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Bond funds under Central Provident Fund Investment resilient in H1 2011
Despite global economic turmoil, CPFIS-included funds only recorded a 1.89% loss on average for the 6-month period ended June 2011.
Bond funds under Central Provident Fund Investment resilient in H1 2011
Despite global economic turmoil, CPFIS-included funds only recorded a 1.89% loss on average for the 6-month period ended June 2011.
Analyst warns S-REITs on threats from additional debt
And worse, S-REITs could take on these debts even before the properties are able to generate income from tenants.
Manchester United pursuing Peter Lim?
The Singapore billionaire was reportedly approached to become an investor in the team’s IPO.
July non-oil domestic export figure ‘distorted’
Singapore is not heading to a technical recession, says DBS.
Will the economic woes in the West take its toll on Asia?
Singapore’s volatile economy made its growth rate decelerate abruptly year-on-year between Q1 and Q2.
Curry, anyone?
A neighborhood feud turned into a mass campaign to make immigrants accept curry, smell and all.
Home sweet home? Not so as things turn sour saleswise
Expect sales volume to slow in the second half of 2011, warns an analyst.
Domestic wholesale trade grew 13.4% in Q2 2011
And foreign wholesale trade also expanded by 14.7% year-on-year.
Ka-ching!: Singaporeans’ online spending up by a whopping 236%
And guess which were the top three largest online shopping categories during the Great Singapore Sale?
Singapore’s real estate transaction volumes plunge 44.4% to US$ 2.2b in 2Q11
Jones Lang LaSalle says that even though transaction volumes were down q-o-q, it soared by an amazing 225% on a y-o-y basis.
Beware: Singapore to suffer significantly from global growth slowdown
An analyst warns investors to stay away from high-beta sectors such as industrials and property.
Beat it, road hogs! Singapore wins international award for road safety
LTA received the Edmund Ricker Transportation Safety Council Award for its efforts in improving road safety in Singapore.
Up for grabs: Incentive schemes ramped up for designers and builders
The $250m Construction Productivity and Capability Fund co-pays construction technologies and methods under the revised Buildable Framework.
Ring it up: SingTel continues to dominate telcos
The company has ~46% share in the post-paid mobile market.
The Chinese are top foreign buyers of residential properties in Singapore
Mainland Chinese buyers account for 26% of purchases by non-Singaporeans in Q2 2011.
What’s with the all-boys board members?
86% of accountants believe that women struggle to become board members in Singapore.
Global gold demand worth a near-record US$44.5bn in Q2 2011
Guess which country has the most demand for the yellow stuff?
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