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Soaring costs and manpower shortage the biggest growth hurdles for local firms: UOB
More companies are now looking to expand overseas.
Investors’ hopes fade as Genting struggles with bad debt and deteriorating returns
The downgrade cycle will continue for the unlucky gaming giant.
Gadgets galore: SingTel to offer iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus starting Friday
A 2-year contract is required to clinch the new phones.
Foreign employment growth hits 5-year low in 2Q14: MOM
It’s critical to raise productivity in labor-intensive sectors.
Nanyang Business School unveils Singapore’s largest finance lab
Platform-based learning is in the spotlight.
Domestic woes: Singapore's private spending continues to weaken
Domestic demand fell 9.4%.
Singapore's August NODX expected to grow 2.3%
But electronics NODX won’t experience a rebound.
Slump in car sales drags down Singapore’s overall retail sales
Contraction penciled at 1.9% YoY.
F1 Singapore Grand Prix to pull in about $150m in extra tourism receipts
80% of ticket inventory taken up as early as 1 Sept.
Sembcorp Industries unveils $1.2b JV for new coal-fired power plant
It’s expanding its footprint in the Mainland.
Get a life: More than 8 out of 10 Singapore professionals are overworked, reveals study
Local workers are struggling to balance work and personal life.
Pent-up demand: Keppel Land sold 80% of Highline Residence units over the weekend
Despite a challenging property market.
Pollution hotspot: Singapore haze level shoots past 100-point mark on Monday, says NEA
Local air quality is now unhealthy.
Chart of the Day: See how inflation will suddenly pick up in 2015
Growth, however, will be painfully slow.
Daily Briefing: Singapore to raise Causeway toll charges starting next month; Café Fest a failure
And Microsoft soon to dump Nokia.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.1%
Expect another pullback today.
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