The Business Times, 31 January 2013
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Title Section25 2013-01-31 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Thursday, January 31, 201325 words
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Article, Illustration920 2013-01-31 1 TEH SHI NING, NISHA RAMCHANDANI - Pain will be felt if productivity does not rise to make up for workforce slowdown By TEH SHI NING, NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] The biggest risk to the population scenario presented by the government is that Singapore’s companies fail to raise productivitySource: NPTD’s estimates using data from DOS and MOM - 920 words
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830 2013-01-31 1 CAI HAOXIANG - Lees and Tans lock horns again over WBL By CAI HAOXIANG [SINGAPORE] A fresh takeover tussle between two of Singapore’s most famous corporate families is erupting this time, at technology, property and motor group WBL Corporation. United Engineers (UE), backed by OCBC Bank’s founding Lee family, yesterday made a counter-offer830 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article65 2013-01-31 1 GST INDEX 3,285.90 (+26.15) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,286.00 (+26.00) GSIMSCI 368.88 (+2.57) GSIMSCI FUTURES 369.50 (+2.60) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.235 (US$/S$ per 1.576 1.947 EURO (US$/S$/€) 1.351 1.669 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 91.10 73.70 RM 3.077 2.491 HK$ 7.758 6.281 BAHT 29.77 23.87 RUPIAH65 words
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Article48 2013-01-31 1 Wednesday Change KL COMP 1,627.73 -9.61 NIKKEI 225 11,113.95 +247.23 HANG SENG 23,822.06 +166.89 SET INDEX 1,490.82 +12.05 JAKARTA COMP 4,452.98 +13.95 MANILA COMP 6,271.23 +36.50 SEOUL COMP 1,964.43 +8.47 SHENZHEN B 871.85 +0.52 MUMBAI IND 20,005.00 +14.10 11am EST Change DOW 13,934.00 -20.42 NASDAQ 3,151.60 -2.0648 words
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Article20 2013-01-31 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 HONG KONG 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.070 BRITAIN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 933 Source: Bloomberg20 words
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Advertisement199 2013-01-31 1 OPINION Obama and the danger of political hubris PAGE 23 SINGAPORE AIRLINES Carrier terminates contracts of 76 expat pilots PAGE 2 COMPANIES SATS posts 23% rise in Q3 profit PAGE 6 PROPERTY Beware twin risks of 2015 PAGE 12 S I N C E R E F I N E199 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article595 2013-01-31 2 Businesses point to one risk that rules them all THE biggest risk to the population scenario presented by the government is that Singapore’s companies fail to raise productivity swiftly enough to make up for the projected slowdown in workforce growth. Business associations, whose members already feel the pinch595 words
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547 2013-01-31 2 Economy shrinks 0.1 in Q4 on business, govt cuts LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter, suffering its first decline since the 2007-09 recession as businesses scaled back on restocking and government spending plunged. Gross domestic product fell at a 0.1 per centReuters - 547 words
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Article, Illustration597 2013-01-31 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - It blames surplus of pilots on lingering effects of 2009-10 global financial crisis By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Faced with crew overcapacity amid challenging market conditions, Singapore Airlines (SIA) is jettisoning most of its expatriate pilots. The airline said yesterday that it was releasingFILE PHOTOS - 597 words
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Article, Illustration690 2013-01-31 2 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE scale of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “gamble on growth” became clearer yesterday when his government published details of its fiscal 2013 budget showing that a projected large rise in spending is being financed on the assumption ofPHOTO: AP - 690 words
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516 2013-01-31 2 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Not quite a bloodbath but “there has recently been a bit more job movement” by oil traders here than usually seen in the round of “musical chairs” this time of year, industry sources said. And one big reason516 words
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Article, Illustration724 2013-01-31 4 GENEVIEVE CUA - Investment banking, wealth mgmt seen doubling earnings from 2011 to 2015 By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] Economic growth globally and in Asia is expected to lift the performance of Deutsche Bank’s businesses in the region, such as investment banking and wealth management. G unPHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN - 724 words
