Posts Tagged ‘ Feb ’

Singapore March bank lending up 1.5 pct from Feb

April 30, 2012 | FINANCE

SINGAPORE, April 30 (Reuters) – Total bank lending inSingapore rose 1.5 percent in March from February, central bankdata showed on Monday. Bank lending in the city-state was S$432.6 billion ($349.29billion) … ( read on here … ) – FINANCE Related items Singapore Feb bank lending up 1 pct from Jan Singapore March bank lending...

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Singapore retail sales rise 19% in Feb, vehicle sales increase

April 14, 2012 | BUSINESS

Retail sales rose 19 per cent in February 2012 compared to a year ago. This excludes motor vehicles, where retail sales increased 7.7 per cent. However, this was a seasonally adjusted decrease of two per cent compared to January 2012. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales decreased 1.8%. (read on…) – BUSINESS Related items Singapore's...

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Singapore foreign reserves fell in March from Feb

April 9, 2012 | FINANCE

SINGAPORE, April 9 (Reuters) – The Monetary Authority ofSingapore (MAS) issued the following foreign reserves data forMarch 2012 on Monday: Month Mar Feb Jan Dec Official foreign reserves 243.64 247.01 245.49 237.74 (US$ bln) Official reserves 306.31 307.98 308.25 308.40 (S$ bln) of which gold and forex 303.73 305.41 305.68 305.76 (S$ bln) (Reporting...

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Singapore Feb bank lending up 1 pct from Jan

March 31, 2012 | FINANCE

SINGAPORE, March 30 (Reuters) – Total bank lending inSingapore rose 1 percent in February from January, central bankdata showed on Friday. Bank lending in the city-state was S$426.4 billion ($338.59billion)last … ( read on here … ) – FINANCE Related items Singapore March bank lending up 1.5 pct from Feb Singapore March bank lending...

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Singapore Aims for More Productive Economy, Feb. 17

March 27, 2012 | ECONOMY

Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Song Seng Wun, an economist at CIMB Research Pte in Singapore, talks about the city-state's economy and budget. ( more here … ) – ECONOMY Related items PH needs to promote savings Singapore economy to grow 1-3% this year SINGAPORE ECONOMY TO GROW AT 1.0-3.0 PCT THIS YEAR SPACE INDUSTRY...

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Singapore Feb foreign reserves up from January

March 7, 2012 | FINANCE

SINGAPORE, March 7 (Reuters) – The Monetary Authorityof Singapore (MAS) issued the following foreign reserves datafor February 2012 on Wednesday: Month Feb Jan Dec Nov Official foreign reserves 247.01 245.49 237.74 240.99 (US$ bln) Official reserves 307.98 308.25 308.40 308.82 (S$ bln) of which gold and forex 305.41 305.68 305.76 306.21 (S$ bln) (Reporting...

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Singapore PMI rises in Feb after 7 months of dips

March 6, 2012 | BUSINESS

SINGAPORE, March 5 (Reuters) – Singapore'smanufacturing sector expanded in February for the first time ineight months as new orders and production rose, a businesssurvey showed on Monday, giving some solace amid concerns aboutthe city-state's economic outlook. The Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) for February stood at50.4 points, up from January's 48.7 points, the SingaporeInstitute of...

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Flextronics Receives Top IPC Award for Significant Contributions to Electronics Industry

March 1, 2012 | BUSINESS

SINGAPORE, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — During a luncheon ceremony held at the 2012 IPC APEX EXPO® in San Diego, California, Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX – News) was honored as the recipient of IPC's 2012 Stan … ( more here … ) – OPPORTUNITY Related items For top model wannabes Wealth-X Profiles Global Single Family...

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Singapore's City Developments Q4 net profit down 32 pct

February 29, 2012 | REAL ESTATE

SINGAPORE, Feb 29 (Reuters) – City Developments, Southeast Asia's second-largest property developer,posted a 32 percent fall in fourth quarter net profit onWednesday, hurt by lower rental income. CityDev, … ( the story … ) – REAL ESTATE Related items UPDATE 1-Olympics, Queen to boost CityDev's hotels business MIDCAP-Singapore's City Developments could fall further-technicals Drop...

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UPDATE 1-Olympics, Queen to boost CityDev's hotels business

February 29, 2012 | REAL ESTATE

(Adds comments from executives, background) By Charmian Kok SINGAPORE, Feb 29 (Reuters) – City Developments, Southeast Asia's second-largest property firm, posteda 32 percent earnings drop in the last … ( the story … ) – REAL ESTATE Related items Singapore's City Developments Q4 net profit down 32 pct MIDCAP-Singapore's City Developments could fall further-technicals...

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