The Business Times, 26 June 2012

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  • 25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 120/08/2011 Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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  • 818 1  -  Banks counting cost of complying with US taxman’s ‘big stick’ By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Much as they dislike it, Singapore banks are taking steps to comply with a new US law which requires all financial institutions to provide details of
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
    • 110 1 HST INDEX 2,815.26 (-12.83) HST INDEX FUTURES 2,815 (-13) HSIMSCI 324.28 (-1.09) HSIMSCI FUTURES 323.60 (-1.50) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.282 (US$/S$ per 1.555 1.994 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.250 1.602 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 80.10 62.50 RM 3.195 2.492 HK$ 7.760 6.053 BAHT 31.89 24.88 RUPIAH
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    • 19 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.524 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 Source: Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg
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  • 941 1  -  Accommodation and car prices remain major contributors By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s inflation eased to 5 per cent in May, slightly better than the 5.1 per cent consensus forecast from market economists. While the risks are now shifting away
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    • 77 1 COMMENTARY Banking on the Mekong countries PAGE 21 HOCK LOCK SIEW STXOSV keeps ’em guessing PAGE 5 PROPERTY 85% of units launched at Bugis Cube sold PAGE 28 *****1 *****4 A PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE Begin your own tradition. mmi a s m 1 v* m m li m i»»*i r
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    • 9 1 PRODUCTIVITY MATTERS Central kitchens boon to restaurants page 12
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 546 2 Tough new US law sits heavy on S’pore banks MUCH as they dislike it, Singapore banks are taking steps to comply with a new US law which requires all financial institutions to provide details of US accounts. If the banks do not comply, they face a hefty 30
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    • 906 2  -  It says Chinese partner has transferred business to its own subsidiary By LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s Transnational Group is crying foul over a lawsuit filed by its Chinese partner to wind up their loss-making joint venture in Tianjin. It claims that
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    • 152 2 Bloomberg [NICOSIA] Cyprus yesterday said it will seek a financial lifeline from the euro area’s firewall funds, becoming the fifth of the euro’s 17 member states to seek a bailout. “The purpose of the required assistance is to con- tain the
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    • 502 2 Data implies modest recovery despite weaker job growth LATEST US DATA AP Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Americans bought new homes in May at the fastest pace in more than two years. The increase suggests a modest recovery in the housing market continues, despite weaker job
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    • 426 2 Reuters [LONDON]US consumer confidence fell in the second quarter from early this year as slowing employment growth and an escalating eurozone crisis made Americans more cautious about the economic outlook, a survey showed yesterday. Consumer sentiment in the world’s biggest economy fell by
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    • 341 4  -  By LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings has updated its Charter to maintain the Charter’s relevance as it celebrated its 38th anniversary yesterday. While this does not signal any strategic change in direction for the sovereign wealth fund, the 10-year-old Charter is sharpened and simplified
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    • 503 4  -  Million dollar draw aimed at building up 88,888 savings accounts here By APRIL CHYE [SINGAPORE] Malaysia’s second largest bank has launched an aggressive Internet banking push to take on its local rivals who have wider ATM and branch networks. CIMB Singapore, which already offers
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    • 695 4 Bloomberg [LONDON] Central bankers are finding it easier to support their economies than to spur expansion as the prospect of Japanese-like lost decades looms across the developed world. Another round of loosely correlated global stimulus has begun after the Federal
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    • 637 4 Bloomberg Reuters [NEW DELHI] India has increased the amount of rupee-denominated debt overseas investors can own to arrest a slide in the currency, which sank to a record low on June 22. The ownership ceiling on government bonds was raised by US$5
