News
UIC’s net profit plummets 71% to $214m in 2011
UIC’s net profit plummets 71% to $214m in 2011
As sales of its trading properties didn’t do so well last year.
Total trade expands by 8%
Singapore’s total trade in 2011 reached S$974b.
Chart of the Day: Non-landed private homes sold rose by 205% m-o-m
It rose to 62% YoY to 1,868 units excluding EC and landed-units - the most units sold in a whooping 21-month period.
Put up or shut up: Starhub warns MyRepublic on NBN claims
Starhub takes aim at allegations made by founders of MyRepublic, two of which are Starhub's ex-seniors.
Currency Briefing - what you need to know for Fri Feb 17, 2012
The Singapore dollar gained some ground but saw any further rises capped amidst Greece's sovereign debt troubles.
Singapore Markets Morning Briefing - what you need to know for Fri Feb 17, 2012
There was strong rebound on Wall Street and the Nikkei started impressively.
Singapore economy only grew 4.9% in 2011
Performance is way down from the 14.8% growth recorded in 2010 and will still worsen in 2012.
Residential sales volumes to ease to 1,000 units in February
Despite the strong take-up in January, potential buyers are largely still expected to remain prudent and price-sensitive.
What you need to know about the residential transactions in January
Find out what CBRE, Savills, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Colliers International have to say after the encouraging new home sales volume of 1,872 units in January.
Silver lining in GDP results: They’re a little less disappointing
Final numbers for the fourth quarter showed a smaller than previously estimated contraction.
Singapore telco giants get competition with MyRepublic
Founders of MyRepublic blurted out things that the current 3 Telcos allegedly won’t tell you about their fibre broadband services.
Get to know the people behind My Republic
The new competitor of telco giants has two founders who were former executives of StarHub.
Curbs loom as headline residential sales spike
In January 2012 there were 2,077 private residential units sold, representing a 210% MoM change.
Singapore vulnerable to multidimensional risks posed by Europe Crisis
Find out the many ways on how troubles in the West could affect Singapore and other countries in Asia Pacific as Standard and Poor’s reports.
Chart of the Day: SREITs proactive at managing debt
Singapore Real Estate Investment Trusts had healthier balance sheets, thanks to ample liquidity in the market and low interest rates through most of 2011.
Currency Briefing - what you need to know for Thurs Feb 16, 2012
Amidst improvement in investor confidence in Asia, the Singapore dollar edged up Wednesday against the US dollar.
Singapore Markets Morning Briefing - what you need to know for Thurs Feb 16, 2012
Treasury yields generally fell amidst shaky risk assets.
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