels
59% of employers expect to spend more on healthcare in 2012 and 81% worry over its blunting effect on competitiveness.
Singapore loan growth might slow to ASEAN-4 low
CIMB predicts a marked deceleration for bank loan growth as last year's torrent of trade-finance loans dries up.
Price pressure to persist in Singapore private residentials
This is a side effect of developer moves to downsize unit sizes and court mass market buyers, says Maybank Kim Eng.
Singapore airport struggles with on time departures
Only 55.9% of Singapore departure flights flew on time in March, a performance eclipsed by 25 other cities.
Singapore's credit rating edge over HK explained
Fitch says Hong Kong's exposure to China's increasing risk prevented it from attaining Singapore's AAA rating.
Core Central Region price falls could be worse than estimates
Don't be surprised if actual property price declines exceed expectations, says Savills Singapore.
Asia Pacific Breweries files legal arbitration over failed divestment
APB said it lost $$8.5 million in the terminated sale and is battling its joint venture partner for supposed contract breaches.
Will Tiger Airways roar back in 3Q12?
Its losses will be cut down over the coming quarters as its Australia operations take off to full throttle, says DBS.
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