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Article, Illustration538 2013-01-31 4 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] A new challenger to WhatsApp is in town for yet another piece of the voice and instant messaging action, but telcos might have less to fear this time around. Nimbuzz, which is headquartered in India, is expanding into Singapore and the538 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article490 2013-01-31 6 JOYCE HOOI - Growth driven by absence of loss from discontinued business in UK By JOYCE HOOI SATS Ltd posted a 23 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit to $47 million for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2012. The double-digit growth in the bottom490 words
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390 2013-01-31 6 ANGELA TENG - By ANGELA TENG CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) units posted a 0.9 per cent year-on-year dip in income available for distribution to $31.24 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2012. Income to be distributed per stapled security fell to 2.90 cents,390 words
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769 2013-01-31 6 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY SOME US$750 million worth of Olam International bonds and just over 387 million Olam warrants will commence trading today, and for those who have followed Olam’s fortunes over the past two months, the performance769 words
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Article533 2013-01-31 8 LEE MEIXIAN - Four out of five brokers pessimistic, cut target price for the stock By LEE MEIXIAN SHARES in SMRT Corp slipped yesterday after at least four brokers cut their target price for the stock. On Tuesday, the rail operator, which also operates buses and taxis,533 words
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559 2013-01-31 8 KENNETH LIM - Investors can expect significant changes in management By KENNETH LIM THAI tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi has become the majority shareholder of Fraser and Neave (F&N). He had to appease Dutch brewer Heineken International, fend off property developer Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) and its consortium, and559 words
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429 2013-01-31 8 LEE MEIXIAN - Confidence index up for second consecutive month By LEE MEIXIAN GLOBAL institutional investors are less pessimistic at the start of this year than previously. A global investor confidence index (ICI) released by State Street Global Markets yesterday reflected higher investor confidence and risk appetite,429 words
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Article, Illustration621 2013-01-31 11 VEN SREENIVASAN - It will install solarpowered lighting for 300 PetroChina gas stations By VEN SREENIVASAN AFTER focusing on optical media and injection moulding for over a decade, listed Swing Media Technology is expanding into the solar power business in China, which it sees as a621 words
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605 2013-01-31 11 New supply shrinking, demand expected to rise Bloomb erg SINGAPORE’S office rents are set to rebound from their first annual decline in three years as new supply shrinks and more businesses expand, according to the biggest office property trust in Asia outside of Japan.Bloomberg - 605 words
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346 2013-01-31 11 CARINE LEE - By CARINE LEE TUAN Sing Holdings Ltd more than trebled its net profit to $79.09 million for its fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2012, from $25.22 a year earlier. The three months saw fair-value adjustments of $67.46 million, stemming from investment properties, against346 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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68 2013-01-31 11 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering Ltd has bagged a contract by the Ministry of Defence to design and build eight new vessels to be delivered from 2016. It did not disclose the value of the contract, but said it is not expected to have any material impact68 words
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85 2013-01-31 11 ELEKTROMOTIVE Group Ltd is proposing to undertake a share consolidation of every 10 of its ordinary shares into one consolidated share. It said that in the past six months, the absolute price of the shares had traded at between $0.002 and $0.005. The low traded85 words
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66 2013-01-31 11 MTQ Corporation, a regional engineering, maintenance and subsea services group, reported net profit attributable to shareholders of $4.1 million for its third quarter ended Dec 31, 2012, down 34 per cent from a year ago. The group said its existing businesses, Oilfield Engineering66 words
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Article57 2013-01-31 11 LIBRA Group Ltd has warned that it is expected to report a net loss for its full financial year ended Dec 31, mainly due to the writing-off and provisioning of gross amounts due from certain customers for contract work-in-progress. This is in respect of variation57 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration606 2013-01-31 10 R SIVANITHY - All 20 top actives were priced below $1 with 12 priced under 10 cents STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index (STI) yesterday rebounded from its Tuesday sell-off, rising 26.15 points to hit a two-year peak of 3,285.90, on the back of aSource: Bloomberg - 606 words
