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NOL efficiency efforts can only do so much: DBS
NOL efficiency efforts can only do so much: DBS
It cut $100 million in costs through operational improvements but punishing macro conditions will keep pulling its profits down.
SIA Engineering margins at the mercy of USD currency
SIAEC revenues are mostly in USD and any further weakness in the foreign currency will erode its already teetering profit margins.
Turbulent skies ahead for Singapore Airlines?
Near-term earnings will be shaky due to plummeting yields and anemic demand for European long-haul flights.
No upside surprise for City Developments
The property developer has given no reason to believe it will buck the first quarter's seasonal slump.
Singapore avoids technical recession; now what?
Given improved data for the first quarter, analyst revised full-year 2012 GDP growth forecast from 2% to 2.7%.
OCBC still the world's strongest bank: Bloomberg Markets
It topped the annual list for the second straight year while its two Singapore rivals slid further down the Top 10.
Singapore is least preferred investment market in ASEAN3
Invest instead in Thailand and Indonesia due to their immense growth prospects, advises Morgan Stanley.
Singapore rated as Top 5 most attractive work destination
It joins Western hubs New York and London and Asian cities Hong Kong and Sydney in the new survey rankings.
Layoffs eased in 1Q12
Manufacturing slashes took a breather but services and construction firms seem to be issuing out more pink slips.
SingPost mails in 17.4% lower profits
Rising expenses squeezed the firm's margins all-around, but two segments notably bucked the trend.
March manufacturing output still disappointing
It declined 3.4% yoy as four of the six sectors contracted, with electronics and chemicals taking the worst beatings.
Singapore labor productivity stuck in a decades-long rut
The country's worker efficiency gains have slid since the 1990s and are now one of slowest-growing in Asia.
Singapore population will shrink by 2025
New study shows that without immigration, the country's citizen base will dwindle and age rapidly to worrying proportions.
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.
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