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  TPP: What is it and why does it matter?

  BBC News

  US President Donald Trump made abandoning the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal a key part of his election campaign and on his first day in office, he has proved as good as his word. But what was the TPP designed to do? And does it have any future without the US? TPP in a nutshell Twelve …

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  Oil price trades near highest level since 2015

  Financial Times - David Sheppard

  Oil traded near its highest level since 2015 on Wednesday, having risen above $67 a barrel during the previous session. The sustained strength came after hedge funds placed a record bet that Brent crude’s near 35 per cent rally over the past six months will continue into the new year, with protests …

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  Love Thy Neighbor: Apartment Owners Team Up to Cash In

  The Wall Street Journal. - Dominique Fong

  As 2018 gets under way, developers are coming up with new ways to feed what seems to be an insatiable appetite among the world’s emerging middle class for apartments both as places to live and investments to store their wealth. Consider what has been happening in Singapore.

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  Singapore's Economy Grows Faster Than Estimated

  Bloomberg - Michelle Jamrisko, Krystal Chia

  Singapore’s economy finished 2017 on a solid footing, allowing more room for policy makers to consider raising taxes and tightening monetary policy …

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  Budget to be delivered on Feb 19

  todayonline.com - TODAY

  SINGAPORE — This year’s Budget statement will be delivered on Feb 19 by Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced on …