The Business Times, 10 December 2009

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  • 23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Thursday, December 10,2009
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  • 845 1  -  JAMIE LEE More onus may be placed on independent directors, range of corporate governance issues addressed By [SINGAPORE] Errant directors of listed companies may come under greater scrutiny from the Singapore Exchange (SGX), which could object to their appointment and rap
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
    • 85 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.394 (US$/S$ per 1.621 2.259 :uro (USS/SS/E) 1.472 2.053 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 87.80 63.00 3.404 2.442 IK$ 7.751 5.560 !AHT 33.20 23.82 WPIAH 9,456 6,783 1ENMINBI 6.828 4.898 INDIAN RUPEE 46.78 33.56 1.104 0.792 IZ$ 1.411 1.012 1 COMP 1,255.76 -5.70 IIKKEI225
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    • 29 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 15.793 TAIWAN 4.696 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA 11.75 Source: Bloomberg
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  • 673 1  -  EMILYN YAP Mass-market sales may ease, focus is on high-end homes By [SINGAPORE] Markets are stabilising and developers here are ready to roll out pricey homes. Industry watchers are keeping their fingers tightly crossed for the high-end residential sector, which could see
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 49 1 HOCK LOCK SIEW I PP J& BizlT I OPINION Mk I PROPERTY SGX tweaks to listing ''^'^^Rvitt Scourges of Tackling joblessness -Am Swire tipped to hire rules lack solid bite -v'^MJraLJ cyberspace vs federal debt jiAJB banks for property IPO PAGE 4 \€iL^Kr®! PAGE 27 PAGE 20 PAGE 30
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    • 53 1 One more day to Luxe Christmas Tomorrow, The Business Times rolls out its annual Luxe Christmas magazine. Featuring exclusive interviews with the brightest names in art, fashion, design, architecture, food and sport, this bumper 68-page issue is all about Christmas cheer and star power. So don't miss it, free with
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  • TOP STORIES
    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      • 48 2 ERRANT directors of listed companies may come under greater scrutiny from the Singapore Exchange, which could object to their appointment and rap them publicly. Proposed new rules also have more safeguards against poor governance for listings with large overseas operations. FRONT PAGE
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      • 47 2 MARKETS are stabilising and developers here are ready to roll out pricey homes. Industry watchers are keeping their fingers tightly crossed for the high-end residential sector, which could see more launches next year if economies sail smoothly towards recovery. FRONTPAGE
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      • 58 2 THE size of the challenge facing Japan in seeking to ward off renewed economic recession became more apparent yesterday as revised data showed that gross domestic product expanded by a fractional 0.3 per cent in the third quarter rather than by the 1.2
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      • 47 2 MOTORISTS travelling to Malaysia will soon be allowed to pump a maximum of only 20 litres of fuel within a 50km radius from the country's borders, including in Sabah and Sarawak, the Malaysian government announced yesterday. TOP STORIES, PAGE 4
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      • 59 2 TIGER Airways Singapore, which is headed for a listing here, recorded its second consecutive year of profits, raking in 5512.2 million from operations for the year ended March 30, 2009. But its Australian unit reported an operating loss of A 550.1 million in its
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      • 50 2 US BUSINESSES unexpectedly added to inventories at the wholesale level in October, breaking a record string of 13 straight declines. It was a hopeful sign that companies will begin restocking depleted store shelves, helping to bolster the fragile economic recovery. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 12
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      • 45 2 NMDC Ltd, India's biggest iron ore producer, plans to sell as much as 140 billion rupees (554.18 billion) of stock as part of a sell-off of state assets, according to two people familiar with the plan. INDIA, PAGE 16
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    • 546 2  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Q3 economic growth much slower than previously announced By in lUNyu THE size of the challenge facing Japan in seeking to ward off renewed economic recession became more apparent yesterday as revised data showed that gross domestic product expanded by a
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    • 388 2 Estimate of this year's contraction falls to 2% from 3.6% a quarter ago THE economy is likely to grow 4.7 per cent in the current quarter before picking up pace in the first half of next year, with growth averaging 5.5 per
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    • 706 4  -  R SIVANITHY FOR the umpteenth time in its nine-year existence, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is tweaking its Listing Rules. Announced yesterday, the proposed changes which are open to public debate and feedback fall well within the scope of the existing disclo-sure-based governance
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    • 479 4  -  CONRAD TAN Let probes here and in China take their natural course By [SINGAPORE] The Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS) has urged shareholders of troubled firm Sino-Environ-ment Technology Group to let the various authorities here and in China complete their investigations into the
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    • 530 4 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress that the Obama administration is extending the US$7OO billion financial-rescue programme until October, saying the US must hold on to the money in case of new financial shocks. In a letter yesterday to congressional
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    • 461 4  -  LEE U-WEN By [SINGAPORE] MOTORISTS travelling to Malaysia will soon be allowed to pump a maximum of only 20 litres of fuel within a 50km radius from the country's borders, including in Sabah and Sarawak, the Malaysian government announced yesterday.
