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Singapore’s ARA, Qatar’s Regency to launch Islamic REIT

ARA Asset Management (ARAM.SI) said on Monday it plans to launch a real estate investment trust in Singapore that will comply with sharia, or Islamic, principles. 

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Singapore’s economy may expand 5.5% next year, MAS survey shows

Singapore’s economy may grow faster next year than economists initially predicted as manufacturing and private consumption rebound, a central bank survey showed.
 
Gross domestic product may expand 5.5% in 2010, after shrinking 2% this year, according to the median forecast in a quarterly survey of economists by the Monetary Authority of Singapore released today. That compares with a September forecast for 4.5% growth next year and the government’s estimate of between 3% and 5%.

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Singapore’s stock rally can last 6-8 more months, says CIMB

Singapore stock market’s post-recession rally still has 6–8 months to go, judging from historical performance, says CIMB.

And the investment bank has chosen property, commodities, conglomerates as favourite sectors heading into 2010. Top stock picks include Golden Agri-Resources (E5H.SG), Noble Group (N21.SG), Sembcorp Industries (U96.SG), UOB (U11.SG), CapitaMalls Asia (JS8.SG).

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Singapore’s Tiger Airways taps banks for IPO

Singapore budget carrier Tiger Airways, 49-percent owned by Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI) and other investors including Temasek (TEM.UL), has tapped three banks for an initial public offering expected in January, sources said on Thursday. 
 
The IPO will finance the 50 Airbus A320s that Tiger has ordered, two sources familiar with the deal said. 

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Singapore’s rich optimistic on property prices, survey finds

Singapore’s rich are among the most optimistic of global investors on real estate, expecting the value of their property holdings to rise in the next two years, according to a survey.
 
Fifty-three percent of Singapore investors forecast prices to increase, more than the 49% of respondents globally, the survey by Barclays Wealth and the Economist Intelligence Unit found. The survey of 2,000 people with investable assets of more than US$800,000 ($1.1 million) was taken in August and September.

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