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Getting a job will be harder in 2012
Getting a job will be harder in 2012
Tough times ahead for jobseekers as hiring sentiments have turned negative in 4Q11.
Singapore’s manufacturing growth may plunge to 5.1% in 2012
After showing surprising resilience this year, the country’s manufacturing sector may be facing headwinds next year.
Singapore industrial rents to plummet from growth highs
A manufacturing slump in 2012 will soon cap demand and prices, says DBS Vickers.
50% of global fund managers bearish on equities
And guess how many fund managers worry over Asian bonds?
Thai Tiger aborted
THAI, Tiger Airways and Ryanthai have decided not to proceed with the incorporation after failing to obtain the necessary investment approvals.
Singapore is the best place in Asia for expats, says survey
A study revealed Singapore is ideal for expats relocating for money prospects as half of those surveyed in the city earn over US$200,000 per year.
Airlines better pray the Eurozone crisis doesn’t blow up
If it does, losses over $8b await the aviation industry globally in 2012.
Guess what comes with your new house
If you thought Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty, you got it right.
Why Singapore office rents cheapened in Q4
Slumping demand and market corrections may have slashed 4% from grade A office rents.
Singapore packaged tours losing appeal to Chinese
What is the Singapore Tourism Board doing about it?
CapitaLand sheltered from Chinese house slump
Most of its China-based properties are commercial, and of the residential, most are selling well.
NOL sinking with demand-supply mismatch
Anemic demand and excess capacity combine for a perfect storm till mid-2012.
Singaporeans clueless about nation's critical infrastructure
Majority do not know government programs, or if they do, care little about it.
Wilmar International swamped with high inventory and delays
Double trouble as palm oil prices pick up and its plantation expansions run behind schedule.
NOL: Hapag-Lloyd bid reports false
Neptune Orient Lines clarified it is not making another bid for a stake in Hapag-Lloyd.
Tepid job growth in Singapore for Q3
But two sectors bucked the single-digit trend; which were they?
Golden Agri Resources facing a slow growth harvest
Drop to 5% production growth expected in 2012, says Phillip Capital in a new report.
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