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Article186 2013-01-31 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 8 1 6 0 0 0 8 1 6 Manufacturing 68 38 57 8 5 9 76 43 66 Commerce 33 17 21 5 2 3 38 19 24 Tpt/Stor/Comms 25 7 12186 words
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Article123 2013-01-31 10 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 42,839 42,839 88,073 88,073 Manufacturing 925,809 397,027 1,322,836 446,925 9,175 456,100 Commerce 448,517 63,378 511,895 154,834 4,519 159,352 Tpt/Stor/Comms 151,275 17,361 168,636 187,075 5,678 192,754 Finance 137,445 87 137,532 248,840 38 248,878 Construction 454,769 127,480123 words
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Article109 2013-01-31 10 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.160 +0.010 CapitaLand 4.030 +0.040 CapitaMall 2.120 +0.020 CityDev 11.80 +0.380 ComfortDelGro 1.915 +0.020 DBS Grp 14.83 +0.060 F&N 9.560 +0.010 GLP 2.710 +0.030 Genting SP 1.465 -0.005 Golden Agri 0.630 HK Land 7.880 +0.060 IHH Healthcare 1.330 JMH 64.70 +1.000109 words
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Article73 2013-01-31 10 Jan 30 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 746.00 +151.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +178.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +75.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 810.69 +4.88 FTSE ST Small Cap 571.16 +2.65 FTSE ST All Share 809.03 +6.02 FTSE ST China Top 233.41 +0.69 FTSE ST China 266.37 +1.79 FTSE73 words
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Article52 2013-01-31 10 VOLUME MDR 319,283,000 Annica 246,562,000 IPCO Intl 238,608,000 Oceanus 200,473,000 Plastoform 155,718,000 Magnus 143,374,000 Thai Beverage 131,508,000 YHM 124,663,000 SwingMedia 114,410,000 Innopac 94,925,000 VALUE($) UOB 98,773,764 F&N 86,976,890 Thai Beverage 68,929,045 SingTel 64,662,640 Yoma 54,004,570 DBS Grp 52,194,652 Keppel Corp 50,173,070 Wilmar 50,027,100 CityDev 38,353,530 JB Foods52 words
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Article994 2013-01-31 10 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM SMRT Corp Jan 30 close: $1.635 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Jan 30 SMRT’s third quarter 2013 results disappointed as higher operating expenses hit harder than we had anticipated. Although revenue growth came within our expectations (+5 per cent y-o-y to $281.7 million) on higher ridership994 words
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Article, Illustration416 2013-01-31 10 CURRENCIES AFP [TOKYO] The yen slipped further yesterday after Japan’s finance minister issued a stern denial over claims Tokyo was manipulating the currency, as traders eye a Fed meeting wrapping up later in the day. In afternoon Tokyo trade, the US dollar gained toAFP; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 416 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration517 2013-01-31 12 CAI HAOXIANG - Targeted interventions have met with some success, investor conference told By CAI HAOXIANG TARGETED interventions by governments to cool heated property markets across emerging Asia have achieved some degree of success, said Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) managing director Ravi Menon517 words
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Article, Illustration614 2013-01-31 12 SIOW LI SEN - There will be higher interest rates, large supply of homes By SIOW LI SEN WATCH out for 2015. That’s when home-loan borrowers face higher interest rates just as an abundant supply of newly completed units comes on the market. The Singapore economy’sPHOTO: AFP - 614 words
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290 2013-01-31 12 MA XIANGYU - By MA XIANGYU SINGAPORE’S trade agency yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with seven educational institutes here to help them offer technical educational programmes in China. The Singapore Talent Development Alliance (Singapore TDA) is an effort by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore to290 words
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351 2013-01-31 12 FELDA CHAY - Only 12.5% of trade finance applications approved last year By FELDA CHAY A LARGE number of financing applications made by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were rejected last year, a study by Loyal Reliance showed. The financial management consultancy group said351 words
