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Singapore’s manufacturing growth eases to 7.4% in July
Singapore’s manufacturing growth eases to 7.4% in July
HSBC says it could’ve been worse, if not for the 47.7% jump in pharmaceutical output.
Fearless forecast: Brace yourselves for the mega 2-year Singapore recession
It's a looming disaster for the Lion City, as Fitch Ratings warns it could have its GDP cut by 4.1% from 2011-2013.
Incredible industrial production figures may lift the odds of technical recession
Industrial production output may have grown by 9.4% in July.
Fitch confident about Singapore banks’ resilience
The ratings firm said Singapore banks are likely to maintain their sound credit profiles, in spite of growing uncertainty over the global economy.
Tiger Airways to raise $158.6m through renounceable rights issue
DBS bank and Standard Chartered will be the joint managers and underwriters for the rights issue.
Work in your PJs: Employers encouraged to implement home-based work arrangements
Mr Hawazi Daipi, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower and Education, said employers facing manpower shortages could consider this.
Hey, relax: Steve Jobs’ resignation won’t make Apple rotten
After all, he will still serve as Chairman of Apple, Inc., and will still have a role in the company.
Asian utilities to face looming debt maturities over the next 3 years
Standard & Poor's estimates that the amount averages about US$34 billion per year between 2012 and 2014.
@Online#jeopardy: 94% of companies suffer from social media incidents
And it cost them a whopping $4 million over the past 12 months.
You snooze, you lose: Now we know why Manchester United chose Singapore over Hong Kong
The soccer club was attracted to the promise of having its IPO approved in just four weeks.
Revealed: The most searched for airlines in Singapore
Singapore Airlines didn't even make it into the top 4 of the most searched for airline brands in Singapore, according to a sample of 50,000 searches by wego.com.
Transport costs speed up inflation
With transport costs rising by 11.5% in July, inflation accelerated to the fastest pace since January.
Singapore’s inflation rises to 5.4% in July
HSBC says the unexpected rise was driven by costlier housing, transport and food.
Busted: Fraud cases in Singapore surge 13% to 2,068
Blame it on the delinquent credit card holders as credit card fraud cases rose from 132 to 192 in H1 2011.
Decent dividend: Telcos a ‘safe refuge’ with a stable 7% yield
The dividends are backed by higher free cash flow to equity of 6-8% except for StarHub.
SOS: Lower rates hurt NOL
Container shipping volumes went up but average revenue per Forty-foot Equivalent Unit dropped 17%.
Qantas to give SIA a run (or flight) for their money
Australia’s biggest airline is setting up an Asian unit with cabins “better than the A380s” to snatch passengers up from Singapore’s flag carrier.
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