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Singapore firms trapped as massive work backlog piles up: Nikkei
Singapore firms trapped as massive work backlog piles up: Nikkei
Blame manpower shortage and increased paperwork.
Yangzijiang’s net profit sank 17% to $223.3m in Q2
Its shipbuilding margins are squeezed.
Sembcorp’s net profit inched up to $365.8m in H1
Utilities drove growth while marine stumbled.
CapitaLand’s net profit rose 5.8% to $464m in Q2
China property is the bright spot.
Genting warns of ‘significant’ profit decline for Q2
Due to massive forex losses.
Chart of the Day: Dwindling reserves point to escalating SGD weakness
The MAS is in a tough spot.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.4%
Expect more losses today.
Daily Briefing: Kerry pushes Asia trade pact; Stricter rules for foreign property ads rolled out
And Lee Kuan Yew tops SG50 posts on Facebook.
Singapore's Big Three clinch higher spots in list of world's largest banks
OCBC made the biggest leap.
Fare cuts will further derail SMRT’s profitability prospects
While CDG will be relatively uncathed.
Shaky mortgages exacerbate UOB's surprisingly weak Q2 results
Local housing NPLs rose.
Extremely acute margin pressures choke Dairy Farm's recovery story in H1
More trouble on the horizon after unexpectedly weak results.
Pressure mounts for vulnerable SGD as regional currencies stumble
It will experience greater weakness against the greenback.
Downtown Line 2 opening heralds bus, train fare rollback
Fares will be down by 1.9% in December.
Technical failure interrupts SGX derivatives market
Trading was halted for an hour and a half.
Singapore's hotel room rates jump 12.1% to $250.5 per night
It placed third in APAC’s costliest hotel fees.
Residents ditch SG50 celebrations in favor of foreign travel as long weekend rolls in
Outbound bookings surge on National Day weekend.
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