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    • 87 4 The SME Magazine coming to you with your copy of The Business Times on July 4 IN THIS ISSUE SHOW ME THE MONEY: The right approach to getting loans and tapping into government funding WORKING WITH LESS: Taking advantage of tax concessions, grants and cash payouts to ease foreign labour
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 739 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By LYNN KAN ‘OFFSHORE’ is the new watchword in the sinking shipping sector; and the buzz has been loudest for Norwaybased STX OSV Holdings. The offshore support-vessels builder has outperformed the FTSE Straits Times Oil and Gas Index, of which it is
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    • 379 5  -  It’s among 7 prequalified groups to bid for desalination project; Sembcorp Utilities is out By RONNIE LIM WATER solutions specialist Hyflux is in the running while power player Sembcorp Utilities is out to develop a major independent water project (IWP) costing an
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    • 537 5  -  CEO Liew’s departure in a year’s time no surprise; succession plan in place By FELDA CHAY INVESTORS reacted calmly to news that CapitaLand’s head honcho, Liew Mun Leong, will be leaving the company in a year’s time. The property giant’s share price closed unchanged at
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    • 448 7  -  $261.6m move ups its interest in Ocean Financial Centre owner from 87.5% to 99.9% By MINDY TAN K-REIT Asia has acquired an additional interest of about 12.39 per cent in Ocean Properties LLP, raising its stake from an approximate 87.5 per cent to
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    • 256 7  -  By VEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE Airlines Cargo and its 16 per cent owned associate China Cargo Airlines will operate joint freighter services between Singapore and Shanghai from today. The services are part of wide-ranging initiatives between the two airlines, which include enhanced system
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    • 220 7 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand’s telecoms regulator yesterday set a reserve price for an auction of 3G mobile phone licences, a crucial step towards long-delayed reforms in the sector. The reserve price, the minimum amount Thailand expects to receive from each of nine licences for
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    • 502 7  -  China slowdown not that bleak, says CRCT’s chief exec By MINDY TAN EVEN as reports emerge of the China slowdown being more deeply rooted than suspected, CapitaRetail China Trust (CRCT) chief executive Tony Tan maintains that the situation on the ground isn’t as bleak as
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    • 471 8  -  By CAI HAOXIANG INVESTORS going for divi-dend-paying companies in Asia have yet another reason to stick to their strategy, said a Citi report yesterday. It said relatively few funds invest on an income rather than growth basis in the Asia-Pacific region excluding
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 60 8 THAKRAL Corporation is expecting to record a loss for its second quarter ending June 30. It cited the continuing weak global economy and slower consumer demand. While the adverse conditions are expected to continue for some time, the group is taking necessary measures
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      • 76 8 FRASERS Commercial Trust (FCOT) has secured new facilities to refinance a $500 million term loan facility. The first is a transferable three-year term facility of $320 million. The interest rate is the Singapore Swap Offer Rate (SOR) plus a margin of 1.55 per cent per
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      • 72 8 UNITED Engineers’ wholly-owned subsidiary, UE UMC, has established a joint venture to undertake industrial waste oil treatment. The JV, Tangshan UE Shengxing Renewable Resources Company Ltd, is domiciled in China and has a paid-up capital of 30 million yuan (S$6 million). UE UMC will
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    • 347 8  -  Fourth such exercise takes total capital management spending to $2b By SIOW LI SEN OCBC Bank will soon begin its fourth $500 million buyback, with the bank spending a total of $2 billion as part of its capital management scheme. In a release yesterday, OCBC
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    • 470 8  -  By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE-BASED oil gas exploration and production player Kris Energy (KE), which is looking to list on the SGX soon, has got Italian oil major ENI on board two of its offshore Vietnam blocks as a 50 per cent partner, with
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 578 6  -  Stocks continue to be hit by eurozone concerns; average value of trading stands at only 53 cents STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index dropped 12.83 points to 2,815.26 in a weak session yesterday that saw stocks continue to be plagued
