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Singapore GDP growth slows to 3.2% in 2018

Growth in the manufacturing sector decelerated to 7.2% from 10.4%.

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Singapore GDP growth slows to 3.2% in 2018

Growth in the manufacturing sector decelerated to 7.2% from 10.4%.

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Home sales dropped 10.6% to 21,657 units in 2018

Transactions in H2 fell 26.4% compared to H1 after the cooling measures were rolled out.

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foodpanda's Luc Andreani on the key to tickling Singapore's food palate

A massive restaurant network spanning 6,000 establishments helps fuel its bid for market leadership.

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Construction industry to grow 3.3% in 2019-2028 amidst transport megaproject boom

Projects in the pipeline include the Thomson-East Coast Line, Changi Terminal 5, and the new Tuas Mega Port.

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Go-Jek's rally may be cut short as drivers lament incentives cut

Incentives were cut from $35-310 to $10-210 as Go-Jek burned through $300m in incentives in a year.

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Singapore's crowded retail arena bears down on online players

Online retailers still struggle to gain market share, as shown by Redmart's consolidation into Lazada and honestbee's severed ties with NTUC Fairprice.

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Singapore's IPO market crashed 84% to $730m in 2018

This is significantly smaller compared to 2017’s $4.7b across 120 IPOs.

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Banks grapple with tepid margins in 2019

Net interest margins are set to rise by 3-5bp.

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Here are 10 investment ideas for 2019

Analysts eye investments in equities and properties in China, Europe, and the US.

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ComfortDelgro takes a breather as LTA tightens regulations for ride-hailing firms

The agency is eyeing to ban driver exclusivity arrangements to spur domestic competition.

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Can Singapore's retail sector finally break free from protracted rental slump?

Prime ground floor rents in Orchard Road could increase 1-2% amidst supply tapering off.

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Singapore's telcos turn to MVNOs as a defensive strategy

A sharp increase in new mobile operators is placing further pressure on them to solidify their subscriber bases.

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Will Singapore hotels' four-year slump end in 2019?

Contracting supply have reinvigorated hotels’ pricing power.

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Brace for growth slowdown and rising inflation in 2019

The economy is projected to grow at a midly slower pace in 2019 at just under 2.5% from around 3% in 2018.

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Singapore to remain Asia's strongest office market

Office rents will rise 8% in 2019 amidst stable leasing demand from finance and law tenants.

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Home price growth could ease to 2% in 2019: Fitch Ratings

Mortgage rate hikes could further dampen property price growth.

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TPG grapples with risk of negative cash-flow until 2024

It could fail to hit EBITDA-breakeven revenue of $150m over the next four years.

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