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Bank loans up 6.3% from a year ago
Total lending value sits at $627.9b.
Great Eastern's net profit surges 124% to $217.9
Due to the narrowing of credit spreads and the rally in the equity market.
HDB resale transactions down 9.6% to 4,530 in Q1
And resale price index slipped 0.5%.
Yangzijiang's net profit soars 49% to $135.3m in Q1
All thanks to the resale of four bulk carriers.
Sembcorp Marine's net profit sinks 27.9% to $39.5m in Q1
Lower turnover for rigs and floaters badgered its earnings.
UOB's net profit up 5.4% to $807m in Q1
Thanks to higher non-interest income.
Robust factory output signals upward revision in Singapore's GDP
A revision of 2.7% is likely to happen, analysts say.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.08%
But expect some cheers in the local bourse today.
Daily Briefing: Singapore and Hong Kong's battle for innovation; Foreign workers trickle out of Singapore
And here's why more Chinese firms are saying goodbye to SGX.
Chart of the Day: Job losses in manufacturing, construction dragged employment growth
Employment growth in 2H16 was flat.
Trade-related sectors to buoy Singapore's GDP growth
It could expand by 1-3%, similar to the 2% growth last year.
Tourists splurge the most in Singapore vs other APAC countries
Expenditure in the city jumped 18% to US$254 a day in the last two years.
China coal miner amongst the bidders for M1
Bahrain Telecom also made its offer.
Prime retail rents dip 0.4% in Q1
Marina Centre, City Hall, and Bugis precincts reported lower rents.
3 things that will likely push manufacturing output this year
It could beat last year's growth of 3.6%.
4 new MRT stations to begin operations on June 18
The Tuas West Extension could serve 100,000 commuters daily.
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