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SINGAPORE : The dip in consumer spending due to the economic downturn has caused concerns among many retailers who are paying top dollar for retail space. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Small and medium sized companies may find the going rough amid the economic downturn. But that has not stopped some youngsters from aspiring to be entrepreneurs. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Frasers Hospitality has signed agreements to manage its first three properties in India. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore shares closed 1.59 per cent lower on Wednesday on a lack of confidence in the fate of the US economy, dealers said. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Global cargo transport and logistics company Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) will cut about 1,000 people from its workforce as part of cost cutting measures to tide over expected severe downturn in the shipping sector. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: More businesses look set to benefit from changes to the Stamp Duties Act, which were passed in Parliament on Tuesday. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Citigroup said it remains committed to the Asia Pacific region, and will continue to grow in key markets such as Singapore. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Changi Airports International (CAI), a unit of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, has won a S$65 million (US$42.8 million) contract from Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Private sector economists expect negative or flat growth for Singapore's economy next year, due to poor external conditions. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Four changes to the Goods and Services (GST) Act were passed in Parliament on Tuesday. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE - Singapore shares closed 3.26 per cent lower on Tuesday, with concerns over a global economic recession and its impact on the domestic economy triggering selloffs, dealers said. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : The Parliament of Singapore has passed the Limited Partnerships Bill which seeks to introduce a new business structure in the city-state. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), together with its tripartite partners, will release new guidelines on Wednesday to help companies manage excess manpower. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore government statutory boards are not exposed to the structured products and credit notes linked to bankrupt US investment bank Lehman Brothers. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said Tuesday the budget deficit expected for Financial Year 08 will possibly be three times larger than the estimated S$800 million. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Only 159 private homes were launched in October this year - the lowest in more than a year. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : The business community in Singapore has welcomed the government's move to bring forward next year's Budget statement by one month. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Prices of petrochemicals, which are used to make plastics and textiles, have slumped to 5 or 6 year lows after reaching record highs in June. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports fell by a worse-than-expected 15 per cent in October on-year, led by a sharp decrease in exports to the United States, Malaysia and European markets. This marks the sixth consecutive month of decline. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : The private banking industry in the region is in need of an overhaul to bring the focus back to providing quality service. - [Read more]