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Residential property prices down in Q1
Residential property prices down in Q1
The 0.1% marginal decline was the first quarterly fall since the 2nd quarter of 2009.
Chart of the Day: Luxury homes getting cheaper?
Median price of non-landed luxury properties dropped 8% to S$2,548 per sq ft.
Total investment abroad reached $800 billion in 2010
Asia continues to be the most popular direct investment destination for Singapore corporates, attracting 55.8% of all investments.
What's kickstarting a CapitaMalls Asia rally?
Better operating performances in its key Asian markets led to higher 1Q12 revenues with potential for even stronger results.
Will Singapore bank earnings surge past 2%?
1Q12 results may exceed expectations as banks may have performed better on provisions and loan growth, says DBS.
Redundancy layoffs slowed slightly in 2011
Only 5.5 per 1,000 Singaporean employees were made redundant last year, down from 5.7 in 2010.
Singapore Airlines gets caught up in global turmoil
Earnings are estimated to plunge by 56%, worsened by jet fuel prices and the unstable European economy.
Disappointing industrial production figures loom
Analysts project overall industrial production output to have shrunk by 10.7%, based on the significant decrease in non-oil domestic export growth.
Chart of the Day: New home sales up to 6,682 units in Q1
The new high surpassed even the full-year sales of 2000, 2003, 2004, and 2008.
Will Scoot bite into Tiger Airways' market share?
Upstart carrier announces S$88 Singapore-Bangkok fares that may well steal steal passengers from its pricier sibling.
Can Singapore become Asia's leading IP hub?
Government seems to think so with a new IP Steering Committee formed to galvanize IP services development.
Residential sales boom in Q1
Home sales rocketed a record high of 6,682 units despite cooling measures and a gloomy economic outlook.
Changi handles highest number of passengers ever in March 2012
Passenger traffic for the month increased 15.3% year-on-year.
SMRT’s apology to cost S$900m
Following service disruptions that inconvenienced commuters, SMRT announced its assets renewal and upgrading plans.
Tourist arrivals in Singapore to boost CapitaMalls Asia's retail sales
With a forecast of 14.5 million tourists this year, CMA expects more people to shop till they drop.
Higher foreign labor costs to hurt local consumers
With the tightening in foreign labour policy, wage cost pressure will keep core inflation elevated at around 3-3.5% level.
Surging COE premiums to drive inflation in the coming months
The hike may be due to the government's target to decrease car population growth rate from 1.5% to 0.5% per annum.
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