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Shipping rate hikes sink to near-impossibility

Carriers have postponed rate hikes as bookings fizzled and the near-term horizon show no signs of calmer waters.

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Singapore Airport stuck in Top 30 in World rankings

It remained in 26th place in May with only 58.65% of flights departing on time.

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Formula One IPO delayed by "volatile market conditions"

The estimated $2 billion IPO gets postponed in what has been a trend of IPO rescheduling after the Facebook dud.

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Can business analytics boost retail, wholesale sector competitiveness?

The government seems to think so and will spend $5.3m developing business analytics infrastructure for both sectors.

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SingTel Mobile fined for service disruption

The telco will pay $400,000 for insufficient efforts to restore full service during a two-day signal difficulty in 2011.

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Well-located sites still reeling in developer interest

Despite flagging property sales, land parcels in optimal locations continue to draw in record high bids.

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Singapore launches business mission to Turkey

The delegation will focus on key investment partnerships in automotive, environmental services as well as oil and gas sectors.

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Electronics, biomedical drag down manufacturing output

April output slid 0.3% yoy as weakness in these two manufacturing clusters offset expansion from the rest.

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Are suburban shoebox units becoming too pricey?

Unit prices are pushing up to SGD1,500–2,000 psf and sellers might be overestimating their investment appeal to buyers.

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Inflation easing still a long way off

Expect a few more months of elevated prices before inflation comes off its year-long highs.

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Welcome to Singapore: STB targets splurging tourists

High-end Singapore hotels showed RevPAR growth of 14.5% in 1Q12, outperforming budget hotels.

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Domestic wholesale trade recovers in 1Q12 as volumes rise

It posted a 2.3% increase over the 4Q11 after ajdusting for price changes with several sectors posting qoq growth gains.

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Singapore way behind in inflation control

Singapore gets lumped with India and Indonesia as "three main laggards" in moderating inflation, says RBS.

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Official GDP forecast remains at cautious 1-3%

What kept the Singapore government from raising 2012 growth predictions even after the economy bounced back from a qoq contraction?

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Singapore vulnerable to a Greek Eurozone withdrawal

The fallout will plunge the local stock market, drive up short-term interest rates and weaken anew an already battered manufacturing sector.

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Should Singapore panic over its $4 billion pledge to IMF?

The Parliament was reassured that extending the credit to the International Monetary Fund poses far less default risk than imagined.

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Only a few months more of high inflation: Trade Minister

Singapore inflation has hovered at 5% but it will experience a steep drop in the next two quarters, says Minister Lim Hng Kiang.

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