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Retail sales to boost Singapore visitor arrivals by 9.9% end-2012
Retail sales to boost Singapore visitor arrivals by 9.9% end-2012
The 1.8% YoY growth in sales index is projected to help STB reach its visitor projection of 13.5 to 14.5 million.
Prime industrial property prices to surge by 9% in 2H12
Both prime conventional and high-specs premises will also increase by 0.5%.
M1 lags among telcos due to lack of bundled services
Analysts believe though that this concern is overdone - but on what grounds?
Raffles Hospital to increase rates in 2H12: CIMB
Competitors like Mount Elizabeth and Gleneagles charge 34% and 20% more on average for their services over Raffles Hospital.
M1's net profit may slump 2.8% to S$41.6m in 2Q12
But the increased NBN connection rate would benefit M1 most, says CIMB.
Dairy Farm milking its Singapore cash cows
The company achieved 12% sales CAGR, higher than peers' average of 8%.
Singapore economy to slowdown in last 2 quarters: Moody's
As global crisis looms how did Singapore fare in 1Q12 compared with ASEAN peers?
Parliament casts doubt upon SMRT's rental and ad business
Rental and ads comprise just 10% of SMRT's revenue but it contributes 55% of total profit.
Will LTA share upgrade cost with struggling SMRT?
MayBank says new investments in equipment could crimp SMRT cashflow by 13%.
Downtown Line 3 tunnelling works kick-off
The entire tunnelling process is expected to take about 25 months but Land Transportation Authority notes of 2 key challenges.
Orchard monthly rents slip in 4Q11
Prime ground floor gross rents were steady around S$38.5 per sq ft per month for 2 years before slipping to SGD$38.30.
Chart of the Day: Leasing demand remains robust
There were a total of 18,948 leasing transactions in the first five months of 2012.
Singapore seeks upgrade on lax patent approval laws
Parliament is being urged to pass amendments that would move Singapore to a self-assessment to a positive grant patent system.
SMRT dividends endangered by disruption-related upgrades
Government has imposed expensive upgrades on SMRT's rail systems which will likely force the firm to fall short of its dividend payout.
Strata-titled office sales quadruples to $485.03 million
This crazy climb was likely triggered by the increase in the number of new launches in 2Q12.
Residential sector hits $4.76b in 2Q12
The total investment sales value increased by an amazing 78.9%.
Private property sales rocket to a massive 131.1%
This beyond double surge is from the $2.41b-worth of 10 big-ticket deals.
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