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Industrial property transactions plunge 21% in Q2
Majority of sold properties were of low value.
Industrial property transactions plunge 21% in Q2
Majority of sold properties were of low value.
No room for luxury: Only one bungalow sold in Sentosa Cove in 1H14, reveals report
It still went for a whopping $17m.
Singapore named the world’s second most competitive country: WEF
Guess who clinched the top spot.
Changi offers $50m in rebates and incentives for long-haul flights and transfer traffic
The airport emphasises the importance of global connectivity.
50% of schools to experience new secondary programme by 2017
Currently, 42 out of 124 are offering it.
Manufacturing sector braces for headwinds as August PMI hits 7-month low
Sub-indexes fell across the board.
SingPost raises postage service rates for the first time in 8 years
It will be effective starting October 1.
Chart of the Day: See how crowded Singaporean homes have become
In the name of affordability.
Daily Briefing: $50 million incentive to help SMEs go green; Five-room flats will not qualify for Lease Buyback Scheme
And study reveals 1 in 9 Singaporean teens have been cyberbullied.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.4%
Expect a decline today.
Eight years in the making: $950m Jurong Rock Caverns officially launched today
It’s SE Asia’s first underground liquid hydrocarbon storage facility.
Rig oversupply looms as international oil firms slash spending: report
Big energy firms are reining in capex plans.
Sharp brake: Consumer loan growth hits seven-year low in July
A plunge in car loans led the decline.
Total private home transactions plunge 57% from January to July: report
HDB resale applications also fell by 15%.
MAS, SGX roll out new framework to provide greater retail access to bonds
Issuers will be able to sell to retail investors without issuing a prospectus.
BCA unveils Singapore’s third green building masterplan
It involves over $102m in new funds.
Olam underperforms with a meager 29% rise in profits in FY14: OCBC
The company could have harvested millions more.