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The wheels on the bus: LTA rolls out $7.18b deal with SBS and SMRT for new bus contracting model

The wheels on the bus: LTA rolls out $7.18b deal with SBS and SMRT for new bus contracting model

The deal is divided into 11 bus packages.

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Singapore slashes GDP growth forecast to 1-2% as economy expands 2.1% in Q2

Amid Brexit-related vagaries and China’s rising corporate credit.

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Gotta catch ‘em all: Data usage may spike to 3.8GB as Pokémon Go fever heats up

Thanks to telco subscribers in search of Pokémons.

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Hefty bonuses lure banking professionals to Singapore’s local banks

Bonuses in big banks used to be 40%--how have the times changed?

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Here's why hotel deal flow is in the doldrums despite robust investor interest

There were zero transacted deals in 1H16.

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Here’s why hoteliers are still losing sleep despite rising tourist numbers

Hotel occupancy dipped to 78.2% in May.

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Swiber fiasco casts a pall on banks’ ability to float O&M firms

Defaults, urgent capital raising loom over companies.

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Here’s why Singapore banks face plummeting asset quality amidst Swiber fiasco

DBS’ earnings are expected to take a 3.1% hit.

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Will June’s modest inflation rebound drive MAS to ease policy?

CPI spiked 0.7%, from May’s 1.6% contraction.

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Is Singapore on the verge of a fiscal shortfall?

It’s about to run its largest budget deficit in history.

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Weak manufacturing demand casts a pall over industrial property outlook

Vacancy rate has reached a near 12-year high.

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Rising construction labour costs put Singapore’s infrastructure projects at risk: analysts

Labour shortages and inadequate skills also pose risks.

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The worst is yet to come for Singapore’s commercial property

Rents, investor demand are expected to crumble further.

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MAS pours cold water over speculation fires of a policy easing in October

Inflation is expected to turn positive this year.

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Singapore retail sector to take a pounding as Brexit cripples tourist spending

Weak sterling may lure travellers to UK, not Singapore.

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Here’s why other transport firms will face hard times once SMRT is privatised

SMRT is sacrificing near-term profitability to enhance capabilities.

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Big-ticket leasing deals elude Singapore business parks in Q2

Weak property, business sentiment have weighed down the market.

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