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595 2013-01-31 12 MALMINDERJIT SINGH - Global scandals take their toll; tech sector most trusted: survey By MALMINDERJIT SINGH ALTHOUGH half a world away from the site of the biggest financial scandals of recent years, Singapore’s financial services sector has seen its credibility dented it has emerged the least trusted sector595 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration546 2013-01-31 13 S JAYASANKARAN - Stake bought 3 yrs ago at RM5.30 a share being sold for RM9.30 each By in Kuala S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur FELDA Global Ventures Holdings’ (FGV’s) decision to sell its 20 per cent interest in Tradewinds (M) (TWS) is a no-brainer asPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 546 words
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705 2013-01-31 13 Reuters [LONDON] Bumi plc, the London-listed Indonesian coal-mining group riven by a shareholder dispute, urged investors on Tuesday to reject British financier Nat Rothschild’s proposal to replace the board and back its own plan for peace instead. Mr Rothschild, whoReuters - 705 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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494 2013-01-31 14 It will tighten checks on banks that use faulty accounting to disguise WMP losses Reuters [SHANGHAI] China’s banking regulator will strengthen regulation of banks that use faulty accounting practices to disguise losses on the high-yield investment products that are increasingly replacing traditionalReuters - 494 words
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Article, Illustration583 2013-01-31 14 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Apple Inc, JPMorgan Chase Co, Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co gave employees face masks, offered health tips and added office plants as pollution in Beijing hit hazardous levels for a 19th day this month. Beijing’s city government recommended thatBloomberg; PHOTO: AFP - 583 words
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Article, Illustration456 2013-01-31 14 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India, the world’s largest producer of aromatic basmati rice, may miss a target to boost exports 25 per cent this year as a rally in domestic prices curbs demand from buyers in Europe and the Middle East, aBloomberg; PHOTO: AP - 456 words
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645 2013-01-31 14 AFP [BEIJING] China’s demographic time bomb is ticking much louder with the first fall in its labour pool for decades, analysts say, highlighting the risk that the country grows old before it grows rich. The abundant supply of cheap workers in the world’sAFP - 645 words
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505 2013-01-31 14 Analyst expects Delhi to protect oilseed farmers Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] India may raise import duties on edible oils such as palm oil and soya oil again this year, with the government looking to protect domestic oilseed farmers as inflation slows,Reuters - 505 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration678 2013-01-31 15 Tokyo’s 10.3t yen stimulus emboldens investors to seek higher returns Bloom berg [TOKYO] Japan’s junk bonds are joining the global rally as optimism over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic stimulus boosts investor appetite for riskier debt. Sharp Corp’s 0.846 per cent bonds dueBloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS - 678 words
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524 2013-01-31 15 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Argentina’s legal dispute with creditors seeking US$1.33 billion from its 2001 default threatens to leave the nation vulnerable to US$11 billion in claims, according to Citigroup Inc. While Argentina is appealing a US court order requiring the country to payBloomberg - 524 words
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523 2013-01-31 15 AFP [HANOI] Opaque, corrupt, inefficient Vietnam’s state-run companies are accused of creating a systemic economic crisis which the communist regime cannot fix. More than 25 years after it started a transition towards a market economy, the government is tryingAFP - 523 words
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WORLD
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957 2013-01-31 16 Colombia cuts rates, Peru checks currency gains, and Costa Rica hikes taxes Reuters [MEXICO CITY] Latin American policymakers are manning their defences ahead of what could be a new battle in the “currency wars” as flows of hot money put unwelcomeReuters - 957 words
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Article, Illustration1134 2013-01-31 16 BrightRoll places out more online video ads in Oct, Nov Bloomberg [PORTLAND] Google Inc, the world’s biggest seller of Web search advertising, is getting one-upped in the surging US$7.6 billion market for online video ads from a six-year-old startup one-tenth itsBloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,134 words
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Article, Illustration634 2013-01-31 16 Gillard says she wants to give ‘shape and order’ to year AFP [SYDNEY] Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday broke with tradition and announced the nation would go to the polls on Sept 14, saying she wanted to give “shapeAFP; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 634 words
