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发表于 5-8-2008 15:20:00|来自:新加坡
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<p>2008年8月5日新闻摘要</p>
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<p><font size="1"><font face="Symbol" color="red">ˉ</font><font face="Arial" color="red"> </font><b><font face="Arial" color="black">ST Index</font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="black"> </font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="black">change </font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="red">2,876.08</font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="red"> (</font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="red">-29.99) </font></b></font></p>
<p><font size="1"><b><font face="Arial" color="black">SIBOR (3 mths): </font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="red">1.</font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="red">01042 </font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="red">(S$)</font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="red"></font></b></font></p>
<p><font size="1"><b><font face="Arial" color="black">SWAP (3 mths): </font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="red">1.</font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="red">05270 </font></b></font><b><font face="Arial" color="red" size="2"><font size="1">(S$</font>)</font></b></p>
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<p><font color="#0000ff">办公室租金和占有率持平,企业有转向租用非中心城区的趋势</font></p>
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<p><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="1">Growth in office occupancy costs tapers off in Q2</font></u></b></p>
<p><font face="Arial" color="black" size="1">Apart from Raffles Place, Shenton Way/ Robinson Road/Cecil Street and decentralised areas, growth in occupancy costs in other areas like Marina Centre and Orchard Road was flat in 2Q 2008,' said DTZ. Average occupancy cost of prime office space in Raffles Place grew only 1.1% quarter on quarter to $19 psf per month (pm) in the second quarter. In the Shenton Way/Robinson Road/Cecil Street area, the average office occupancy cost rose by 2.6% quarter on quarter to $11.80 psf pm, while office buildings in HarbourFront enjoyed a higher growth of 5.3% to $10 psf pm. Cautious business outlook and companies gravitating towards cheaper premises like decentralised office buildings, industrial properties, business parks and disused state properties are putting a downward pressure on office occupancies, said DTZ. Islandwide, average occupancy eased by 0.2% quarter on quarter to 96.9% in Q2 2008. As a result of occupiers moving out to cheaper locations, office occupancies in Raffles Place and Marina Centre dropped by 0.35 to 97.4% and 1.2% to 98.6% respectively. In decentralised areas like Novena and HarbourFront, occupancy levels rose by 0.4% to 99.0% and 1.1% to 98.7% respectively. </font></p>
<p><font size="1"><i><font face="Arial" color="black">- The</font></i><i><font face="Arial" color="black"> Business Times, P32</font></i><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"></font></u></b></font></p></td></tr>
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<p><font size="1"><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600">Singapore</font></u></b><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600">'s 'gateway to Asia' tag takes a beating</font></u></b></font></p>
<p><font size="1"><font face="Arial" color="black">Singapore</font><font face="Arial" color="black"> got 14% of votes from investors polled on what they believe is the most attractive location for a headquarters in Asia. That is compared with Japan's 20%, making it the No 1 choice. Hong Kong was second, followed by China. As for the most competitive logistics hub, China (35%) topped the league, ahead of Hong Kong and Japan. Singapore polled on par with India (8%) at forth place. The poll was commissioned by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Carried out by Ernst & Young from February to April, the poll covered 209 senior executives. Jetro's poll also shows that while Japan is ranked the most attractive Asian country, for foreign direct investment (FDI), Singapore outdid Japan last year when it came to committed FDI projects. Singapore was the least favourable in terms of labour costs, but was the second most competitive location in terms of corporate tax. Singapore was rated the third most attractive location for transparency and stability for political and legal environments. </font></font></p>
<p><font size="1"><i><font face="Arial" color="black">- The</font></i><i><font face="Arial" color="black"> Business Times, P2</font></i><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"></font></u></b></font></p></td></tr>
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<p><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="1">UIC, S'pore Land post big gains, but advise caution ahead</font></u></b><font face="Verdana"></font></p>
<p><font size="1"><font face="Arial" color="black">Singapore</font><font face="Arial" color="black"> Land</font><font face="Arial" color="black"> attributed the surge in its profits to higher rental income and room revenue. Its net profit doubled from $34 million last year to $68 million, while revenue shot up 25% to $89.2 million. United Industrial Corporation’s (UIC) net profit rose 63% from $28.3 million to $46.3 million, due to a surge in rental takings. Revenue jumped 59% to $219.9 million, due mainly to higher property sales, higher rental income and increased revenue from Pan Pacific Singapore's operations. Sale of properties totalled $101.6 million in the quarter, up from $41.5 million last year. UIC and Singapore Land are expecting growth in the office and retail rental market to moderate, while the residential market to soften.</font><font face="Verdana"></font></font></p>
