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Singapore braces for vacancy flood as job openings surge to 64,600 in Q2
Singapore braces for vacancy flood as job openings surge to 64,600 in Q2
There are now 136 posts per 100 seekers.
More tenants push for longer lease terms as office rents surge in Q3
But longer leases could bring even higher rents.
How posh homes sold at big-time losses are crippling Singapore banks' profitability
Housing NPL ratio could be at risk.
A losing bet: New Asian casinos eating away Singapore’s share of the gaming pie
Blame it on the vanishing VIPs.
Under threat: No end to retailers’ woes in 2015, analysts caution
Are traditional brick-and-mortar shops still viable?
The chips are down: Local casinos struggle as foreign gamers vanish
The strong SGD is driving Asian tourists away.
Ghost month: New private home sales plunge 42.9% year-on-year in August
Number of new launches also dropped by 64.1%.
Futuristic flats: HDB unveils eight new technologies for Punggol Northshore homes
Mechanised car parks and smart lighting systems are in the pipeline.
Job mismatch looms as Singapore’s labour crunch persists
Total job creation sunk to a four-year low.
Singapore economy to grow by 3.7% in 2015: MAS
More than the price increase of goods.
Hotels up to speed with Singapore Grand Prix, prices rise 75%
Find out the differing rates within the three days.
Earnings slump in 2Q reveals telcos are biting off each other’s pies
See who is biting off more than the others.
Posh private condos buck the trend as resale prices climb 4.8% in August
Resale volume inched up 1.2% year-on-year.
Time to move out: Developers urged to go overseas to boost weak margins
Difficult times call for desperate measures.
Yet another pullback: HDB resale prices hit 31-month low in August
But 5-room flats and ECs bucked the trend.
Restrictive labor regulations are the biggest hindrance for doing business in Singapore: report
Inflation is the second biggest challenge, says the WEF.
Downtown dining: Discover how much restaurateurs are paying for prime space in the CBD
Rooftop restaurants are cheaper than expected.
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