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    • 694 4 Bloomberg One-time levy applies to amounts above £25,000 [LONDON] The UK will force banks awarding bonuses above £25,000 (5556,000) to pay a one-time levy of 50 per cent, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said. "This will be paid by the
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 533 5  -  YEN SREENIVASAN But Aussie unit Asso.lm in the red in first full financial year of operations By\ TIGER Airways Singapore, which is headed for a listing here, recorded its second consecutive year of profits, raking in $12.2 million from operations for the year ended
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    • 409 5  -  ARTHUR SIM Exit offer of $0,178 represents premium of 22.76% over last traded price By CHINA Lifestyle Food and Beverages Group Ltd (CLF&B) has announced that it is seeking a voluntary delisting from the Singapore Exchange. Rise Mount Group Ltd will make an
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    • 396 5  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI Stake to come from placement vendor, open market shares By LOCAL healthcare provider Pacific Healthcare Holdings has entered into a conditional share placement agreement with private fund Al-Faiz Fund I Limited (AFF), through which AFF will acquire some 73 million
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    • 339 6  -  FELDA CHAY Seller is an executive director who has quit for health reasons By LEISURE group SUTL Global has bought 23.4 per cent of mainboard-listed IT-related firm Achieva for $15.2 million. The seller is an executive director who has stepped down for
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    • 370 6  -  JOYCE HOOI By KS ENERGY'S proposed consolidation move appeared moderately well-re-ceived by the market yesterday, with its share price moving up about 3.5 per cent in trading to close at $1.19. The market, however, was far more jubilant about the prospects of its
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    • 457 6  -  VINCENT WEE By TOP chemical tanker operator Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) is diversifying into the US$25O million Indonesian offshore support vessel market through a 50 per cent stake in a joint venture with offshore support vessel (OSV) player Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO). "With
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 61 6 STAMFORD Tyres Corporation Ltd achieved a net profit of $1.97 million for the fiscal second quarter ended Oct 31, 2009, a turnaround from the $2.26 million loss a year ago. During the quarter, revenue from sales of tyre and wheel products was $76.3 million,
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      • 56 6 RECENTLY listed Jason Marine Group said net profit decreased 29.6 per cent to about $2.4 million in the six months ended September 2009. The group's revenue fell 16.9 per cent to $29.4 million as the demand for new vessels softened during the financial period following
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      • 39 6 INTELLIGENT building systems integrators CNA Group Ltd and Australian technology software platforms provider Majitek have formed a strategic partnership to deliver intelligent building management solutions to the rapidly expanding global smart-cities market, CNA said.
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      • 74 6 Reuters NOBLE Group Ltd has time-chartered an Aframax, Torm Mathilde, to store diesel for the first time in its maiden voyage to Europe, trade and shipping sources said on Tuesday. The shipment is the latest addition to the rising volumes of distillates stored at
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    • 507 9  -  TEH SHI NING Changes to int'l accounting rules will have greater impact on local market By UPCOMING changes to international accounting standards are expected to have greater impact on the local market, says Euleen Goh, chairman of the Accounting Standards Council (ASC).
