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Here's how the potential US$200b trade war tariffs put heat on Singapore's banks

Here's how the potential US$200b trade war tariffs put heat on Singapore's banks

Bank stocks could weigh the STI down and rein in business loans.

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Singapore's home price growth slows in Q2

Private residential prices have tapered off from 3.9% in Q1 to 3.4.% in Q2.

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Healthcare spending is shifting from hospital-building to maintenance

The necessary medical infrastructure projects expected to fill the gap will be completed within the next few years.

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Are Singapore's fintech startups hoarding capital?

Homegrown fintechs are more likely to access later-stage funding that are out of reach for startups in other verticals.

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Is Singapore ready for the open electricity market?

Operational doubts persist as power operators look for more physical space.

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Can Singapore crack down on corporate malpractice before another scandal erupts?

The Code of Corporate Governance has been amended to beef up director independence and enhance board diversity.

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Higher spending fails to boost retail rents from protracted slump

E-payments may not be fully taken into account in the sector’s quarterly performance.

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Startups boost HR tech momentum in Singapore

Will you hire bots to interview potential employees?

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Property curbs may push Singaporeans to seek New Zealand homes

It is a secondary investment destination for Singaporeans and the countries are bound by good bilateral trade relations.

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Singapore remains at risk from high-profile hackers

The Lion City could look into increasing secure server capacity as a preventive measure.

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Unsustainable growth in manufacturing could hit Singapore's GDP

The boost from the manufacturing sector could ease in H2 as Chinese import demand cools down.

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Prime office tenants flee new buildings as landlords hold onto rising renewal rates

This bolstered net office take-up to 879,000 sqft, the highest since 2011.

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Supply crunch to boost Grade A office rents by 10% in 2018

Around 800,00 sqft of Grade A office space is expected to be completed by 2018 from 2.25m sq ft last year.

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Success rate of en bloc deals dips below 2016-2017 levels

But spending in the market at $9.84b has breached 2017's total of $8.24b.

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Could banks be the saving grace of Singapore's rattled equities market?

The Big 3 have posted a healthy set of results in Q2 despite bleak market conditions.

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Climbing office rents could turn off tenants: CBRE

Singapore had the fourth strongest premier rental growth across Asia at over 4.1%.

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Fee hikes to launch Changi Airport into the top of Asia's tax podium by 2023

Users will shoulder the increases, and airlines are not resisting.

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