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Singapore Commodity Exchange to start trading gold
Singapore Commodity Exchange to start trading gold
Singapore Exchange unit SICOM will begin trading its gold deferred settlement contract on 30 March 2010 to attract new investors.
CapitaMalls Asia will join the Straits Times Index
With the half-yearly review done, CapitaMalls Asia will be replacing Cosco Corp Singapore as a constituent of the Straits Times Index (STI).
Fortis to acquire 23.9% stake in Parkway Holdings
Estimated to be about S$959.4 million, the deal between Fortis Healthcare and TPG Capital will enable the Indian firm to be Parkway's major shareholder.
URA receives application for Woodlands Avenue 12 site tender
Made available for sale through the Reserve List system on 8 December 2009, the land parcel will soon be up for public tender for a minimum bid of S$25 million.
Sembcorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard secures S$130mln conversion contract
Jurong Shipyard has inked the deal with Petrobras to carry out pre-conversion works on the MT SUVA, a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC).
Tiger Airways increases Thailand flights
To serve growing demand, Tiger Airways will double the current frequency of flights to Krabi and Hat Yai in Thailand.
Temasek is not selling its stakes: Shin Corp
Shin Corp Executive Chairman Somprasong Boonyachai clarified Temasek's stakes in the telecoms group and satellite unit Thaicom are not up for sale.
SGX will offer Nifty options
Singapore Exchange has obtained licensing rights and expects to provide S&P CNX Nifty Index (Nifty) options and related products.
Tiger Airways passenger volume up 90% in February 2010
Compared with February 2009, passenger volume almost doubled as Tiger served a total of 437,000 passengers in the previous month.
MAS survey says economy may expand 6.5% in 2010
Surveyed economists also predict a 9.7 percent increase in manufacturing after a 4.1 percent drop in 2009.
REIT markets post double digit positive returns
Attributed to the REIT model’s resiliency, real estate investment trusts are what's giving the property investment sector its way out of the economic downturn.
Lian Beng Group secures $144mln condominium deal
Awarded by UOL Development (Dakota) Pte Ltd, the design-and-build contract covers the construction of 616 apartment units.
Budget for health subsidies up 10% to $2.2bln
The Finance Ministry also topped up Medisave accounts, Medifund and Eldercare Fund by $710mln.
Lippo raised OUE stake via S$957mln deal
Lippo Group has raised its effective stake in Overseas Union Enterprise from 44 percent to almost 89 percent after buying out Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan.
Singapore employers forecast healthy headcount growth
Survey shows the most robust hiring prospects are in the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector, where the Net Employment Outlook is +37%.
Qingmei launches IPO in Singapore at S$0.31/share
A total of 184 million shares, with net proceeds of approximately S$44.1 million, are part of Qingmei’s IPO in line with its proposed listing on the SGX Mainboard.
Manufacturing index up 0.5 points in February
Compared with January 2010, Singapore's Purchasing Managers' Index expanded and was at 51.9 points in the previous month.