<p><font size="1"><i><font face="Arial" color="black">- The </font></i><i><font face="Arial" color="black">Straits Times, H15</font></i><font face="Arial" color="black"></font></font></p></td></tr>
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<p><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="1">Stalemate threatens Thomson collective sale </font></u></b></p>
<p><font face="Arial" color="black" size="1">The collective sale of five small estates near Thomson Road seems to have hit the rocks. The deal was inked last November, when a unit of listed developer KSH Holdings signed up to buy Norfolk Court, Mergui Lodge, Northern Mansion, Mergui Court and The Mergui for $120 million. It also paid a 10% deposit. The buyers, however, failed to close the sale despite a two-month extension. KSH offered to pay $3 million as additional deposit if the sellers agree to a further three-month extension. Sources said the deal hit problems when the firm tried to buy a 1,000sq m section of a road from the SLA. The land is needed so the five estates near Rangoon and Moulmein roads can be combined and developed into one large project. This will give a land area of 74,355 sq ft and a gross floor area of 208,196 sq ft. It will allow a high-rise block with about 142 luxury flats each measuring 1,250 sq ft on average. Industry sources said that the SLA had priced the land at $16 million - double what KSH and industry experts expected. The property firm has appealed to the SLA to review the price. If no consensus is reached - and the sellers reject the $3 million - the deal will be off, but the flat owners will keep the $12 million deposit - about $136,000 on average for each of the 88 units. If the deal goes through, each unit will receive between $906,856 and $1,908,491. </font></p>
<p><font size="1"><i><font face="Arial" color="black">- The </font></i><i><font face="Arial" color="black">Straits Times, H18</font></i><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"></font></u></b></font></p></td></tr>
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<p><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="1">Father's tough love that shaped a leader</font></u></b></p>
<p><font face="Arial" color="black" size="1">Escaping a leadership role in Far East Organization was never an option for chief executive Philip Ng because of the 'conditioning' that he and his brother had received from their father and Singapore's richest man, Ng Teng Fong. 'My father is a mentor but a tough one. As you know the term, tough love’, said Mr Ng. He also said that the completion of its new mall Orchard Central will be delayed until the first quarter of next year. The project was expected to be completed by the end of this year.</font></p>
<p><i><font face="Arial" color="black" size="1"> - The Business Times, P8</font></i><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"></font></u></b></p></td></tr>
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<p><font size="1"><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600">UK</font></u></b><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"> construction falls at record pace in July</font></u></b></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" color="black" size="1">British construction activity fell at a record pace in July, a survey showed, as the credit crunch takes a toll on the property market. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply/Markit construction purchasing manager's index (PMI) fell to 36.7 last month - the weakest reading since 1997 - from 38.8 in June. Any reading below 50 signals contraction. The weak figures add to fears that Britain is entering its first recession. The housing sub-index fell to a series low of 18.7 in July from 25.6, the eighth consecutive fall.</font></p>
<p><font size="1"><i><font face="Arial" color="black">- The </font></i><i><font face="Arial" color="black">Business Times, P31</font></i><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"></font></u></b></font></p></td></tr>
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<p><font size="1"><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600">Australia</font></u></b><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"> house prices fall in Q2</font></u></b></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" color="black" size="1">Australian house prices fell in the second quarter for the first time in almost three years as the high borrowing costs deterred home buyers. An index measuring the weighted average of prices for established houses in the nation's eight capital cities fell 0.3% from the March quarter, when it rose a revised 0.4%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said in Sydney. The median estimate of 18 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for a 1.3% drop. Second-quarter house prices rose 8.2% from a year earlier, the smallest gain in two years, after climbing a revised 13.2% in the first quarter.</font></p>
<p><font size="1"><i><font face="Arial" color="black">- The </font></i><i><font face="Arial" color="black">Business Times, P31</font></i><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"></font></u></b></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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