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    • 342 9  -  ZHANG JIAO By PANG Hee Hon will be appointed chief executive officer of Keppel Telecommunications Transportation (Keppel T&T) from Jan 4 next year. He will replace Lam Kwok Chong, who is resigning as managing director of Keppel T&T, and will cease to
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    • 397 9  -  ARTHUR SIM By THE surprise revelation that Junya Kitada, CFO and executive director of Japan Asia Land until Nov 30, is also the principal of the firm that provides accounting services to the company, certainly begs explanation. Japan Asia Land is a subsidiary of
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 585 8  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS STI loses 8.29 points to 2,797.21, with support for banks prompting suggestions of window-dressing POTENTIAL dual listings provided the main targets for yesterday's session, following Tuesday's explosive debut for China XLX in Hong Kong (HK). As a result, stocks such as
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    • 106 8 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch lulti Ind 7 5 4 0 0 0 7 5 4 lanufacturing 50 55 69 13 57 60 82 Commerce 25 18 20 32 23 23 )t/Stor/Comms 15 16 11 16 17 13 :inance 12
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    • 109 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 28.719 28.719 67.387 67.387 lanufacturing 645.126 15.370 660.496 409.215 1.124 410.340 lommerce 364.896 23.159 388.055 154.668 5.935 160.603 "pt/Stor/Comms 93.685 15.245 108.930 126.635 3.228 129.863 :i nance 23.473 23.473 198.237 198.237 lonstruction 31.556 8.892 40.448 8.233 193 8.426 'roperties
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    • 101 8 lapitaLand 4.160 -0.010 lapitaMall 1.720 -0.020 jtyDev 10.860 +0.080 lomfortDelGrc 1.520 -0.020 losco Corp 1.080 IBS Grp 14.680 -0.180 :&N 4.000 -0.050 ienting SP 1.090 iolden Agri 0.485 -0.005 IK Land 4.830 +0.080 IMH 29.780 +0.160 ISH 17.380 -0.020 lardineC&C 25.140 -0.380 Ceppel Corp 8.290 -0.200
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    • Article, Illustration
      886 8  -  JAMIE LEE Real estate investment trust (Reits) sector OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Dec 9 POLICY and leverage appetite shapes 2010: We believe the Singa-pore-listed Reit sector's 2010 performance will be influenced by opposing systemic forces. A favourable policy climate is likely to sustain a high liquidity environment. While some
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    • 505 8 Reuters CURRENCIES [LONDON] The euro rose against the US dollar yesterday, recovering from its lowest in more than a month after Greece's credit rating was downgraded the previous day, as investors decided that selling had been overdone. The US dollar had earlier advanced broadly
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    • 4 8 DAILY
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    • 60 8 Dec 9 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS 120.00+121.C IT CADI -*****.00 +13. IT 10-day MA -*****.00+12.01 TSE ST Mid Cap 665.33 -4.0i TSE ST Small Cap 529.88 -1.1 TSE ST All Share 688.71 -2.3. TSE ST China Top 280.03 +0.5 TSE ST China 297.55 +2.4! TSE ST Catalist
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    • 59 8 VOLUME Achieva 170,366,000 Yinq Li 93,020,000 CapMallsAsia 86,035,000 China XLX 83,094,000 Ocean us 76,609,000 China Milk 73,328,000 Golden Aqri 58,296,000 Sinotel Tech 48,984,000 Midas 45,410,000 Uni Envtech 45,353,000 VALUE(S) CapMallsAsia 228,884,270 CapitaLand 99,994,838 UOB 68,824,600 China XLX 62,992,310 Yinq Li 62,308,680 SPH 58,766,840 DBS Grp 55,214,520 Noble
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    • 109 8 CLOSE UP iBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5539 68.3 0.9 iBXT Ni 10US$ ***** 58.5 0.. iBS Bk6% NCPS 10 ***** 30.0 0. IOB 1994 24.0 1.. IMH 2978 22.3 0. loble Gri i.ES.0912 322 17.0 5.' ICBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 ***** 16.0 0.. iTXPO 100 1378 16.0 1.. :zra MBLeCW*****4
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    • 115 8 CLOSE DOWN LP 10US$ *****-314.9 -2.0 iBXT MSEuroi 10US$ 4184-306.5 -5.i IBXTDJE50 10US$ 4305-294.0 -4.7 iBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4412-216.0 -3.4 iBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3080 -85.0 -1.9 China H 10US$ 1666 -47.4 -2.i lardine C&C 2514 -38.0 -1.5 iPH 365 -22.0 -5.7 Con 829 -20.0 -2.. iBS Gri 1468 -18.0
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    • 79 8 iere stands ISS Dec 9 %CHNG CLOSE FRu«8 YR2009 SS LOW SS HIGH 1.3917 0.01 1.5579 1.3800 iuro 2.0497 0.43 2.0952 1.9150 'ounds 2.2661 0.32 2.4366 2.0356 1.2612 0.32 1.2942 0.9453 'en* 1.5871 -1.40 1.7278 1.4831 iupiah* 0.***** 0.01 0.***** 0.***** !aht* 4.1931 -0.02 4.3390 4.1040 •eso* 3.0006 0.74