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440 2013-01-31 16 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Apple Inc lost its bid for a new trial over trade-dress claims against Samsung Electronics Co for its iPad and iPad 2 in a ruling stemming from the pa-tent-infringement case it won in San Jose, California,Bloomberg - 440 words
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782 2013-01-31 17 Agencies keep US outlook negative amid rising debt, political dysfunction Reuters [NEW YORK] The retreat by Republicans from threats to push the US into a debt crisis has stayed the hand of at least one credit rating agency, but that does notReuters - 782 words
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Article, Illustration522 2013-01-31 17 But British energy giant’s legal woes are far from over AFP [CHICAGO] A US judge on Tuesday approved a US$4.5 billion deal in which BP pleaded guilty to criminal charges from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill –but the British energy giant’sAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 522 words
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513 2013-01-31 18 AP [WASHINGTON] A government watchdog says US taxpayers stand to lose US$27 billion from the 2008 financial bailout, up from an estimate of US$22 billion made in the fall. A report issued yesterday by the special inspector general for the Troubled AssetAP - 513 words
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394 2013-01-31 18 Industry there needs fewer employees because of excess capacity, adds CFO AFP [NEW YORK] The worst is yet to come for Europe’s troubled automotive industry, Ford chief financial officer Bob Shanks warned in an interview on Tuesday. “We need to have aAFP - 394 words
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794 2013-01-31 18 Investors bet on European crisis management, regain appetite for yield Bloomberg [HELSINKI] Some of the world’s biggest banks are advising clients to switch from low-yielding government debt sold out of Scandinavia to bond markets in southern Europe. Debt issued by AAA-rat-ed Sweden, Norway, DenmarkBloomberg - 794 words
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Article, Illustration763 2013-01-31 18 Vehicle sales last year were the lowest in 15 years NYT [PARIS] Shoppers at the Citroen showroom on the Champs-Elysees were conspicuous mostly by their absence on a recent weekday. Earnest-looking employees outnumbered the lone visitor by at least 10 to one. Two of theNYT; PHOTO: AP - 763 words
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666 2013-01-31 19 £1.3b wiped off its value on Tuesday following Wall Street Journal article Reuters [LONDON] Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) saw £1.3 billion (S$2.5 billion) wiped off its value on Tuesday following a report that it could face criminal charges as part ofReuters - 666 words
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Article, Illustration370 2013-01-31 19 AP [MILAN] A European official’s criticism of former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s response to the 2011 economic crisis has spurred allegations of defamation from Berlusconi backers and rare public discord within the European Commission. Olli Rehn, the European monetary affairs commissioner, told theAP - 370 words
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Article, Illustration555 2013-01-31 19 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nintendo Co, the world’s largest maker of video-game machines, raised its full-year profit forecast as a weaker yen helps offset lower-than-ex-pected sales of its Wii U and 3DS players. Net income may be 14 billion yen (S$190 million) in the yearBloomberg; PHOTO: AFP - 555 words
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Article, Illustration504 2013-01-31 20 At the same time, demand for loans is expected to decline further in Q1 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Banks made it harder for firms to borrow in the fourth quarter and expect to toughen loan requirements further in the months ahead even, the European CentralReuters - 504 words
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430 2013-01-31 20 Reu ters [LONDON] Accountants will have to determine more thoroughly if a bank can stand on its own two feet for well over a year without taxpayer help under draft changes from Britain’s audit regulator. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said that auditorsReuters - 430 words
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Article, Illustration459 2013-01-31 20 Investors shrug off risk of next month’s post-election turmoil Bloomberg [ROME] Italy sold 6.5 billion euros (S$ 10.9 billion) of bonds yesterday with rates falling to the lowest in more than two years as investors continue to shrug off the risk of politicalBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 459 words
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352 2013-01-31 20 AFP [GENEVA] Switzerland said yesterday that it had given Britain a 500-million Swiss franc (S$676-mil-lion) advance as part of a special deal that took effect on Jan 1 aimed at taxing British funds stashed in Swiss banks. “This advance constitutes a guarantee for Britain thatAFP - 352 words
