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3Q electricity tariffs lowered by 2.4%

Households living in four-room HDB flats will be given greater discounts.

3Q electricity tariffs lowered by 2.4%

Households living in four-room HDB flats will be given greater discounts.

Chart of the Day: Singapore's total fertility rate declining

The last time that the TFR of the resident population was above the replacement level of 2.1 was in 1976.

Why wages rose 6.1% in 2011 despite a weak economy

The growth was even higher than the previous year's 5.7%, says latest survey.

Wages for blue-collar jobs sunk in 2011

Managers, financial services staff earn the highest wages.

OCBC's non-interest income ventures to drive ROEs quicker

The bank's asset quality remains healthy despite a blip in 1Q12.

Deposit growth in Singapore still sluggish in May at 7.8%

With slower deposit growth vs loan growth, loan-to-deposit ratio surpassed 90% in May 12, says DBS.

The Postman fails to deliver

SingPost's net profit went 11.8% down despite crunching revenues of $578.5M.

Tiger Airways to save around S$5m as jet fuel prices finally fall

Fuel prices finally softened after being 'stubbornly high' for more than a year.

MAS to allow some foreign banks to operate up to 50 places for business?

Here's what you need to know about the changes in MAS' Qualifying Full Bank programme.

Marriages between citizens and non-citizens up

In 2011, 31.1% of citizen births had a non-citizen parent at the time of birth.

More Singaporeans delay saying 'I do'

Married couples are having their first child later as well, contributing to the general decline in Singapore’s total fertility rate.

Singapore’s GDP to grow 3.4% in 2H12: OCBC

The analyst does not foresee a sharp rebound due to the Eurozone crisis, so that’s as good as it gets.

Bad news! Unemployment inches up to 2.1%

Now's maybe not a good time to ask for a raise or look for a new job.

Tiger's regional ventures makes Singapore expansion unnecessary

Given its foray into PT Mandala and SEA Air and with Tiger Australia flying more sectors, Tiger Singapore will moderate its capacity expansion in FY13.

Chart of the Day: What you need to know about inflation in May

Easing was due to a more moderate rise in the prices of oil-related items and accommodation cost.