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Tenants, where art thou?

Tenants, where art thou?

Occupancy rate in the Raffles Place/New Downtown micro-market plunged below 90% for the first time since 2005.

CBD Grade A office rents fall 1.6%

The average rent was at S$8.93 per sq ft per month in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Tender alert: Government releases two residential sites

The sites at Hillview Avenue and Upper Serangoon View/Upper Serangoon Road are estimated to yield 805 housing units.

Financial constraints to hurt trade finance in 2012

The good news is, in Asia the outlook is not as gloomy as in the Euro area.

SPH mall binge a long-term gamble

The embattled publisher is aggressively diversifying into retail spaces but DBS sounds a note of caution.

EDB bullish on foreign investments in Singapore in 2012

It forecasts investments into the country to amount to a whopping S$13 -15 billion this year.

Sembcorp Marine: We’re not bidding for STX OSV stake

The company issued a clarification statement in response to a media report.

Singapore Press Holdings downgraded by JP Morgan

So what made the brokerage change the rating from overweight to neutral?

CapitaMall Trust net property income up 4.8%

It achieved NPI of S$418.2m for the whole of 2011.

Would lower pay still equate to good ministers?

The Prime Minister doesn’t think so, and he isn’t shy to say it.

NODX surge may fizzle fast: HSBC

Non-oil domestic exports grew 9.0% yoy in December but a sustained performance is doubtful.

56% of employers won’t be hiring in 1Q12

Except for healthcare, all sectors reported lower hiring expectations than last year.

What’s up with SIA’s ever-growing capacity?

Latest passenger load factor at 79.6%, as capacity once again outgrows carriage.

What you need to know about political salaries in Singapore

DPM Teo Chee Hean said the proposed framework strikes a balance between the ethos of public service with an appropriate salary.

Total trade up 5.9% in December

Guess which products didn’t do so well.

Still a long way round for Singapore to address food security

But good news is, consumers may expect moderated food prices this year.

Singapore Exchange slides in profits

Net profit down to $65.4 million from $74.2 million in the same quarter last year.