Singapore
The devil is in the details: OCBC battles headwinds as WHB funding exercise begins
Execution may prove harder than expected.
Waiting game: Only 50% of rigs could be delivered as scheduled in 14-15
150-200 days of delay on average since 1Q13.
Chart of the Day: See the record tardiness of Singapore's local payments
No thanks to dismal economic growth.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.1%
A rebound may happen today.
Daily Briefing: Why the Thomson-East Coast line might not benefit property owners; Controlled CPF savings withdrawals for retirees
And a 90-minute bullet train to connect Malaysia and Singapore.
Sticking to its guns: Find out why the MAS will keep its SGD appreciation bias
A shift is unlikely given rising labor and business costs.
Hard landing on soft drinks: ThaiBev’s non-alcoholic beverage sales slip 11% in Q2
Can ThaiBev outwit its aggressive competitors?
Scammers galore: Number of malicious web ads hosted in Singapore surged by 827% in Q2
Discover the country’s most dangerous malware.
The biggest threat to Singapore's private sector?
The other day the wife and I decided to grab lunch whilst at a mall. It was a family-style Singaporean chain. Decent food, and as restaurants here go, not exactly cheap – for a casual lunch for 2, no desserts, we ran up a bill of $50. When the wife asked for a glass of water (mid meal), the immediate response from the waitress was “that will be 30 cents extra”.
Strength in numbers: Regional integration key to domestic growth, says MTI minister
Asia is the middleman as world superpowers recover.
No turnaround in sight as non-oil domestic exports slip 3.3% in July
Weak electronics exports led the slide.
Growing pains: Midas’ 2Q profit slides 44% on back of higher operating costs
Expansion comes with a high price tag.
Almost there: MoneyMax nears completion of Malaysian investment
It will kick-off with 8 initial pawnshops.
Lease buyback scheme extended to 4R flats: PM Lee
More than half of all flat owners will now qualify.
Debt for sale: KrisEnergy to market notes under $500 million MTN Programme
Development assets need lots of capital.
Around 20% Singaporeans don’t have enough CPF for retirement: PM Lee
A new scheme is underway for the underprivileged.
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