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    • 65 6 Jun 25 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 193.00-191.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -29.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +19.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 661.17 -0.51 FTSE ST Small Cap 437.26 +1.60 FTSE ST All Share 683.37 -2.40 FTSE ST China Top 193.52 -1.22 FTSE ST China 217.71 -1.79 FTSE ST
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    • 56 6 VOLUME GSH Corp 175,671,000 NexGenSCom 72,059,000 Maxi-Cash 61,368,000 Aussino 54,893,000 Inno-Pac 41,945,000 Golden Agri 41,492,000 Blumont 33,390,000 Asiasons 28,922,000 TT Intl 27,993,000 SingTel 27,326,000 VALUE($) SingTel 87,364,218 IS Asia BND 100US 38,610,112 UOB 34,824,300 Keppel Corp 34,396,109 Olam 31,211,200 HK Land 30,942,861 Sakari 27,270,895 Golden Agri 26,120,950
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    • 186 6 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 7 5 0 0 0 5 7 5 Manufacturing 41 46 38 6 8 8 47 54 46 Commerce 16 20 18 3 6 3 19 26 21 Tpt/Stor/Comms 16 14 6
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    • 877 6  -  Compiled by LYNN KAN CapitaLand June 25 close: $2.64 CIMB Research, June 25 CAPITALAND’s group president and chief executive officer Liew Mun Leong will step down in June next yea. We believe his successor, to be named in a few months, will come from within. We think there
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    • 123 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 11,074 11,074 52,689 52,689 Manufacturing 156,178 25,567 181,745 125,716 1,621 127,337 Commerce 383,353 10,923 394,276 91,760 593 92,353 Tpt/Stor/Comms 61,800 16,220 78,020 132,867 4,412 137,279 Finance 53,278 61,368 114,646 92,091 25,686 117,777 Construction 83,490 5,640
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    • 111 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.480 -0.005 CapitaLand 2.640 CapitaMall 1.810 CityDev 10.560 -0.100 ComfortDelGro 1.500 +0.010 DBS Grp 13.650 -0.010 F&N 6.800 GLP 2.040 -0.020 Genting SP 1.415 -0.020 Golden Agri 0.630 -0.010 HK Land 5.520 -0.070 JMH 48.640 -1.150 JSH 29.940 +0.300 Jardine C&C
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    • 449 6 CURRENCIES Reuters [NEW YORK] The euro fell to its lowest in almost two weeks against the US dollar yesterday, and looked set to extend losses as investors doubted a European summit later in the week will find a solution to the region’s escalating
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    • 113 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9290 123.0 1.0 JSH 2994 38.5 1.0 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3434 21.8 0.5 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ***** 20.0 0.2 Lyxor India Nifty 10 1183 18.0 1.5 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** 15.0 0.1 SIA 1027 15.0 1.5 DBXT S&P Short
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    • 128 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** -156.5 -0.7 JMH 4864 -147.4 -2.3 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5176 -128.2 -1.9 Jardine C&C 4398 -107.0 -2.4 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2338 -56.4 -1.8 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2449 -44.9 -1.4 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2813 -41.0 -1.1 Lyxor Korea 10US$ 458 -33.3
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 488 9  -  Students able to take two disciplines, choose to complete one year overseas By GLENN CHOO NANYANG Technological University (NTU) is pushing the frontiers in PhD education at its new Interdisciplinary Graduate School where students will concentrate on two or more disciplines instead
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    • 378 9  -  Bavaria a key partner-state in business and trade By KELLY TAY in Munich APART from its football and beer-brewing prowess, the German federal state of Bavaria is well known in Singapore for its robust industries and companies, as well as top-tier research universities. So
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    • 237 9  -  By WANG XIN MIN THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a reciprocal cross-border collateral arrangement. The arrangement allows MAS and BOT to accept a wider range of
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      • 87 9 APPLICATIONS for the second round of Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences will open on July 1. Application forms will be available on the Ministry of Law’s QFLP website from midnight on July 1. The deadline for submission is 4pm on Aug 31. To obtain
