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BANK lending in December grew at 5.9 per cent from a year ago - the slowest pace since March 2010 - preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore showed on Friday.

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Banking & Finance

Dec bank loans growth slows to near 5-yr low

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Cortina Watch pushes ahead with expansion plans

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More redundancies in 2014 due to restructuring

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