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438 2013-01-31 20 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Rice shipments from Thailand are poised to surge 15 per cent this year to help the country win back the top-export-er slot as the government accelerates sales from its record stockpiles, an industry group said. Exports may climb to eight millionBloomberg - 438 words
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482 2013-01-31 22 EDITORIAL A DECIDEDLY white-collar knowledge-based economy. That’s the Singapore envisaged in 2030, when two in three Singaporeans will be professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs), up from about half today. The 2030 scenario set out in the government’s latest economic and manpower planning roadmap482 words
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Article, Illustration781 2013-01-31 22 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writ ers Group THE American Century is dead. Long live the next American Century. The subtext of political debate these days is that the United States is in decline a proposition often portrayedThe Washington Post Writers Group - 781 words
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Article, Illustration1090 2013-01-31 22 GENE FRIEDA - They may have ended the acute phase of the eurozone crisis; but its chronic features persist By GENE FRIEDA The writer is a global strategist for Moore Europe Capital Management Project Syndicate UROPE’S great success in 2012 was to avoid becoming another of history’sProject Syndicate; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,090 words
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Article, Illustration1353 2013-01-31 23 LEON HADAR - He may have to overcome a potential enemy that tends to pop up during a US president’s 2nd term: political hubris LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent Responding to members of the audience who had shouted racial slurs at him and to players who targetedPHOTO: AFP - 1,353 words
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Article, Illustration821 2013-01-31 23 KELVIN TAN - By KELVIN TAN The writer is the managing director and head of commercial banking, HSBC Singapore. THE renminbi revolution is gathering pace. A ceremony in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Monday marked the formal beginning of a challenging new phase ofPHOTO: REUTERS - 821 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration1025 2013-01-31 24 Economies of scale seen as key in shielding carriers from downturns Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] The container shipping industry may face a wave of mergers as carriers try to cushion themselves from the current crisis and grow to lower costs and improve accessBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,025 words
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561 2013-01-31 24 EJ Insight [HONG KONG] China’s airline industry is likely to see faster profit growth this year as global fuel prices stabilise, offsetting slower passenger traffic, analysts said. Last year, record-high jet fuel prices dented earnings but this year, things are beginning to look promising. DomesticEJ Insight - 561 words
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Article, Illustration369 2013-01-31 24 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Seaspan Corp, a ship-leasing company part-owned by Tiger Group Investments, may order as many as 15 more container ships over the next year to benefit from the lowest vessel prices in more than four years. Seaspan is in talks with twoBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 369 words
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389 2013-01-31 24 Japan carriers point to reliability issues before recent events Reuters [TOKYO] Japan’s two biggest airlines replaced be-low-par lithium-ion batteries on their Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners in the months before separate incidents led to the technologically advanced aircraft being grounded worldwide dueReuters - 389 words
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Article247 2013-01-31 24 SGX '000 Jan 30 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore '000 Chuan Hup Hldgd 0.31 -0.01 1498 Cosco Corpd 0.96 unch 3969 Ezra Hldgsd 1.20 0.01 5133 First Ship Lead 0.14 unch 1284 Freight Linksd 0.08 unch 8388 Grand Banksd unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltdd 0.69 unch 907 K1Venturesd247 words
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Page 24 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous271 2013-01-31 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 8 Things drifting, not turned round by board (8) 9 In reception (2-4) 10 Agile Romeo embraced by Mata Hari? (4) 11 Fancy divorcee at ground (10) 12 Horse, cob Ron tamed (6) 14 Not good-looking! (4-4) 15 Comment on late news? (7) 17 Plants in this271 words