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      • 59 9 THE government has identified Blocks 1A to 6A Woodlands Centre Road for the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS). The site comprises 147 sold flats, which were completed in 1980. HDB will build about 190 units of new two-room, three-room, four-room and five-room flats
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    • 526 10  -  Measurement model has to balance flexibility and standardisation By TIMOTHY LOH AS social entrepreneurship gains traction in Asia, one issue that keeps popping up is that of assessing social impact. Unlike traditional businesses concerned only with financial return, social enterprises (SEs) seek double
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    • 302 10 It will review, update land transport policies to update masterplan THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) is inviting public feedback as it seeks to review and update land transport policies in order to tackle emerging challenges. This will be reflected in an updated Land Transport Masterplan,
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    • 291 10  -  By LIM WEI SHENG UBS celebrated its 150th anniversary last Saturday with the official launch of a new community partnership with Aspiring towards Character Excellence (ACE) Football League. The League aims to build character in socially disadvantaged young people between 11 and 17 years
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  • SME Inc
    • 1184 11  -  MP Zaqy Mohamad says his ‘biggest fear’ is that the cost of business may outstrip SMEs’ productivity gains, reports JASLENE PANG reportsJASLENE JASLENE PANG AS RENTS and wages continue their relentless climb, companies are finding it more difficult to do business in Singapore, despite the
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    • 1139 11  -  Digital innovation studio Savant Degrees shows that there is room for small firms to grow here By ERIC TACHIBANA The writer is an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Strategy and Policy at NUS Business School This article was first published on NUS Business
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    • PRODUCTIVITY MATTERS
      • 1094 12  -  The key is using the best equipment and an efficient workflow. FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICES By MINDY TAN THE hustle and bustle that one would assume defines a kitchen is oddly absent at the central kitchen of Chinese restaurant chain, Pu Tien. The
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      • 363 12 LEGEND SCHEME WHAT YOU GET WHO TO CONTACT Businesses can enjoy 400% tax deduction and/or a cash payout of up to $60,000 for their spending across six types of productivity improvement activities. Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) Innovation and Capability Voucher (ICV) SMEs can get a $5000
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      • 1078 12  -  Mechanisation helps Spice Peranakan become less dependent on labour and ensures consistency By MINDY TAN STEEPLY mired in tradition, the preparation of Peranakan food is notoriously precise. It is thus not surprising that when Spice Peranakan’s Joshua Wee suggested using a combi oven to prepare beef
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    • 402 11 Have an interesting story on an SME to share? Drop us a note on why you think the company should be featured in our weekly SME INC pages, with details, such as how much the company has grown and its expansion plans. Send your e-mail to Felda Chay at feldac@sph.com.sg
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 686 13 Earnings at firms like P&G hit, investors set for more losses Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The largest emerging markets, whose economies grew more than four-fold in the past decade, are making losers out of everyone from central bankers to Procter Gamble Co (P&G) as their currencies
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    • 617 13 Almost every major firm participates in annual mass-hiring Reuters [TOKYO] Each April, hundreds of new graduates report for work in Japan’s corporate world, all on the same day, all dressed in standard business black, and all ready to be moulded into staunch company loyalists. Across
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    • 475 13 Bloomberg [ST PETERSBURG] Russia’s sovereign debt rating should be upgraded at least two steps because its weaknesses are overblown compared with higher-rated countries, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said. “It’s clear we should be at least one step from an A rating,” Mr Storchak
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    • 344 13 Reuters [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan’s closely watched tankan survey may show manufacturers remained glum about business conditions in the three months to June as Europe’s simmering debt crisis and slowing overseas economies hurt, a Reuters poll showed. But strength in domestic demand
