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Budget 2015 highlights Singapore’s institutional, governance strength: S&P
In spite of the rapidly aging population.
Healthcare spending to soar to $13b by 2020
The number of elderly will triple.
Budget 2015 “one of the most comprehensive” ever seen, says EY
Residents and SMEs are the clear winners.
Innovative jubilee budget makes Singapore future-ready: Deloitte
The people’s budget did not fail to deliver.
Will the personal tax rate hike drive senior executives away from Singapore?
This is the first increase in 30 years.
Discover Singapore’s best performing IT stocks YTD
The ten largest averaged a 6.1% gain so far.
Lavish budget makes another MAS easing more likely
Blame it on benign inflation.
Bumitama’s net profit down 19.8% to $35.23m in 4Q14
Partly due to lower selling price of Crude Palm Oil and Palm Kernel.
Weakening power spreads in Singapore threaten Sembcorp’s financials
It’s time to put hopes in foreign projects.
More SMEs poised to conquer ASEAN on back of generous tax cuts
New tax allowances will spur regional M&As.
SMEs hail deferral of foreign worker levies
Firms can take a breather this year.
Massive 2015 budget deficit far exceeds analyst expectations
The $6.7b deficit represents 1.7% of the GDP.
Cash-hungry startups urged to try venture debt
$500m worth of loans will be disbursed.
Chart of the Day: Is Singapore headed for a 4th straight month of deflation?
The January rate fell further by -0.4% YoY.
Daily Briefing: 100 HDB projects chosen for upgrading programme; Registers of electors revised, open for public inspection
And Queenstown BTO flats nearly ready.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.4%
Expect another pull back today.
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