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Chart of the Day: Europe tops sources of foreign direct investment in Singapore
Chart of the Day: Europe tops sources of foreign direct investment in Singapore
European investors accounted for 36.7 percent or $227 billion of total foreign direct investment.
SMRT's earnings derailed by repair and maintenance
The reported earnings of SG$141.5m for FY2012 was not so bad, if only it did not represent a dip of 12%.
Real estate firms fear business decline
Survey shows a net weighted balance of 23% of firms in the real estate industry anticipate a less favourable business climate in the coming months.
Hoteliers expect happy days ahead
The accommodation industry predicts higher business activity until September 2012.
Will ka-ching ring loud enough for retailers?
Higher sales are expected with the Great Singapore Sale, but firms are not very optimistic especially retailers of motor vehicles.
How solid are growths in Asian economies?
Growth in countries like Singapore may have persisted owing to tremendous local stimulus, but financial markets remain tightly linked across the globe.
Manufacturing bullish for next two quarters
The struggling sector puts on its rose-colored glasses in a survey as it sees "better business conditions" to prevail until September.
SingPost rebound will take time to brew
It could take as much as three years before the company could rise out of the earnings red, predicts DBS.
Singapore's unemployment rate up to 2.1% in 1Q12
The talent market remains tight with companies needing to remain focused on acquiring skills.
"Shoe box units" a big hit among home buyers
Total primary sales of homes rose strongly +83%QoQ in the first quarter of the year on the back of buyers’ preference for units of less than 30 square meters.
No one's buying new: Zero units sold at new Sentosa properties
Ho Bee takes a beating as its 1Q12 revenue dives 51% due to unsold units at its newly completed and existing residential projects.
Singapore Land sales jump-started in Q1
Earnings was up 41% y-o-y, mainly led by additional units sold at The Trizon.
Are high costs in Singapore driving investors away?
Survey indicates Singapore has lost some momentum as investment destination in Asia-Pacific.
Singapore inflation spike a growing pain to higher productivity
Government's drive to boost productivity single-handedly driving up prices, says RBS.
DBS trading income and loan provisions on thin ice?
The former grew in 1Q12 but won't be sustainable while the latter's position is growing riskier, says PhillipCapital.
DBS Group gamble leads to record profits: OCBC
It bet big on Wealth and SME, and both profit segments posted double-digit income growth for 1Q12.
Office space rentals dip but prices stay level
1Q12 saw office space rentals dive 0.5% while average prices kept the same, but what else is in store for this property sector?
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