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    • 1188 13 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices INDIABULLS PROPERTIES INVESTMENT TRUST (Registration Number: *****01) (a business trust constituted on 7 May 2008 under the laws of the Republic of Singapore) MANAGED BY INDIABULLS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TRUSTEE PTE. LTD. (Company Registration Number: *****0456G) (as Trustee-Manager of Indiabulls Properties Investment Trust)
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 716 15 Investment bank can now compete with Goldman, JPMorgan in region: CEO Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, Southeast Asia’s top-ranked investment bank over the past three years, is taking aim at a bigger market following its acquisition of some of
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    • 639 15 Bloomberg [CARACAS] PT Pertamina, Indonesia’s state-owned oil company, will buy Hou-ston-based Harvest Natural Resources Inc’s oil assets in Venezuela for US$725 million in cash as it sets out to acquire reserves in South America. Harvest will sell its 32 per cent
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    • 509 15  -  It calls prosecution ‘improper’ as book hadn’t been banned yet By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN bookstore has won a High Court decision for the right to have a judicial review against the Federal Territory Islamic Affairs Department
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    • 1963 15 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices MERCATOR LINES (SINGAPORE) LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****7205N) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Mercator Lines (Singapore) Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Meeting Room-Libra Gemini, Level-1, Marina
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
    • 938 16 Foreign groups such as Concord Medical, IHH Healthcare, Chindex lend a hand Bloomberg [BEIJING] China, where 260 million people suffer from cancer, diabetes and other diseases, is in a hurry to bolster its medical services. Investors are ready to help. The latest
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    • 470 16  -  By FREDERICK YEUNG EJ Insight [HONG KONG] The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the stock market watchdog, is seeking to tighten the monitoring of stock recommendations on television programmes and online forums in a bid to protect the interest of retail
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    • 516 16 Falling deposits cap Dim Sum demand ahead of record sale Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s biggest banks are calling for China to end a ban on non-residents buying yuan in the city as falling deposits limit demand for Dim Sum bonds
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    • 732 16 ANALYSIS Reuters [NEW DELHI] Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was overseas and his outgoing finance minister was clearing his desk last week as the government quietly began preparing the ground for a new push to open up India’s $450 billion
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    • 141 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF YH ETERNAL INVESTMENT PTE. LTD. (In Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) Reg No. *****4477M NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, the Final Meeting of the
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  • WORLD
    • 678 17 Market economists believe rescue deal is prelude to full bailout for state Reuters [MADRID] Spain formally requested eurozone rescue loans to recapitalise its debt-laden banks yesterday as the euro and shares fell on investor scepticism about this week’s European Union (EU)
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    • 670 17 Reuters [ZURICH] Investors trying to protect their wealth from global economic uncertainty have been stashing bank notes, gold bars and other valuables in Swiss banks, fuelling demand for safe deposit boxes. The eurozone debt crisis and fear that loose policy by central
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    • 241 17 AFP [VIENNA] An Austrian firm has come up with what it hopes is the next big thing for the mega-rich: A man-made, floating “island” with a list price of 5.2 million euros (S$8.3 million), the company’s founder told AFP yesterday. Measuring 20 by
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    • 541 17 That could cost France 75b euros, Belgium 150b euros Reuters [BRUSSELS] With tens of billions of euros lent to the public sector in Spain and Italy, bailed-out lender Dexia may be dead as an investment but as a threat to the budgets of guarantors
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    • 539 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] Billionaire investor George Soros called on Europe to start a fund to buy Italian and Spanish bonds, warning that a failure by leaders meeting this week to produce drastic measures could spell the demise of the currency.
