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Singapore is no longer the 2nd costliest Asian city
Singapore is no longer the 2nd costliest Asian city
But luxury item prices continued to climb 2.4% from last year.
Credit financed 46.4% of Singapore's business-to-business sales
Businesses actively opt for trade credit as part of ‘common practice’.
Singapore NODX up 1.1% in Q1
Huge declines in electronics were offset by gains in non-electronic products.
Wilmar International bags loan facility of US$1.5b
It will be used to refinance its existing debt.
Daily Briefing: GDP jumped 4.4% in Q1; Go-Jek to invest US$500m into Singapore and 3 markets
And the 139-unit Landmark Tower was sold for $286m.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI fell 1.32%
Expect some muted gains today.
Chart of the Day: Housing prices dented inflation deeper in April
Prices of housing and utilities dipped 2.3%.
Brace for these price hikes in July
Prices of Changi Airport fees, water, and gas will rise.
Keppel reveals price of dredger contracts with Van Oord: $212m
It answered a query from the Singapore Exchange to disclose transaction details.
Nearly all COE premiums down in May
Only premiums for open category vehicles went up to $38,700.
Consumer prices down 0.1% in April
Price gains in retail, electricity & gas, and services were all muted.
CFOs' business confidence hits 9-year high
90% of CFOs expect economic expansion this year, beating the 82% record in 2010.
Singapore's construction costs are the 4th highest in Asia
The public sector is expected to boost demand and drive costs between -1% to +2%.
Singapore passport dethroned as world's most powerful
It lost visa-free access to Kosovo.
Here's why higher oil prices could be a boon for SIA
It hedged 20% of jet fuel at US$65/bbl and 25% of Brent at US$45/bbl.
MAS to expand regulation of trade exchanges
It wanted to give way to new business models like blockchain and P2P trading.
Chart of the Day: Banks prefer customer deposits to current and savings accounts
Deposits to current and savings accounts jumped 9-13 ppts over 10 years.
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