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SMEs invited to avail free PIC Clinics
SMEs invited to avail free PIC Clinics
The popular tax-saving seminars have been expanded to help more SMEs boost their productivity and innovation.
Rents on Orchard Road to stay flat in 2012
Prime suburban rents are also expected to hold firm.
Small lifestyle malls spice up Singapore's local retail scene
Sounds like good news to posh Singaporean shoppers, eh?
62% of Singaporeans worried over privacy issues in cloud technologies
And about 48% of government respondents were apprehensive about security in cloud technologies.
Floating hotels are the next best thing in rig building
More development work in the deeper and harsher environment has led to the demand for larger accommodation vessels/ rigs, says CIMB.
Take a sneak peek at RWS’ Equatorial Hotel and beach villas
Does it have what it takes to capture the potential stream of VIP players from the two new junket operators?
Changi Airport gives air cargo 20% landing fee rebate
And more perks underway to support the sector, find them out.
Motorists unhappy even with competitive insurance premium rates
A sound underwriting and pricing need to interplay, says General Insurance Association of Singapore.
Keppel to build a US$315m accommodation semi for Floatel
The project which is due for delivery in 2014 will be Floatel’s fourth accommodation semi with Keppel FELS.
Chart of the Day: SGS Swap Rate Curve
OCBC says the 30-year swap rate traded 4bps lower for the past month, defying the rest of swap curve.
Work permit limits extended and eased
Which foreign workers received a four-year stay extension and a wider choice in job roles?
Who gets first dibs on 8,000 new HDB flats?
First-timers should make way for other home buyers who will be prioritized in this new flats roll-out.
Manufacturing output up 12.1% in February
But that translates to 1.1% contraction when seasonally adjusted on a month-on-month basis.
Is a manufacturing crash still looming?
Fears of a total manufacturing collapse dwindle as output growth and demand both pick up speed, says CIMB.
Singapore M&A's hit third consecutive quarterly decline
Mergers and acquisitions in the region plunged 24.6% from 4Q11 to US$5.7b.
What could offset Singapore Land's negative rental reversions?
Strong occupancies of more than 97% sounds like a good answer.
NOL issues S$-denominated perpetual capital securities
The company has mandated DBS Bank as the global coordinator for the issuance.
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