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    • 760 18 Banks need to fix overvalued balance sheets, cut risky assets, recapitalise Bloomberg [VIENNA] Banks will need a “healthy push” by governments to fix balance sheets, abandon risky businesses and serve the public to avoid prolonging the financial crisis, the
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    • 464 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] The London 2012 summer Olympics are on course to be the most over-budget games for 16 years after organisers failed to forecast demands for security and private investment, according to a study by the University of Oxford. The sports-related expense of hosting in
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    • 410 18 AFP [SYDNEY] Top editors at Australian newspapers The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald resigned yesterday, after parent company Fairfax last week announced an overhaul designed to embrace the digital era. Peter Fray, publisher and editor-in-chief at the 180-year-old Sydney paper, and
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    • 593 18 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand’s banking industry may shrink to as few as five lenders from 14 as competition and cost-cutting fuel consolidation, said Boontuck Wungcharoen, chief executive officer of TMB Bank Pcl. “Thailand has too many banks for the size of the
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    • 891 18 Reuters [BOSTON] A series of high-level departures from BlackRock this month has raised questions about the direction of the world’s largest money manager. Coming in rapid succession over the past two weeks, the departures included Susan Wagner, a founding partner and vicechairman, who will
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  • FOCUS: ROUNDTABLE
    • 2602 19 INTRODUCTION THE Greek election and the G-20 summit in Mexico have both come and gone, but still the global economy looks little closer to being saved. What more can be done? The Business Times convened a roundtable of international experts, chaired by BT’s Tokyo correspondent
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 498 20 EDITORIAL THE dispute over the the Spratlys, the Paracels and the Macclesfield Bank also known as Nansha, Xisha and Zhongsha Islands to the Chinese took a turn towards open confrontation last week with Vietnam passing a law that claims sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly
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    • 819 20  -  THE BOTTOM LINE PAUL KRUGMAN The writer is professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, and winner of the Nobel Prize in economics in 2008 NYT AMONG economists who know their history, the mere mention of certain years
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    • 955 20  -  Printing more dollars would be controversial as it could ignite inflationary pressure LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent THE number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by only 2,000 to 387,000, the US government reported last week, another indication of a feeble labour market. It
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    • 1334 21  -  Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar represent a vast market that offers a strong growth potential for Asean banks By MOHIT MEHROTRA, ANURODH PANDEY Mohit Mehrotra is regional head of financial services industry (strategy operations), Deloitte Singapore South-east Asia Anurodh Pandey is senior consultant with financial services
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    • 921 21  -  By SAJJAD ASHRAF The writer was Pakistan’s high commissioner to Singapore from 2004-2008. He now serves as an adjunct professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and as a visiting senior research fellow at the
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
    • 569 22 Move to bring in more visitors may lift Nevada economy from recession AP [LAS VEGAS] With the arrival of an overnight flight from London this week, Las Vegas will mark the opening of a US$2.4 billion airport terminal that officials say could help
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    • 773 22 European purchases rise just as regional refineries are closing Bloomberg [LONDON] European jet fuel purchases are set to hit the highest levels in more than a year as the London Olympics and Euro 2012 soccer tournament boost travel during the summer months just
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    • 350 22 [KUALA LUMPUR] The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) claimed that the depot gate charges or any other claim by container depot operators should be borne and absorbed by the shipping lines, a report in Malaysia’s Business Times said. It said in a
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    • 269 22 Reuters [DUBAI] Iran has given new English names and changed the flags of many of its oil tankers, two of which are steaming towards Europe with a European Union (EU) ban on Iranian oil imports just a week away, ship tracking data on Reuters
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    • 522 22 Bloomberg [Sao Paulo] Embraer SA’s bid to sell more business aircraft in Asia is taking off after the Chinese government gave the world’s fourth-biggest plane maker approval to manufacture the jets there. The company said in a June 21 statement it signed an