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 539 10  -  RONNIE LIM But one question is whether demand will be sustainable in the long run By A SHORTAGE of oil storage capacity in Singapore reflected by the eight or so supertankers anchored as floating storage in Malaysian waters by oil traders here suggests
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    • 460 10  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI By WITH less than two weeks to go to the Child Aid charity concerts here, some of the young participants from overseas are gearing up for the biggest performance of their lives. "I have been practising more than usual at the Jakarta
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    • 436 10  -  TEH SHI NING Byl MORE than two-thirds of local respondents to a recent survey said they expect a pay rise and an annual bonus soon. Recruitment firm Ambition said yesterday that of the 489 Singapore-based hiring managers and human resources professionals
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    • 349 10  -  LEE U-WEN By ONE of Singapore's top ambassadors, Tommy Koh, has been conferred a prestigious honour the Order ofthe Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by the Japanese government. The 72-year-old professor received the award at the Japanese Ambassador to Singapore's residence at Tyersall
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    • 297 10 AGGRESSIVE promotions and new model launches combined with a threeweek interval to push COE premiums up across the board. There is usually a twoweek break between bidding exercises for certificates of entitlement. So when it is longer than usual, more orders are collected giving
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    • 183 10 IBM has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University and the Institute of Systems Science to deepen education and research collaboration following a first MOU signed in 2007. The new MOU will see the continued
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    • SINGAPORE ROUND-UP
      • 100 10 THE Syariah Court and the Tribunal for Maintenance of Parents (TMP) will move to a new building at Lengkok Bahru. The new premises at Family Link@Lengkok Bahru "will have better facilities and bigger waiting areas for the public", said the Ministry of Community Development,
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      • 42 10 THE Censorship Review Committee (CRC) will conduct a survey next month to engage the public and understand community trends and standards. The public can also give their views to CRC via its website at www.crc2oo9.sg or e-mail feedback@crc2oo9.sg
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 555 12 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA It's a sign that firms will begin restocking depleted stores, boosting recovery WASHINGTON] US businesses unexpectedly added to inventories at the wholesale level in October, breaking a record string of 13 straight declines. It was a hopeful sign that companies
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    • 344 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia must broaden its array of financial instruments available for investment and manage a rise in asset prices to avoid the risk of a bubble, a deputy governor of the central bank said yesterday. Indonesia has seen strong capital inflows this year on
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    • 633 12 Bloomberg Plan to subsidise food, fertilisers spooks investors [MUMßAl] India's proposal to spend more than planned this year to cap food prices is spooking fixed-income investors and yields on benchmark 10-year bonds may reach 8 per cent in two months, Canara Robeco Asset
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    • 531 12 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australia's trade deficit widened in October as exports of coal and iron ore fell. The shortfall swelled to A 52.38 billion (Ss3 billion) from a revised A 51.85 billion in September, the Bureau of Statistics said in Sydney yesterday. The median
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    • 501 12 Reuters Expectations are central bank will leave rates on hold [SEOUL] South Korea's producer prices fell last month from a year earlier for the seventh straight month, indicating subdued inflationary pressures and underlining expectations the central bank will leave
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 670 13  -  S JAYASANKARAN Nazri Aziz hits back, blasting former prime minister Mahathir By in Kuala Lumpur THE row over a controversial government agency escalated yesterday with Minister in the Prime Minister Department's Nazri Aziz blasting former premier Mahathir Mohamad as the "father of all racism."
