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Lull's over: Retail leasing up in 1Q12
Lull's over: Retail leasing up in 1Q12
CapitaMall Trust's Jcube was more than 90% taken up when it opened for business in April 2012.
Singaporeans take cashless shopping to record levels
Survey shows Singapore cardholders own the most number of credit cards across Asia, with an average of 3.3 cards per individual.
Chart of the Day: Regional Centres prime space average monthly gross rent up
The average reached $33.80 per sq ft per month after remaining unchanged for three consecutive quarters.
What dragged down Singapore's economy in 4Q11?
The downswing in the global tech cycle and the weak property market saw the economy shrink by 1.3%.
Sino Techfibre answers SGX’s queries
One of the questioned figures was the 300% increase in other liabilities.
Singapore economy seen to expand by 8.5%
It translates to a 1.1% YoY growth, but down from 3.6% in 4Q11 - so is the economy really heading up or down?
The Big Squeeze: 34% of Singaporeans willing to cut luxury spending
Watches & jewellery, fashion & accessories and cars top their austerity list.
Office property market sees rent correction by up to 8.8%
The average monthly gross rents for Grade A office space recorded a steeper fall of 5% in 1Q12.
6% of employers won't hire in 2Q12
Good thing 42% of respondents still expect to grow headcount - now that's a relief.
Business confidence in Singapore is waning
A survey revealed that there is uncertainty in the macro level - will Singapore's confidence in business prospects drop even more?
Care for a Coach, anyone?
Singapore is set to be home to more international luxury labels escaping crisis-struck Europe with 2 million sq ft of retail space in the pipeline.
Residential property continues to enjoy robust sale
And two more projects will be marketed in the next two weeks.
Neptune Orient Lines sinks even deeper
Unfavourable market conditions causes the company to pullout perpetual securities, which direction will it now take?
Turbulence up ahead for Tiger Airways?
Tiger Airways' seat capacity fell by 20% and improvements are still far off in the horizon.
Private education institutions now bound by stricter advertising code
Use of superlatives like "No.1" and "100% student satisfaction" need to be substantiated, among other new rules.
StarHub partners with Nokia Siemens for 4G and GSM modernisation
The first phase of the LTE is expected to go live by the end of 2012.
AsiaPac transaction volumes reached US$98 billion in 2011
It was the second strongest year for Asia Pacific, and that's just for commercial property alone.
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