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SMEs extremely downbeat about growth prospects in 2016
SMEs extremely downbeat about growth prospects in 2016
Profit expectations dropped to a record low.
Local growth stuck in the doldrums on back of waning customer demand
New export growth slowed in December.
Singapore firms slapped with sharply higher business costs in December
Costs rose at the steepest pace in 11 months.
SPH REIT’s net property income rises by 5.8% to $40.1m
Smarter expense management did the trick.
Tigerair minority shareholders unsatisfied with SIA’s tweaked offer: SIAS
They say it undervalues what they have paid.
Singapore stocks are extremely cheap, but there’s a catch
Slow growth justifies low valuations, experts say.
SGX urges feedback on proposed sustainability reporting rules
They’ll be implemented on a “comply or explain” basis.
Chart of the Day: Will overnight tourists become a thing of the past in Singapore?
Trips will grow longer as more attractions come onstream.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.06%
Find out who the biggest losers were.
Daily Briefing: Singapore-Malaysia rail talks still ongoing; HDB resale prices to remain flat
And here’s the deal on Tigerair’s share price jump.
Will high operating costs derail Singapore's data centre dominance dreams?
Malaysia is aggressively wooing developers, too.
Wage and bonus spikes await finance professionals, say analysts
Salaries might hike up to 5 to 8%.
DBS, Manulife officially launch US$1.2b bancassurance partnership
Both firms will also invest US$100m in tech initiatives.
Automation and systems integration to drive accountants obsolete
It’s good for businesses’ bottomline, though.
Check out the five worst-performing REITs of 2015
They posted a total return of -18.3%.
One of Singapore’s longest deflationary periods on record likely to end in 2016: analysts
Last year’s low base will help.
Extremely low loan growth is the new normal for Singapore’s largest banks
Can higher rates come to the rescue?
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