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    • 477 13  -  PAULINE NG Trading closes at 74.5 sen against 25 sen reference price By in Kuala Lumpur IPO investors of DSC Solutions were amply rewarded when its shares doubled to 50 sen yesterday on its debut on Malaysia's Ace Market. The hefty premium was
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    • 296 13 -AFP [JAKARTA] Thousands of Indonesians rallied yesterday in several major cities to mark international an-ti-graft day, urging the government to seriously investigate a controversial bank bailout scandal. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is under mounting pressure as lawmakers probe allegations of corruption linked to a
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  • GREATER CHINA
    • 541 15 -AP They're selling to the Chinese rather than manufacturing there for export [SHANGHAI] US companies are finding China crucial for their profitability as they increasingly focus on selling to the fast-growing Chinese market rather than manufacturing there for export, a report said
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    • 379 15 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's banking regulator plans to slow new lending to between seven trillion yuan (551.43 trillion) and eight trillion yuan next year, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The China Banking Regulatory Commission's recommended range compares with
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    • 363 15 Bloomberg Falling exports were an impetus for China to depreciate yuan [BEIJING] China had "good reason" to depreciate its currency during the global financial crisis as exports fell and chose instead to keep the yuan stable, central bank deputy governor Zhu Mm said.
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  • INDIA
    • 607 16 Reuters [MUMBAI] Shares in India's largest vehicle maker, Tata Motors Ltd, have more than quadrupled this year riding a pick-up in sales on the back of a recovering economy. The rally, which has made the stock the top performer in a benchmark BSE
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    • 696 16 Reuters [MUMBAI] Manufacturers who set up shop in India in the 1990s often joke that they didn't just have to build factories back then, but also roads because it was faster than waiting for the state to build them. Today, India has
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    • 336 16 Bloomberg Sale by Indian iron ore producer is part of sell-off of state assets [MUMBAI] NMDC Ltd, India's biggest iron ore producer, plans to sell as much as 140 billion rupees (554.18 billion) of stock as part of a sell-off of
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
    • 776 17 Reuters Accelerated repayment clause for USs2b debt could kick in [DUBAI] Concern over debts at Dubai's utility provider and losses at Nakheel, builder of the emirate's palm-shaped islands, hit markets yesterday, drowning out assurances by top officials that Gulf economies were sound. The Dubai
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    • 407 17 Bloomberg Investors worried following Greece's credit rating cut [ATHENS] Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said there is "absolutely" no risk that the country will default on its debt, seeking to ease the concerns of investors after Greece had its credit rating cut on
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    • 552 17 Reuters, Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Germany's Volkswagen AG will buy a one-fifth stake in Suzuki Motor Corp for US$2.5 billion, tapping the Japanese firm's expertise in small cars and dominance in India as VW seeks to become the No 1 carmaker. The move is
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    • 454 17 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia's wealth of natural resources and financial landscape provide a natural platform for Islamic finance, with potential to attract a new type of global investors, an official with Malaysia's stock exchange said. Trailing Muslim neighbours such as Malaysia and Indonesia, Australia is looking
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    • 335 17 Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Advertisements featuring Tiger Woods have disappeared from prime-time broadcast television and many cable channels following reports of his extramarital affairs, according to data from Nielsen Co. The last prime-time ad featuring the 33-year-old golfer was a 30-second Gillette Co spot
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  • WORLD
    • 424 18 Bloomberg Bank says this year's results on track for strong showing on record H1 profit [LONDON] Standard Chartered pic, the UK bank that gets most of its profit in emerging markets, said exposure to Dubai won't lead to any "material" impairment charges. "Given the
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    • 633 18 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US government's US$7OO billion bailout programme helped stabilise the financial system, but has done little to boost lending or stave off millions of home foreclosures, a government watchdog group said yesterday. In its new monthly report on the
