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Rising fuel prices to heighten inflation

While the MAS is right that the bulk of the inflationary pressure previously came from high COE prices and accommodation costs, food and fuel prices will become more prominent factors in the inflation equation.

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Rising fuel prices to heighten inflation

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Inflation may have surged to 5.9% in February 2011

Inflationary risks are centainly rising and food inflation has also been steadily rising, said DBS.

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Singapore Airlines beats out Shangri-La as Singapore's most desired brand

The top 100 brands in Asia were ranked and among the top ten were Google (3) and Apple (4), Mercedes (5) and Rolex (6).

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Non-oil domestic exports to the US rose by 20% in February 2011

However, NODX to Indonesia and Hong Kong declined by 17% and 6% respecively, due to electronic and non-electronic NODX.

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Developers slowly raise prices of properties:DBS

New launches have achieved decent take-up and developers are taking this window of opportunity to raise prices, although at a slower rate.

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Only 35% of organisations in Singapore are currently recruiting

But over 90% of businesses have retained their staff, according to Antal Global Snapshot.

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Government revised retail sales, food and beverage indices

To reflect changes in the structure of retail trade and food & beverage services industries, the coverage and weighting patterns are revised at regular intervals.

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7 in 10 employer websites do not offer job search function

68% are not doing well enough in terms of navigation, design, content, and functionality.

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Proposed amendments in Deposit Insurance Act raised coverage limit to $50k

The increased coverage will raise the proportion of fully insured depositors from 83 per cent to 91 per cent.

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3% of employers are anticipating a decrease of employees in Q2 2011

However, the net employment outlook of 30% is still the most optimistic outlook reported since Q3 2008.

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Singapore is halfway through a tightening cycle but nothing's out of control:DBS

Asia's central banks are still behind the curve but DBS is not talking crisis proportions.

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Singapore not ready for cross-border financing

The current trade financial schemes are constrained by the relatively under-developed export credit insurance market.

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Government to develop Singapore as Global-Asia hub

Singapore-based companies will be given the opportunity to expand into Asia using three strategies proposed by the government.

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7 in 10 Singaporeans are optimistic about their own economy

43% of Singaporeans think that good country leadership is a critical factor for growth.

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Government to develop City for All Ages for ageing Singaporeans

The City for All Ages project aims to enhance the liveablitiy of the built environment, develop age-friendly solutions and services, as well as enhance the integration of services with the built environment.

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