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Chart of the Day: Home Price Index of Asian Countries

Chart of the Day: Home Price Index of Asian Countries

Moody’s cited Singapore as amongst countries in Asia that are at risk of bursting real estate bubbles.

Currency Briefing - what you need to know for Wed Feb 22, 2012

There was a boost in Asian currencies, including the Singapore dollar, but it didn’t linger.

Singapore Markets Morning Briefing - what you need to know for Wed Feb 22, 2012

Greece secured a second round of financing from the Eurozone but didn’t provide much inspiration.

Domestic wholesale trade shrank yet again

Guess which sector weighed down the index the most to a 0.9% qoq contraction in Q411.

Which two sectors lost big in foreign wholesale trade?

Transport equipment and houehold equipment & furniture both declined double-digits due to lower sales abroad.

What Singapore networks should know about mobile data usage

Mobile broadband traffic is growing at 83% worldwide with video streaming gaining even more traction among users.

OUE’s net profit plunges 57% to S$337.4m in 2011

As investment properties held by the group’s associate, OUB Centre Limited, did poorly last year.

CapitaMalls Asia's latest spending spree revealed

CMA will be investing a total of S$217.4m for its latest acquisitions.

Chart of the Day: Singapore’s business tax one of the lowest in the world

Corporate income tax rate shall stay at 17% as the 2012 Budget did not propose any reduction but find out the implications.

Currency Briefing - what you need to know for Tues Feb 21, 2012

The Singapore dollar along with other Asian currencies were stronger against the US dollar.

Singapore Markets Morning Briefing - what you need to know for Tues Feb 21, 2012

Nikkei is having a flat start while the STI is expected to keep up its momentum.

Singapore Land rentals and sales to remain in a tailspin

Both major revenue streams are facing difficulties in 2012 that will be hard to surmount.

Singapore firms most keen to invest in China

There was a 50% increase in interest for executing projects in the booming Asian nation since 2009.

Singapore overseas investments jumped 9.7% in 2011

Investment outflows for international expansion and trade defied the downturn fears to grow in almost double-digits.

OCBC’s net profit up 3% to a whopping S$2.3b in 2011

As the group’s customer-related businesses showed robust growth in the past year.

Singapore Manufacturing Federation gives a nod to 2012 budget

SMa however disagrees over the reduction of the ‘S’ pass holders from 25% to 20%.

Chart of the Day: Singapore GDP and Key Components

Is the economy bottoming out in the first quarter of 2012?