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    • 369 18 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker said flaws in financial products, including credit-default swaps and collateralised debt obligations, helped push the world economy close to another Great Depression. "Innovate all you want but do it in a structure that does
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    • 444 18 Bloomberg [WASHlNGTON] Legislation pending in the US Congress to cut greenhousegas emissions may reduce imports of Chinese goods by 20 per cent, a World Bank study said. The provision, included in the measure passed by the US House in June, would tax imports
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    • 601 18 Bloomberg Dilemma stems from 2003 deal between Prudential, Wachovia [SAN FRANCISCO] WeUs Fargo Co's efforts to repay US bailout funds may be hindered by a US$5 billion debt owed to Prudential Financial Inc that could drain the bank's cash or dilute
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
    • 878 19 The Washington Post TSA slammed for inadvertent leak of 93-page operating manual online [WASHINGTON] The US Transportation Security Administration inadvertently revealed closely guarded secrets regarding airport passenger screening practices when it posted online this spring a document as part of a contract solicitation, the agency
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    • 394 19 Bloomberg China Shipbuilding's IPO is nation's 3rd largest this year [BEIJING] China Shipbuilding Industry Co raised 14.7 billion yuan (Ss3 billion) in the nation's third largest initial public offering this year after drawing orders for more than 50 times the stock available. China's largest
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    • 2809 19 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), AI: Air India (AIC), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO: Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR:
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    • 461 19 ■AP [CHICAGO] United Airlines is ordering 50 new airplanes the way some people ease into a cold lake. Toes first, and very slowly. The deal announced on Tuesday has several conservative pieces. United split its order between the Boeing 787 and the Airbus
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    • TRANSPORT STOCKS
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 378 19 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Betting before and afterwards pj [2 R 4 l B7 fg [7 [8 5 Man on whom success de- j pends gets an honour, gold t—^* 9 Plant hairs as you might say 10 Big hit when one doesn't 12 I miss a trick (5,4) k^^^^_
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 520 20 THE tug of war between those who believe that higher inflation is a sure thing in the near-to-medium term and those who insist that it isn't gets fiercer with time. On the one hand, it would seem to be a given that low interest rates and
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    • 954 20  -  LEON HADAR Obama has to decide which is his administration's main priority in the coming months FACING public discontent over continuing high unemployment, which stands now around 10 per cent, US President Barack Obama is now trying to demonstrate his commitment to tackling the problem
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    • 838 20  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY THE BOTTOM LINE HOPE springs eternal, as Alexander Pope famously remarked, but it's stretching things a bit far to assume, as markets did this week, that the slowing pace of US job losses in November heralds recovery in the world's largest
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    • 2198 21  -  STEPHEN ROACH It needs a more balanced growth model that fosters more of a pro-consumption thrust to growth and development ONE thing is a constant in China change. Over the past 30 years, a new and modern China has come alive, achieving unprecedented
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
    • 8774 22 Transaction date: Dec 9 !-wks Tel Low Code Last Sale V lay Low Bl .as1 Quote Seller Div Cvr Net P/E Cap (mil Hi. Col Hi. 17 3 3148 8Telecom 9.5 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 34 16 5000 ABRHIdgs 15.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 8 1 1100 AEM 23
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    • 1725 23 52-wks Tel High Low Code Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil 10 5 1181 s AAGrp 25 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 7.5 3.5 3480 t Adventus 20
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    • 436 23 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Day Ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Hil Comi Hil 111 105 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 109 unch 819 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US813 290 149 DBS STI ETF 100 282 unch 4627
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    • 265 23 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer
