Archive for April 10th, 2008
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Singapore's public housing Board said on Thursday that build-to-order (BTO) flats will constitute the main supply of new flats going forward.
The BTO projects, which has been in place since 2001, will only commence when a majority o ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Nordic countries should further deepen their cooperation to face up to the challenges of globalization and climate change, said a declaration jointly issued by the five Nordic prime ministers Wednesday.
The prime ministers issued th ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Singapore's economic growth remained strong in the first quarter this year, and advance estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Thursday showed that real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 7.2percent on a year-on-year ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Singapore's central bank announced on Thursday that it will re-center the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate policy band at the prevailing level.
"There will be no change to the slope or width of the policy band," the ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
The Philippine National Food Authority (NFA) is considering raising the price of government-subsidized rice to help increase the income of rice farmers and reduce its huge losses, media reports said on Thursday.
"We can't keep price ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Ikea, the world's largest home- furnishings retailer, plans to slow the pace of its expansion as a global economic slowdown erodes sales, Chief Executive Officer Anders Dahlvig said Tuesday.
The closely held company, which has store ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, canceled more than 1,000 flights, nearly half its schedule, on Wednesday and expected to cancel 900 more flights Thursday to reinspect jets grounded two weeks ago on wiring, media reports said ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Air New Zealand is likely to seek compensation from Boeing following the announcement that its eight 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on order will be delayed by two years, the New Zealand Herald daily reported on Thursday.
Air New Zealand ...
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