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Singapore trade inches up 1.1% in December
Singapore trade inches up 1.1% in December
The seasonally adjusted total trade level dipped from $85.5b to $83.5b.
Singapore NODX grows 3.1% in December
The growth in non-electronic exports outweighed the decline in electronics.
Guocoland to raise $350m from perpetual bonds
Distribution payments will be made at the rate of 4.6% per annum.
Firms' payment performance rebounded to 48.40% in 2017
Prompt payments accounted for almost half of all transactions in Q4.
Daily Briefing: Jardine C&C price hits 52-week low; Polytechnic grads earned $2,235 in 2017
And here five credit cards you can apply for if you're a small spender.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.39%
Don't expect gains today.
Chart of the Day: Absence of project launches pull home sales down 45.3% in December
But the full-year volume in 2017 is 34% higher than in 2016.
Should the Income Tax Act be amended to boost value creation?
In its 2018 budget proposal, PwC believes that the 150% tax deduction for R&D expenditure is hardly competitive.
Home sales to rise in 2018 due to market optimism
And 15 major private residential non-landed projects with over 100 units could launch in 2018.
Dunearn Gardens up for grabs for at least $488m
It can yield up to 354 new residential units.
TPG Telecom plagued by installation challenges
It has to use NetLink NBN Trust to provide nonbuilding access points for $73.8/month.
Singapore's new MVNOs to cause headwinds for telcos
MyRepublic plans to sell MVNO services to its 70,000 fibre broadband subscribers.
Airlines' yields could pressure SATS' prices
SATS is expected to handle 80% of handle throughput in the growing Changi Airport.
3 in 10 Singapore firms did not disclose remuneration packages: study
The higher the remuneration, the less transparent the companies were in disclosing remuneration paid to top executives.
SGX proposes changes to rules on companies' board of directors
One of the changes limits the term of board directors to nine years before renewal.
Singaporeans expect prices to rise by 2.97%
Despite general economic growth, geopolitical worries remain.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.45%
Don't expect gains today.
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