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Although the exchange rate policy band will be re-centred below the prevailing level of the S$NEER, there will be no change to the slope and width of the band.

MAS Core Inflation for the whole year will be 2-3 per cent, said the MAS.

Emerging travel patterns post March 2011 could be in Singapore's favor, said DBS Vickers.

Office occupancy cost of Singapore remains at US$191.97 psf per year as of December 2010.

Hong Kong remains the most expensive office location in the second half of 2010.

Only 30% believed that these sites facilitate the develoment of better working relationships with their professional counterparts.

The three select sectors are expected to report higher profits, said DBS Vickers.

However, the investment volumes decreased 20% from the previous quarter, said Jones Lang LaSalle.

Sales for handset should fall q-o-q as Singapore comes out of the festive period and as the iPhone 4-related craze enters its tail end, says CIMB.

SJC system will link Brunei, China, Mainland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, and Singapore.

Rising optimism means increasing business expenditure in Singapore as over two thirds of Singaporean companies report 69% rise in revenue, and 61% have experienced healthy profit growth.

Hong Kong maintained its position as the most popular destination, according to CBRE.

Chief Finance Officers are under pressure to secure the right talent, says ACCA and KPMG.

Standard Drilling, Keppel's customer, will be buying two jack-up rigs being built for Clearwater.

CPI inflation is expected to moderate from now on, said Minister Lim Hng Kiang.

Although the recent increase in oil prices is likely to have affected global economic activities to some extent, the impact has been small, said Minister Lim Hng Kiang.