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    • 9401 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 2.148/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/ A 1.373/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.15/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.83/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.9395/0.9395 AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXAWM
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
    • 360 24 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Dec 8 World Index Preliminan 814.0 -0.8 20.1 -0.7 21.3 -0.9 25.! EAFE Preliminai 763.4 -1.1 17.6 -1.0 23.0 -1.3 27.2 Euro[ Preliminan 1090.2 -1.5
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    • 131 24 As at 9am Dec 9 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2500 1.2870 .an dollar 1.3030 1.3180 Euro 2.0380 2.0600 NZ dollar 0.9790 1.0000 jterlini ind 2.2530 2.2770 US dollar 1.3850 1.4010 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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    • 175 24 Dec 9 $S Offer Overnight 1-month 2-months 3-months Overnight mode: 1/8 US$ 1/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 Offer 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 0.25 0.29 0.35 0.37 0.55 0.90 1.00 Offer 0.20 0.24 0.25 0.27
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    • 29 24 Dec 9 ten Hii Sett STI Dec 2787 2798 2798 IIMSCI Dec 337.6 337.6 337.0 "aiwan Dec 280.5 281.0 280.6 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd
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    • 22 24 Dec 9 I Bid Offer 1-month 1.3936 1.3951 2-months 1.3939 1.3954 3-months 1.3941 1.3956 6-months 1.3946 1.3961 Source: OCBC
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    • 66 24 Dec 9 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RIV Delivery Opening Month Range M/MT) Sett Av Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low Dec 09 2425 Jan 10 2504 Feb 10 2526 Mar10 2531 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2448 2455 2455 6 602 2501 2517 2480 1762 ***** 2526 2542
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    • 358 24 Dec 9 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.7400 99.6100 99.4200 99.1350 0 0 0 0 5819 ***** 7177 3006 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES DecO9 99.5350 99.5850 Mar10 99.6150 99.6150 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 99.5350 99.6100 99.5350 99.6150 99.6300 99.6600
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    • 185 24 Dec 9 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) Jan 10 277.0 Feb 10 274.0 Mario Apr 10 May 10 280.5 Jun10 280.0 273.0 274.0 278.5 279.0 273.0 274.0 274.5 276.0 278.5 279.0 283 10 120 150 240
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    • 87 24 Dec 9 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi. Day's [h Low 3-Month BQ*****F 11.03.2010 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2010 0.54 0.55 0.50 0.49 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year NX*****H 3.625 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NX*****W
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    • 99 24 DecB\ SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 10 1044.00 1053.00 1063.75 1042.50 Mar10 1052.75 1061.00 1071.50 1051.00 May 10 1061.00 1069.00 1079.25 1058.75 JuMO 1067.75 1075.75 1086.50 1064.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 09 40.11 40.31 40.31 39.90 Jan 10
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    • 77 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Dec 8 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 76.29 -1.26 WTI (Near Mth) 72.72 -1.25 Dubai (1-Mth F) 77.45 -0.38 Tapis blend 80.10 -0.45 Minas 79.35 -0.25 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 78.70 84.00 0.75 -0.75 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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    • 464 24 Dec 9 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: lustralia 0.962 6.183 0.615 7.018 42.357 85.619 0.795 10.517 3.082 1.278 76.194 41.990 1.262 6.852 0.929 29.264 30.061 0.559 0.905 Canada 1.039 6.424 0.639 7.291
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    • 76 24 Dec 9 (US$) (SS) 0.***** 0.***** 1 mth 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths
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    • 153 24 Dec 9 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2612 1.2632 0.9052 0.9057 Canadian dollar 1.3104 1.3124 0.9405 0.9410 Euro 2.0512 2.0538 1.4722 1.4726 NZ dollar 0.9872 0.9888 0.7085 0.7090 Sterling 2.2577 2.2605 1.6204 1.620! US dollar 1.3933 1.3947 S$IUS$
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    • 141 24 Dec 9 GOLD (USS/oz) Dec 09 Dec OS Hong Kong 1136.80 1159.20 London Dec OS Dec 07 1150.70 1141.00 1151.70 1141.80 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Dec 09 Buying Sellim Kilobar "54,550.74" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm 1 oz
