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Moody's sees Singapore's 2016 GDP growth at the lower end of official estimates
Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2016 should average 1.6 per cent, after expanding by 2.0 per cent in 2015, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday.
DeClout unit Procurri lodges draft prospectus for mainboard listing
The provider of data centre equipment and lifecycle services will be the first tech company to be listed on SGX's mainboard this year.
Singapore's millionaires humbled in local bond restructurings
Singapore's wealthy investors are discovering they lack clout in negotiations when high-yield bond investments blow up.
Uber to launch uberPOOL in Singapore from July 1
Uber on Wednesday announced the long-anticipated launch of uberPOOL - which enables people going to the same place at the same time to share the journey - in Singapore.
Turkey's Prime Minister links Islamic State to airport attack that killed at least 36
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said early investigations indicated Islamic State was behind a suicide attack at Istanbul's main international airport that killed at least 36 people.
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Singapore shares close higher - STI bounces back to pre-Brexit close
Brexit? What Brexit? Financial markets appear to have regained all their composure after only two days of selling in the aftermath of the UK's vote to leave the European Union - the Straits Times Index on Wednesday rose 36.2 points to 2,792.73, bringing it back to almost exactly the same level it was on the eve of the UK's referendum.
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Fed officials mull if rates are high enough as inflation expectations jump
US bill to restrict WuXi AppTec, Chinese biotechs revised to give more time to cut ties
UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership
US chip workers are likely to quit jobs, worsening labour shortage
India's industrial output up 4.9% year-on-year in March
Pandemic treaty talks end without agreed text, next step up for debate