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Complete details about Singapore in Asia with capital city Singapore

Country NameSingapore (Singapore/Singapura/Xinjiapo/Singapur)
Country CodeSGP
Capital CitySingapore
ContinentAsia
RegionSoutheast Asia
Independence Year1965
Population3567000
Surface Area618.0
Life Expectancy80.1 years
GNP86503.0 (old 96318.0)
Government FormRepublic

Spoken Languages

Chinese [official]     (77.1%)
Malay [official]     (14.1%)
Tamil [official]     (7.4%)

Major Cities

Singapore, ?     (population 4017733)

Singapore's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: Wall Street JournalWed, 23 May 2012 01:07:50 -0700
Singapore Inflation Accelerates

By GAURAV RAGHUVANSHI SINGAPORE?Singapore's consumer price inflation accelerated in April, mainly because of higher housing costs as rents continued rise, leaving the central bank to balance control of rising prices against support of sagging economic ...   read full story

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Publisher: BusinessWeekTue, 22 May 2012 22:20:04 -0700
Singapore Says Inflation to Stay Elevated After Reaching 5.4% read full story
Publisher: AsiaOneTue, 22 May 2012 22:53:06 -0700
Singapore April inflation rate up as housing costs soar read full story
Publisher: Taipei TimesWed, 23 May 2012 09:01:07 -0700
Singapore says inflation to stay high for a few months read full story
Publisher: CBS NewsTue, 22 May 2012 22:16:30 -0700
Singapore inflation quickens to 4-month high read full story
Publisher: Channel News AsiaTue, 22 May 2012 22:11:19 -0700
Singapore's inflation rises to 5.4% in April read full story


Publisher: ReutersWed, 23 May 2012 06:01:47 -0700
Trafigura shifts trading centre to Singapore

(Removes name of SOCAR spokesperson) * Singapore will be "main booking entity" for trades * CFO Lorinet to move from Switzerland this year * Taxes in Singapore can be lower than Switzerland * Gunvor says will seek to expand in Asia By Emma Farge and ...   read full story

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Publisher: Financial TimesTue, 22 May 2012 13:49:36 -0700
Singapore vies to become commodities hub read full story
Publisher: GenevaLunch (blog)Wed, 23 May 2012 07:15:50 -0700
Trafigura to move trading headquarters to Singapore read full story


Publisher: ReutersTue, 22 May 2012 20:21:38 -0700
STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-UOB bullish on tourism, hospitality

UOB Kay Hian said Singapore's tourism and hospitality sector is expected to benefit from strong visitor arrivals to the city-state. UOB forecast visitor arrivals to reach 17 million by 2015, showing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5 percent, ...   read full story

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Publisher: Reuters UKTue, 22 May 2012 22:57:10 -0700
STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Index down, stuck below 200-day MA read full story
Publisher: Business Times (subscription)Tue, 22 May 2012 20:30:26 -0700
OCBC starts hold on ComfortDelGro, TP at S$1.53 read full story


Publisher: ReutersTue, 22 May 2012 17:52:51 -0700
Singapore Stocks-May fall; China Animal, Swee Hong eyed

SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Singapore shares may fall on Wednesday after both Tokyo and Seoul stocks opened lower on concerns over Europe, with animal drug manufacturer China Animal Healthcare Ltd likely to be in focus. China Animal said on Tuesday ...   read full story

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Publisher: 4-tradersWed, 23 May 2012 06:34:00 -0700
SINGAPORE EXCHANGE : SGX Welcomes Swee Hong to Mainboard read full story