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    • 259 22 SGX '000 Jun 25 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.41 -0.01 20 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.22 -0.01 10 Cosco Corp 0.98 -0.01 2491 5$ Ezra Hldgs 1.02 0.01 2120 First Ship Lea 0.18 unch 55 Freight Links 0.06 unch 2884 Grand Banks unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.57
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    • 1999 23 n BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. *****3249E UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE UK CONTINENT SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 287 22 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Shock vote for right then opposition leader winning (11) 10 Worked up seeing classy pin-up embracing pole (5) 11 Group deny act is rubbish (9) 12 Sailor posted around globe for soaking (9) 13 Water finally put on cheese plant (5) 14 One’s prosecuted and released
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
    • 2788 24 Transaction date: Jun 25 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote ('000) High Low Buyer Seller 123 92.5 AIMSAMPIReit 120 unch 323 121 120
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    • 146 25 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E Smil 11
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    • 8174 25 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha FundCI A!** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited EM Local Ccy Bond 0 9413/ European Opportunities *****/ Global
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    • 200 25 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 46 25.5 Genting HK US$ US32 -1 1668 33 32 32 32.5 2107 10.5 6.9 OGL Resources A$ A6.9 -3.6 15 6.9 6.9 4.9 9.5 1 201
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    • 977 25 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 122.4 122.2 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 122.2 -0.2 1 122.2 122.2 121.5 122 103 95.8 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US96 95.3 95.8 10.1 1246 1246 CIMBASEAN40
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
    • 620 26 Jun 25 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT 8837.83 8837.83 8726.40 Sep12 8775.00 8825.00 8715.00 8720.00 ***** *****5 Dec12 8660.00 105 6550 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 257.28 257.28 254.32 Jun12 254.50 255.60 251.50 253.90 ***** *****3 Jul12 247.10 248.30 244.60 246.40 8817
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    • 127 26 As on 22 June 2012 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE VOL (in Lots) PRECIOUS METAL INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT AUG2012 521.45 517.85 523.10 1005 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT OCT2012 521.80 521.70 528.40 31 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT SEP2012 1.2592 1.2530 1.2576 2484 BASE METAL COPPER FUT JUL2012
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    • 107 26 Jun 22 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 12 1442.50 1438.50 1464.25 1435.00 Aug 12 1426.00 1423.00 1447.75 1419.00 Sep 12 1394.25 1391.50 1412.25 1386.25 Nov 12 1375.50 1371.25 1390.50 1364.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 12 49.74
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    • 70 26 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jun 22 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 90.49 -0.09 WTI (Near Mth) 79.95 1.67 Dubai (1-Mth F) 88.39 -1.95 Tapis blend 93.75 -2.15 Minas 95.55 -2.15 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 75.28 -1.00 Jet Kerosene 106.37 -1.73 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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    • 22 26 Jun 25 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2815 1.2825 2-months 1.2814 1.2825 3-months 1.2813 1.2823 6-months 1.2800 1.2811 Source: OCBC
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    • 66 26 Jun 22 Jun 22 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1824.75 1830.75 3 months 1862.00 1870.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7317.00 7342.50 3 months 7310.00 7341.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 1798.50 1809.75 3 months 1816.00 1828.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin(US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3
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    • 373 26 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jun 22 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 852.8 -0.1 2.8 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.8 EAFE Preliminary 681.9 -0.7 0.0 -1.0 -3.8 -1.2 -2.3 Europe Preliminary 1013.5 -0.7 -1.3
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    • 80 26 Jun 22 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jul 12 1501 1516 1521/1498 Sep 12 1475 1492 1490/1474 Dec 12 1445 1462 1462/1444 Mar 13 1427 1446 1447/1427 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jul 12 2016 2059 2056/2013 Sep 12 2032 2079 2080/2028 Nov 12 2033 2073 2073/2030 Jan 13 2018
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    • 1283 26 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 4 1 146 369 8.00 23 Conv Ratio Baker Technology Ltd W*****6 0.6 1 32 14 47.50 5 Price Best World Intl Ltd W*****5 0.6 1 30 75
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    • 470 26 Jun 25 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.029 6.373 0.801 7.768 56.745 94.849 0.801 11.649 3.198 1.272 94.604 42.700 1.283 8.460 0.962 30.006 31.923 0.644 1.001 Canada 0.972 6.194
