Singapore
Singapore Airline's stock rating still in limbo
Flat passenger operating data for the past two months and soaring jet fuel prices are making the carrier’s stocks unattractive despite its 18% revenue increase for 2QFY11 to S$3,631.2m.
Singapore Airline's stock rating still in limbo
Flat passenger operating data for the past two months and soaring jet fuel prices are making the carrier’s stocks unattractive despite its 18% revenue increase for 2QFY11 to S$3,631.2m.
Singapore is the Asia's second most active real estate market
Singapore trails behind Hong Kong with 22% share in region’s total direct real estate investment, which rose 53% to US$18bln.
Hiap Seng first half profit down 34.6% to S$10.2mln
The group still has strong balance sheet with cash and cash equivalents of S$52.9mln despite incurring higher cost in executing projects.
ST Kinetics secures 4 S$160mln contracts with Singapore Armed Forces
Deals to maintain SAF’s vehicles and equipments are part of the unit’s assurance to keep itself abreast with SAF’s changing needs.
Making mature age employment work
The fact that we have an ageing population is well known. According to the Committee on Ageing Issues Report on the Ageing Population, between now and 2030, Singapore will witness an unprecedented and profound age shift. It is estimated that the number of residents aged 65 years or older will multiply threefold from 300,000 in 2005 to 900,000 in 2030. By then, one in five residents will be a senior, compared with one in 12 residents in 2005.
Singapore executives overwhelmed by flood of business data
Yet they still seek more and faster data as survey finds data deluge driving IT investments in customer relationship management software and security systems.
Singapore Exchange lists Nordic Group
SGX opens door to its 34th maritime & offshore listed company with market capitalisation of S$80mln.
Employees better not cry: 91% of Singapore companies won't lay off staff until Christmas
Less than a tenth of employers will be reducing their staff numbers in 4Q10, but the number is still higher than the comparative 4Q figure for China (2%) and Hong Kong (5%).
New York v Singapore Airport: what do they say about their respective country brands
Singapore recently won the Best Airport In The World honour at the international Skytrax World Airport Awards in the passenger category. If there was an award for worst airport it would have to be New York. What Singapore does understand and New York does not understand is that an airport is like a brand’s packaging and design. The first impression of a country is its airport. It’s the gateway to all the other brand values of that country.
SingTel's strong 2Q revenue offsets 1Q losses
Robust growth in Singapore and Australia helped propel the telecommunications company’s revenue for 2Q by 8% toS$4.44b despite incurring losses earlier this year due to the acquisition of an African mobile services provider.
SC Global's sales still up despite luxury residences slump in Singapore
The luxury real estate developer posted impressive results for the first nine months of 2010, with revenue rising 11% y-y to S$191.6 mil, and PATMI soaring 517% to S$33.4 mil.
Moody's upgrades China's ratings to Aa3; maintains positive outlook
The action raises the government's foreign and local currency bond ratings to Aa3 from A1, China's country ceilings for foreign and local currency bank deposits to Aa3 from A1, and the ceilings for foreign and local currency bonds to Aa3 from A1.
Sunvic leaves analysts speechless
Phillip Securities Research notes the chemical manufacturing company’s “spectacular ascent” as its net profit exceeded the estimate by 91.1% and revenue by 22.2% for 3Q10.
SAP remains resilient in 3Q, posts 26% revenue jump
Software and Software Related Services revenue in the Asia Pacific-Japan region reached €300 million while total revenue saw a corresponding 20% growth to €365 million.
Global Yellow Pages cuts loss by 34.2% to S$2.2mln
The group eyes to return to green as it invests in infocommunications services and partnership with StarHub fuel its growth plans.
SingTel mobile customer base up 35% to 368mln
Optus 3G subscribers increased to 4.5mln in the quarter, with wireless broadband subscribers more than 1mln.
Has your brand got a conscience?
Increasingly, brands point to their environmental and social conscience as part of their brand values. Will this be an ongoing trend?