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MAS keeps monetary policy stance after Singapore's Q2 GDP growth beats forecast
SINGAPORE's economy grew at a faster rate than market's expectations in the second quarter, prompting the government to narrow its growth forecast for this year and keep its monetary policy stance.
Singapore aims to achieve cashless vision for public transport by 2020
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and TransitLink will progressively remove cash payment options over the next few years for public transport transactions, in a bid to achieve a cashless vision for Singapore's public transport by 2020.
Singapore's services growth picks up pace; manufacturing still leads economic expansion in Q2
SINGAPORE'S services sector showed signs of improvement in the second quarter, while manufacturing continues to be the star performer, although growth came at a slower pace, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Friday morning.
Singapore retail sales up 1.9% in June from a year ago
SINGAPORE retail sales rose 1.9 per cent in June, compared to a year ago, the Department of Statistics said on Friday. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales increased 4 per cent.
Singapore non-oil domestic exports growth slows sharply to 2.7% in Q2
NON-OIL domestic exports (NODX) continued to grow year on year in the second quarter but the pace slowed sharply from 15.3 per cent in the first quarter to 2.7 per cent.
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The Business Times
Year-end newsletter: Mentorship special
Time for government to review Qualifying Certificate policy again: CDL's Kwek Leng Beng
CITY Developments' executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng once more called for the government to ease land-banking measures for property developers, even as residential prices seem to recovering.
Corporate Earnings
- Singtel posts 5.6% drop in fiscal Q1
- ST Engineering posts 12% fall in Q2 profit on weaker land systems
- CityDev promotes Sherman Kwek to CEO-designate; Q2 net profit slips 17.9%
- ComfortDelGro's Q2 profit falls 6.8% to S$79.4m
- Bukit Sembawang Estates' Q1 profit plunges on lower sales and profit recognition
- Metro's Q1 bottom line boosted by contributions from associates, JV
The STI Today
Singapore stocks finish weaker on US-North Korea worries
TENSIONS surrounding North Korea's planned missile tests and the potentially harsh US retaliation that might ensue brought the sellers out on Friday and sent the Straits Times Index down 43.52 points or 1.31 per cent to 3,279.72.