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    • 57 26 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** Jun 25 Jun 25 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$)
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    • 136 26 Jun 25 GOLD(US$/oz) Jun 25 Jun 22 Hong Kong 1577.00 1576.00 Jun 22 Jun 22 Jun 21 London 1561.50 1577.56 1562.30 1578.33 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jun 25 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 156 65 5gm 442 324 10gm
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    • 84 26 Jun 25 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****V 27-Sep-12 0.28 0.24 0.24 1-Year BY*****T 02-May-13 0.27 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0H 0.25 01-Feb-14 100.15 100.17 100.17 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 108.94
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    • 57 26 Jun 25 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jul 12 3001.0 2926.00 3014.0 2992.0 307 3101 Aug 12 3016.0 2944.00 3044.0 3012.0 1503 ***** Sep 12 3038.0 2953.00 3059.0 3022.0 ***** ***** Oct 12 3043.0 2958.00
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    • 154 26 Jun 25 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2825 1.2842 1.0008 1.0013 Canadian dollar 1.2467 1.2478 0.9729 0.9730 Euro 1.6011 1.6027 1.2494 1.2497 NZ dollar 1.0076 1.0097 0.7863 0.7873 Sterling pound 1.9927 1.9944 1.5550 1.5551
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    • 121 26 As at 9am Jun 25 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.313 1.251 Can dollar 1.275 1.215 Euro 1.641 1.563 Sterling pound 2.031 1.953 NZ dollar 1.035 0.986 US dollar 1.298 1.249 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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    • 155 26 Jun 25 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.01 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.01 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.30 0.15 1 month 0.40 0.20 2 months 0.45 0.25 3 months 0.55 0.35 6 months 0.85 0.65 9 months 1.00 0.80 12
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  • PROPERTY
    • 1363 27 Too much rise in real prices shows country now has a housing bubble: govt agency Bloomberg [HAMBURG] Sweden’s banks have drawn criticism from Finance Minister Anders Borg for failing to cut mortgage rates. Their reluctance to do so is about
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    • 363 27 Trust may raise up to 200b yen in IPO this year: report Bloomberg [TOKYO] Aeon Co, Japan’s biggest supermarket chain, may sell assets into a real estate investment trust to raise funds amid expansion overseas and acquisitions. The retailer said it’s considering setting up
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    • 203 27 Reuters [PARIS] Qatar has signed to buy four luxury hotels from US investment group Starwood at a total cost of up to 750 million euros (S$1.2 billion), adding to its investment in France, newspapers there reported on Saturday. Gas-rich Qatar has
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    • 313 28  -  Project receives encouraging response during preview phase By MINDY TAN THE official launch of Bugis Cube, a 999-year-leasehold development, attracted brisk sales over the weekend, with 77 of the 91 units launched sold. The project drew interest from both retailers and investors,
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    • 460 28 Reuters [DUBLIN] Irish house prices posted their first monthly rise since 2007 in May, data showed yesterday, in the latest sign that the market is stabilising after the bursting of an epic property bubble devastated the economy. A stabilisation would ease
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    • 1051 28  -  Stop wishing for a spontaneous rally in prices to fix things By Robert J Shiller The writer is professor of economics and finance at Yale University NYT [NEW YORK] Imagine that you are watching an outdoor theatre production while sitting on the
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    • 310 28 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Home prices and rents in Saudi Arabia’s two largest cities increased during the first quarter amid limited residential supply and an easing in bank lending conditions, Jones Lang LaSalle said. In Riyadh, the kingdom’s capital, villa and apartment prices increased
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    • 411 29 Country should unify its present array of property related taxes, it adds Reuters [BEIJING] China should raise taxes on home ownership to target speculators who had recently driven property prices to record highs, the State Information Centre, a government think tank, said
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    • 217 29 Property investment firm bid 51b yen for former Shinsei HQ Bloomberg [TOKYO] Kenedix Inc, a Japanese real estate investment company, is set to win the bidding for a Tokyo building that a Morgan Stanley real estate fund
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    • 535 29 Bloomberg [BERLIN] The German re-al-estate market, one of the biggest beneficiaries of the European debt crisis, would be hurt by a breakup of the euro, according to billionaire investor Nicolas Berggruen. “Germany has been a safe haven, but if the euro disintegrates, it
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