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Can Singapore dispel the Eurozone recession?

Can Singapore dispel the Eurozone recession?

AsiaPac economies are seen to have considerable scope to use both fiscal and monetary policy to limit the extent of any slowdown, says Ernst & Young.

Peak season surcharges in 3Q12 bleak for NOL: Maybank Kim Eng

Will NOL’s 10% dip in spot price steer the shipping line to a peak season bonanza?

Chart of the Day: Office premises capital values show signs of softening

Capital values succumbed to the pressure from the continued easing in office rents in 2Q to record its first correction in 2.5 years, says Colliers International.

DBS surges to record profits in India

DBS Bank India grew its net profits a staggering 164% in what appears to be a payoff for aggressive expansion.

Property auction market to recover in 2H12

Auction activities in 2H 2012 are projected to turn in more than S$30 million worth of sales transactions.

Property shocker: Only 10 out of 198 auctioned properties were sold in 1H12

This marks the second lowest sales value garnered since the global financial crisis in 2008.

Funds raised by Asian IPOs surge 87% to US$14.5b

And Singapore Exchange is among the top 12 exchanges by the number of deals and capital raised with four listings raising US$349m.

Singapore bond issuance reaches a record US$14.4b

DBS topped the Singaporean-issued bonds underwriting this year.

Education in Singapore to get pricier for non-citizens

International students face a monthly increase of $115-250 in school fees while permanent residents will pay $50-80 more in 2013.

Singapore’s real estate market ranks 13th most transparent globally

No Asian city earned a spot in the top 10 - will Singapore be the first one to make it?

Singapore surprisingly lags as most targeted nation for SE Asia M&As

You’ll never guess who beat Singapore with a whopping $12bn M&A volume in 1H12.

Hopes fade as electronics production slumps further

The 7% MoM plunge puts the sustained recovery of the sector in question.

Sembcorp Marine underperforms Keppel: OCBC

The analyst believes though that the trend may reverse in the near-term - but on what grounds?

Chart of the Day: Transport CPI inflation remains high at 7.5%

‘Sky-high’ COE premium is the main culprit, says DBS.

$20M invested in media talent and enterprise productivity

Government thinks this will be enough to raise media worker productivity to $119,700 value added from $98,500 by 2013.

Manufacturing grew a decent 6.6% in May

Transport engineering and biomedical manufacturing sub-sectors led the surge with more than 30% growth each.

Rents saw another decline but barely significant

Rents slipped to 1.2%--a measly improvement compared to the 4.2% fall in the last three months.