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Article1562 2013-01-31 25 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 n GLOBAL SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE CONVENTIONAL, BREAKBULK PROJECT Destination STXPO TBN Camden/New1,562 words
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SINGAPORE STOCKS
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Article3373 2013-01-31 26 Transaction date: Jan 30 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 6 3 A-Sonic Sale Vol Day Last Quote (’000) High Low Buyer Seller Div Gr Yld C'vr Net 1763,373 words
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Article204 2013-01-31 27 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 4.6 1.3 t Advanced System 1.8 unch ***** 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 26.8 Vol ('000) Day High Last Quote Low Buyer204 words
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Article7704 2013-01-31 27 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** 1.4/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited 1.13/ Asian Local Ccy SD Bond American Opp Asian local Ccy SD Bond 0.7975/ EM Local Ccy Bond Asian Smaller Cos!” 1.9182/ Global Emerging7,704 words
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Article249 2013-01-31 27 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company 43.5 30 Genting HK US$ US42.5 -0.5 8653 43 42.5 42.5 43 2798.4 Sale 249 181 TanChongInt HK247 +1 117 247 242 243 247 4.3 2.8249 words
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Article932 2013-01-31 27 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 117.6 +0.1 18 118 117.6 117.6 118 536.8 135.9 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 135.8 135.8 136.8 111.7 95.8 CIMB932 words
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FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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Article647 2013-01-31 28 Jan 30 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.97 *****.95 *****.64 Mar13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****3 *****9 Jun13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 39 2837 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 280.48 282.03 280.33 Jan13 280.90 282.20 280.30 281.67 ***** ***** Feb13 280.90647 words
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373 2013-01-31 28 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jan 29 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 992.4 0.4 5.8 0.1 6.4 0.5 5.3 EAFE Preliminary 822.4 0.4 6.2 0.3 6.3 0.6 5.2 Europe Preliminary 1218.4 0.2 6.2373 words
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Article, Illustration99 2013-01-31 28 As on 29 January 2013 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT FEB2013 1664.50 1659.70 1661.00 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT FEB2013 564.70 563.05 563.00 GOLD FUT APR2013 1666.60 1661.00 1661.70 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT APR2013 569.95 568.25 572.95 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT MAR2013 1.3464 1.343699 words
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Article107 2013-01-31 28 Jan 29 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar 13 1451.75 1447.75 1458.00 1441.00 May 13 1439.75 1433.50 1444.00 1427.50 Jul 13 1429.50 1422.75 1433.25 1417.75 Aug 13 1402.00 1395.75 1405.75 1395.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 13 51.71107 words
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Article70 2013-01-31 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jan 29 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 114.43 1.10 WTI (Near Mth) 97.37 0.92 Dubai (1-Mth F) 108.16 -0.08 Tapis blend 119.69 0.35 Minas 115.79 0.35 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 107.17 -0.33 Jet Kerosene 129.05 0.56 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article22 2013-01-31 28 Jan 30 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2352 1.2353 2-months 1.2352 1.2353 3-months 1.2352 1.2353 6-months 1.2351 1.2352 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article67 2013-01-31 28 Jan 29 Jan 29 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2022.25 2013.00 3 months 2060.00 2050.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 8068.50 8015.75 3 months 8103.00 8050.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2393.00 2365.50 3 months 2405.00 2378.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.0067 words
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Article79 2013-01-31 28 Jan 29 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 13 1435 1421 1441/1421 May 13 1444 1432 1450/1432 Jul 13 1452 1441 1457/1440 Sep 13 1459 1449 1465/1449 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jan 13 1986 1990 1999/1995 Mar 13 1936 1942 1952/1933 May 13 1955 1962 1971/1954 Jul 13 197079 words
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992 2013-01-31 28 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 Conv Ratio Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****7 5.2 unch 50 1 25 18 Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****5 5.2 -0.1 50 1 27 42 BakerTech W*****5 12.5 0.1 666 1 27 7 2.96 29992 words
