Singapore

Singapore needs a Bounce-Back Budget for 2016

"I believe in the notion of a trampoline." That metaphor was all it took for Singapore’s deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam to encapsulate Singapore’s approach toward fostering socio-economic resilience in her population. The robust exchange with BBC’s Stephen Sackur happened at last year’s St Gallen Symposium in Switzerland, which theme was fittingly dubbed "Proudly Small", as if conference organisers were tipping their hat toward how big of an influence this Little Red Dot has become.

Escalating headwinds to haunt Singapore retail REITs in 2016: report

Opt for suburban-focused retail REITs, analysts urge.

Hospitality REITs the weakest link in 4Q15 results season

Other S-REITs proved to be safe havens, though.

Sembcorp Marine nabs 44% stake in Gravifloat worth US$38m

It’s trying to move into offshore gas processing units.

Is a home price crash of over 20% possible in Singapore?

Local home prices had already dipped 8% since 4Q13.