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2021-08-11 05:00:02 Singapore's 2021 growth forecast upgraded to between 6-7%

Growth prospects remain strong for sectors such as manufacturing, wholesale trade, finance, insurance, information and communications. The aviation and tourism-related sectors however, are expected to recover slower.

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2021-08-11 04:15:01 August 11 morning round-up:

1. Singapore ups trade forecasts again as Q2 non-oil exports surge by better-than-expected 10.1%
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2. Higher share of loss-making deals in resale homes in June after heightened curbs disrupt market
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3. PropNex Q2 net profit more than doubles to S$16.5m
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4. CapitaLand shareholders vote in favour of restructuring plan
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5. Logjam of cargo in two China ports causing supply-chain hiccups
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6. Sabana Reit's dissident unitholders were right to fight its manager, but it's time to make peace
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2021-08-10 15:59:57 PODCAST: In this 10th episode, BT senior correspondent Ben Paul talks about CapitaLand's big restructuring exercise, which has made it the third-best performing STI component stock so far this year. #mark2market

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2021-08-10 13:15:08 August 10 evening round-up:

1. Singapore's fintech industry sees 3-year record of 72 deals worth US$614.2m in H1
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2. Fraxtor receives in-principle approval from MAS to deal in capital market products
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3. Singapore condo resale volumes rebound in July, up 22.5%: SRX
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4. mm2 Asia to pursue Kingsmead transaction and cinema IPO options in parallel
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5. Saverin-backed exchange becomes India's first crypto unicorn
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6. Hong Kong's Lam says city set to adopt China's anti-sanctions law
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2021-08-10 12:00:07 What are derivatives and should you invest in them?

Beyond stocks and bonds, there are many products that fall under the category of derivatives. They can be used to boost trading profits, or to hedge against risks.

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2021-08-10 10:59:57 Time to get personal about personal finance

Anxious about making the right investment decisions? You don't need to be the smartest in the room, just ask what you want out of life .

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2021-08-10 10:00:02 Last Week in Opinion:

1. The master’s degree conundrum – to do or not to do?

2. EU goes green: Acceptance, inspiration, or scepticism?

3. Preventing a stablecoin liquidity crisis with regulations

4. Insurers must jump onto 'green' bandwagon

5. Dividend growth: The special sauce of longterm investing

6. The demise of Hyflux : issues to be addressed

7. Time to relax global travel restrictions responsibly and safely

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2021-08-10 07:00:07 Temasek launches 50-year SGD bonds for purchase outside the US

After a recent launch of US dollar bonds for 10, 20 and 40-year periods that were three-times oversubscribed within a day, Temasek is now launching an offering of 50-year Singapore dollar bonds.

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2021-08-10 04:15:01 August 10 morning round-up:

1. MCBs useful option for fund raising but yet to catch on: market watchers
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2. HSBC lures US$9.3b private banking inflows in Asia
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3. Dasin Retail Trust H1 DPU rises 55.2% to 2.98 Singapore cents
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4. Axington's planned RTO of Chinese tech company was dead on arrival
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5. Deadly Delta variant derails regional recovery
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6. Coming months crucial for Malaysia's battered economy
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2021-08-09 04:00:01 Manufacturing in Singapore through the decades

The Business Times looks back at the nation’s iconic manufacturing journey, in commemoration of Singapore’s 56th birthday.

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