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Article470 2013-01-31 28 Jan 30 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.048 6.509 0.775 8.119 55.914 102.165 0.953 11.359 3.220 1.251 102.206 42.488 1.293 9.443 0.965 30.864 31.154 0.664 1.047 Canada 0.954 6.211470 words
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Article72 2013-01-31 28 Jan 30 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 3 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid72 words
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Article134 2013-01-31 28 Jan 30 GOLD(US$/oz) Jan 30 Jan 29 Hong Kong 1675.00 1670.00 Jan 29 Jan 28 London 1661.51 1656.48 1662.28 1657.70 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jan 30 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 149 66 5gm 422 331 10gm 754 662134 words
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Article90 2013-01-31 28 Jan 30 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****A 02-May-13 0.25 6-Month BS*****F 25-Jul-13 0.26 1-Year BY*****X 01-Nov-13 0.27 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0N 0.25 01-Oct-14 99.89 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 108.0590 words
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Article57 2013-01-31 28 Jan 30 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Feb 13 2415.0 2402.0 2450.0 2410.0 498 4954 Mar 13 2450.0 2443.0 2480.0 2442.0 3787 ***** Apr 13 2478.0 2475.0 2512.0 2474.0 ***** ***** May 13 2510.0 2504.057 words
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Article154 2013-01-31 28 Jan 30 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2923 1.2929 1.0463 1.0467 Canadian dollar 1.2329 1.2337 0.9988 0.9982 Euro 1.6686 1.6691 1.3510 1.3513 NZ dollar 1.0332 1.0335 0.8365 0.8367 Sterling pound 1.9469 1.9473 1.5763 1.5765154 words
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Article121 2013-01-31 28 As at 9am Jan 30 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.321 1.259 Can dollar 1.261 1.201 Euro 1.704 1.623 Sterling pound 1.981 1.905 NZ dollar 1.068 1.008 US dollar 1.258 1.199 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article157 2013-01-31 28 Jan 30 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.02 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.65 0.45 9 months 0.80 0.60 12157 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration1083 2013-01-31 29 The govt hopes to swap the building for a sprawling new home in the suburbs NYT [WASHINGTON] For nearly 40 years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has had its headquarters in a massive example of Brutalist architecture on Pennsylvania Avenue. But theNYT; PHOTO: AP - 1,083 words
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Article857 2013-01-31 29 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR DISTRICTS 1 TO 28 WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN JAN 2 AND JAN 8, 2013 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED V On Shenton Apt 02/01/2013 99 958 2090 2182 V On Shenton Apt857 words
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1699 2013-01-31 30 reportsSEONJIN CHA - Elderly, retired homeowners borrow money as monthly payments against equity in their homes, reportsSEONJIN reportsSEONJIN CHA Bloomberg [SEOUL] KIM Tae Hwan, a 68-year-old South Korean retiree, last year made a difficult decision. The former taxi driver, who retired in April due to illness, had planned toBloomberg - 1,699 words
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Article, Illustration508 2013-01-31 31 Dec figures signal that BOE’s credit-boosting scheme is having impact on home loans Bloomberg [LONDON] UK mortgage approvals rose more than economists forecast in December in a sign that the Bank of England’s credit-boosting programme is having an impact on home loans. Lenders grantedBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 508 words
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326 2013-01-31 31 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] New Zealand building approvals surged to a 41/2 year high in December led by apartments and retirement village units as well as more consents in the earth-quake-devastated Canterbury region. Permits for dwellings rose 9.4 per cent fromBloomberg - 326 words
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Article, Illustration1128 2013-01-31 32 It says the market for such luxury units in Manhattan is underserved and ready for expansion NYT [NEW YORK] SILVERSTEIN Properties, the developer of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, is shifting gears to expand its presence in the city’s corporate apartmentNYT; PHOTOS: NYT - 1,128 words
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1579 2013-01-31 32 Bank of America Corp estimates sales of the securities more than doubled to US$10.7b this month Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Bond buyers are devouring the most commercial-mortgage debt linked to everything from skyscrapers to Hawaiian resorts in more than five years, allayingBloomberg - 1,579 words
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