Property recovery can further add to GDP growth in 2018: economists | Government opts for balanced approach to state land sales for H1 2018

If this e-mail is not displayed properly, click [here.]( [View In Browser]( THU, DEC 14, 2017 Get Briefed Daily EDITOR'S CHOICE [Property recovery can further add to GDP growth in 2018: economists]( AFTER four years in the doldrums, the rapidly recovering property market is expected to give the Singapore economy a lift in 2018 - possibly pushing overall growth to come in stronger than expected, said private sector economists. [Government opts for balanced approach to state land sales for H1 2018]( THE Ministry of National Development's (MND's) decision to maintain state land sales for private residential development for the next half year at around the same levels as the current half's slate is seen as a balanced approach between having, currently, a strong land demand and avoiding a potential oversupply in future. [HP unveils S$100m campus, home to its first advanced manufacturing centre]( SINGAPORE'S advanced manufacturing sector has received a fillip with the opening of HP's new Asia-Pacific Japan (APJ) campus at Depot Close. [Lifestyle]( [Food for thought]( [Low Kee Hong]( [Family-friendly paradise]( [Breaking News]( [Companies & Markets]( [EOL narrows Q2 loss to US$15.98m]( [GIC led US$200m new funding round for Affirm]( [Real Estate]( [Far East unit to sell Malaysian property for RM11.5m]( [Parkway Mansion sold to Sustained Land-led consortium at S$146.99m]( [Banking & Finance]( [Federal Reserve's Yellen says no risks to stability 'flashing red' as markets boom]( [Saudi Arabia set to start cash transfers to cushion reform blow]( [Energy & Commodities]( [Gold jumps 1% as dollar slips on Fed rate outlook]( [Oil slips as US petrol stock build overshadows crude draw]( [Technology]( [Trending searches: hurricane, bitcoin and sex scandal]( [Norway first country to switch off FM radio]( [Consumer]( [Brazil Burger King operator may price IPO near top of range]( [Europe's warm autumn slows sales growth at Zara-owner Inditex]( [Transport]( [EU limits review of Lufthansa's Air Berlin asset purchase]( [EOL narrows Q2 loss to US$15.98m]( [Government & Economy]( [Ecuador's VP handed 6 years in prison in Odebrecht graft case]( [British PM May suffers defeat in Brexit bill]( [Life & Culture]( ['The Last Jedi' seeks balance in a Star Wars galaxy in tumult]( [Shoemaker Robert Clergerie finally puts his feet up]( [Stocks]( [US: Dow ends at record on tax bill progress, Fed outlook]( [Europe: Shares slip; Italian stocks fall on political uncertainty]( [Today's Paper]( Premium Content [Top Stories]( [Property recovery can further add to GDP growth in 2018: economists]( [GE global revamp hits Singapore jobs]( [Government opts for balanced approach to state land sales for H1 2018]( [Companies & Markets]( [Singapore IPOs provide fillip to equity capital markets]( [Mixed fortunes for Asian airlines in 2018]( [UOB partners Shanghai home rental platform Mamahome]( [Real Estate]( [Government opts for balanced approach to state land sales for H1 2018]( [Choice of attractive sites beckons developers]( [Derby Court, Parkway Mansion finally sold - above reserve price]( [Banking & Finance]( [GE global revamp hits Singapore jobs]( [S Korea bans its banks from dealing in bitcoin]( [MAS, 7 other central banks form green network]( [Energy & Commodities]( [US fuels the world as shale boom powers record oil exports]( [Australia gas supply crunch eases but prices still too high: regulator]( [Activist investor pushing for sale of Obsidian Energy: source]( [Technology]( [HP unveils S$100m campus, home to its first advanced manufacturing centre]( [YCH Group's SCAngels and SGInnovate to boost deep tech startups]( [Google opens AI R&D centre in China as rivalry heats up]( [Consumer]( [Promising new drug may stop, and even cure, Huntington's disease]( [Europe's warm autumn slows Zara's Q3 sales]( [Weird and cute: Japan's capsule toys see growing fan base]( [Transport]( [EC sends stark warning to airlines on post-Brexit flying]( [Uber appoints new head of operations in Indonesia, where it faces fierce competition]( [Airbus CEO will not seek third term: Le Figaro]( [Government & Economy]( [Property recovery can further add to GDP growth in 2018: economists]( [Rise in job seekers unemployed for 25 weeks or more: MOM]( [Law Ministry defers decision on renewal of licences for four foreign law firms]( [Opinion]( [Economic reality is set to box Mario Draghi into a corner]( [Sustainable investing should be pushed into the mainstream]( [Trump's fateful mistake on Washington's financial watchdog]( [Life & Culture]( [Soprano's success gets Nigerians into opera]( [The Last Jedi: Finding balance]( [Froome fails urine test; risks losing Vuelta title]( Follow Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( Download The BT Apps [iPhone]( | [iPad]( | [Android]( [About Us]( [Contact Us]( [Help]( [Terms & Conditions]( [SPH Websites]( [Data Protection Policy]( If you want to unsubscribe from this mailing list, [click]( here.