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Coming into bloom: Occupancy lull is over for Orchard’s neglected west end

Coming into bloom: Occupancy lull is over for Orchard’s neglected west end

The underdeveloped area is ripe for the picking.

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Going against the tide: Private home costs buck property price downtrend

Recent price cuts are no cause for celebration.

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Chinese crutch: Singapore tourism propped up by mainland high-rollers

Is Singapore tourism too dependent on rich Chinese?

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You’ve been warned: Massive interest rate hike looms over S-REITs

Brace yourself for costlier rents.

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Ready, set, fall: Singapore’s growth momentum feared to halt in 2H14

Stingy consumers drag sluggish domestic growth.

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The point of no return: 60,000 hotel rooms expected in 2015

Can the demand keep up with skyrocketing supply?

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Tougher regulation in store for Singapore banks: MAS

Both local and foreign banks are in the spotlight.

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Everything must go: Home prices to plummet by 20% in 2015

Brace yourselves for the big crash.

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Ay caramba! Singaporean firms eye Latin American expansion

Investments in Mexico reached $4b in 2013.

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HDB to build 14,000 more flats in 2H14

28,000 flats are to be finished this year.

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Move over, oldies: New malls snatch shoppers from established retail REITs

Are the youngsters poised for a takeover?

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Speed bumps: Manufacturing sector feared to come to a halt in 2Q14

Is this a prelude to a bigger problem?

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Don’t rejoice yet: Why May’s property sales are not cause for joy

The one-off boom will not be repeated.

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Feeble demand and restructuring pangs drag Q2 export sales: DBS

Exporters are in for a double whammy.

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May Day, May Day: Singapore’s aviation industry hit by cost woe whammy

It couldn’t dodge the impact of rocketing expenses.

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Ignoring the enemy: Singapore’s businesses snub cybercrime threats

Most firms are willfully at risk.

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Hawkers’ woes: Dwindling tourist spending bugs struggling retailers

Retail sales still stranded on growth plateau.

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