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    • 70 24 Dec 8 luminium, 99.7% uritv (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2127.75 2124.00 3 months 2163.00 2158.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 6937.00 6976.00 6960.50 6999.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 2255.00 3 months 2289.00 2240.50 2275.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash 3
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    • 76 24 Dec 8 :OCOA (Btonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Dec 09 2190 2191 2190/2175 Mar 10 2245 2243 2249/2234 May 10 2266 2263 2267/2253 Jul 10 2231 unch 2234/2224 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jan 10 1355 1377 1373/1354 Mar 10 1388 1409 1405/1386 May 10 1417 1440 1435/1416 SUGAR
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    • 2161 24 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Pel lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 2.5 >036AdvanceSCTLtdW*****9 0.5 1 15 17 6.00 1 87 1844 9.00 53 8 S756#AsiaticGrp(H) Ltd W*****2 8 H05#Asiatravel W*****7 39 2 61 1 3 1.38 1
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  • BizIT
    • 535 27 S'pore fares better in spam and virus levels than the global average, according to an annual report from Symantec unit MessageLabs, reports WINSTON CHAI CYBERTHREATS such as computer viruses and spam continued their relentless assault over the past 12 months but the sliver lining is that they
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    • 287 27 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Dell Inc, relying on social-network-ing sites to drum up sales of personal computers (PCs), said its promotions on Twitter have helped generate more than US$6.5 million in orders for PCs, accessories and software. The number of users signing up
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    • 194 27 AFP [SAN FRANCISCO] Google on Tuesday released a version of its Chrome Web browser for Macintosh computers in a challenge to the Safari software Apple offers users of its machines. "We took a hefty dose of goodness from the Windows version to build a
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    • 394 27  -  ONG BOON KIAT Deep job cuts raise fears over reprisals by disgruntled staff By THE widespread and deep job cuts forced by the downturn have indirectly led to companies becoming more aware of the security threats posed by insiders, according to a
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    • 269 27  -  ZHANG JIAO By [SINGAPORE] Connectivity between India and other parts of Asia, including Singapore, is set for a boost as telecom service provider Pacnet prepares to embark on a new US$l5O million submarine cable system that is expected to be ready around early
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  • PROPERTY
    • 381 28 Reuters Its planning agency aims to raise housing demand and supply of medium to low-cost property [BEIJING] China will crack down on speculation in the property market and try to increase the supply of lower-cost housing, the head of the country's powerful planning
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    • 197 28 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Luxury home prices in Hong Kong may rise by 10 per cent in the next 12 months as low interest rates and limited supply fuel demand, Colliers International Ltd said. Hong Kong home prices have risen 28
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    • 1007 29 Bloomberg Buyers reject 'little box' apartments; investor demand for rentals disappears [LONDON] Houses are making a comeback in the UK as buyers reject "little box" apartments and investor demand for rentals evaporates. Single-family attached homes accounted for about 24 per cent of all residences started in
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    • 351 29 Reuters [LONDON] Canary Wharf Group (CWG), the property firm that operates London's second-largest financial district, is selling a landmark building for £208 million (*****.2 million) to tap into surging demand for prime UK property. CWG, the main operating subsidiary of AIM-listed Songbird Estates,
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    • 341 30 Bloomberg It may spin off Swire Properties in deal raising US$2.5-USs3b [HONG KONG] Swire Pacific Ltd, the Hong Kong company with businesses ranging from soft drinks to airlines, plans to hire Goldman Sachs Group Inc, HSBC Holdings pic and Morgan Stanley to
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    • 372 30  -  EMILYN YAP Highest bid of $19.4 million came from Kng Realty By A 30-year leasehold industrial site at Pioneer Road North and Soon Lee Drive has attracted strong demand, pointing to sustained confidence in the economy. By the close of tender yesterday, the
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    • 557 30 Bloomberg Central bank chief raises interest rate for 3rd straight mth [SYDNEY] Australian home loan approvals fell in October after central bank governor Glenn Stevens became the first Group of 20 policymaker to increase borrowing costs since the height of the global financial crisis.
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