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Foreign worker levy suspension won’t boost manufacturing growth

Foreign worker levy suspension won’t boost manufacturing growth

Lacklustre external demand is the culprit.

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Jubilee Budget brings no respite for struggling residential developers

REITs and asset-heavy landlords are the top picks.

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Singapore's personal tax rates still among region's lowest despite surprise hike

Income taxes elsewhere could be as high as 45%.

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What does the Jubilee Budget mean for Singapore REITs?

Will REITs take a hit as the stamp duty remission lapses?

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Check out these five fearless forecasts for Budget 2015

Expect cash handouts and restructuring policy tweaks.

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Banks brace for a deluge of bad debts in FY15

Mainly from the oil & gas sector.

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Number of unsold Executive Condos spike 11% to over 2,200 units in January

EC prices are in for a correction soon.

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SREITs embark on overseas property acquisition spree to buck lifeless property market

Over 66% of REIT acquisitions are overseas.

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Developers shying away from once-popular EC sites on back of looming flat glut

Over 6,000 units will flood an already crowded market.

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End of an era: Time to say goodbye to outperforming S-REIT stocks, investors warned

Regulatory changes could be a game changer for SREITs.

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Will tax incentives for REITs be rolled back in Budget 2015?

Dividends could crash if these incentives are rolled back.

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A tale of two shipbuilders: Petrobras scandal rocks the boat for Singapore’s largest rig makers

Brazil-related orders account for almost half of their order books.

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Giant rig builders embroiled in massive Brazilian bribery charge

Both Keppel and SembMarine's order books are at risk.

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Singapore’s troubled rig builders sitting in the eye of the storm

It’s not all doom and gloom at the moment, but all bets are off after 2015.

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HDB resale prices slipped 5.7% in January

But resale volume surged 15.3%.

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Which local bank is most exposed to rapidly rising interest rates?

Its net profit might jump by as much as 17%.

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Offshore and marine firms brace for massive losses as fourth quarter results roll in

But this is just the tip of the iceberg.

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