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Strata shop sales hit 17-year high
Strata shop sales hit 17-year high
A total of 669 units were sold in 1H12--the highest since 1995.
3 in 4 banks outsource jobs overseas
No wonder 43% of people in transactional roles lose their jobs to foreigners.
Internal auditors pressured to upgrade skill set
But 8% of them have no defined competency plan at all.
UOB 'unfazed' by move for local incorporation of foreign banks
The MAS directive allow them up to 25 new outlets.
8 in 10 organizations worry over their internal audit functions
There's no room for incompetence, especially in Singapore.
Visitor arrivals up 15% in Q1
Top contributors to visitor arrivals were Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Australia, and Japan.
SIA slips a place in world airline ranking
In 2011, SIA ranked second but came in third this year.
Mystery potential buyer of F&N and APB stake revealed
OCBC Bank and Great Eastern Holdings previously said they were approached with an offer to purchase, and now we know who’s interested.
SingTel most well-governed company
Find out industries with biggest improvements in corporate governance according to NUS.
CapitaLand distributable income up 5.5% in 2Q
It rose to S$79.6M from just S$75.5 million for the same period in 2011 partly thanks to JCube.
Ascendas REIT reports positive rental reversions across all segments
Positive rental reversions ranged from 10-21% throughout its asset types.
Retail sector suffers from cash-strapped shoppers
Sales dipped 2.2% in May as consumers refrained from buying luxury items.
Chart of the Day: Total trade up 2.8%
Total imports increased by 6.2% in June 2012, says IE Singapore.
Keppel T&T takes a profit hit in 2Q12
Increasing overheads and lower sundry income dragged down its bottom line despite 22% higher revenues q-o-q.
NODX shifts weight to Hong Kong, EU and Indonesia
These emerged as the top three contributors to NODX expansion in June while China, Thailand and Latin America weakened anew.
Keppel T&T capitalizes on rising logistics and data centre demand
Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation will turn up development and acquisition in these two high-growth sectors.
Online ad revenues surge 25% in 2H11
The increase closed year 2011 with a total S$135.9 m.
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