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MERCER 2017 QUALITY OF LIVING RANKINGS Rank City Country 25 Singapore Singapore 60 Osaka Japan 63 Nagoya Japan 71 Hong Kong Hong Kong 76 Seoul South Korea 85 Taipei Taiwan 86 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 92 Busan South Korea 101 Taichung Taiwan 102 Shanghai China 103 Johor Bahru Malaysia 104 Bandar...

Minimum price might be raised again soon.

Malaysia may raise minimum property prices for foreigners PUBLISHED: 9:40 AM, MARCH 14, 2017UPDATED: 2:12 PM, MARCH 14, 2017 SIMPANG PERTANG (Negeri Sembilan) — Malaysia’s government plans to review and possibly revise its housing policy on foreigners purchasing local properties. The...

The rise in China's foreign exchange reserves is bad news for global real estate http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-capital-controls-effect-on-real-estate-2017-3?IR=T&r=US&IR=T Key Chinese Residential Property Developers in Iskandar Country Garden - Danga Bay and Forest City Greenland...

Tighter Chinese capital controls push property firm to shift sales strategy Sophia Yan 20 Hours Ago A Chinese property developer is overhauling its showrooms promoting a major overseas development in order to broaden its sales strategy amid stronger capital controls. Country Garden is...

R&F’s Angola mine, Cambodia project snared by China’s capital controls Many Chinese companies’ overseas acquisitions are paralysed by government’s crackdown on capital remittances. PUBLISHED : Monday, 13 March, 2017, 6:31pm UPDATED : Monday, 13 March, 2017, 10:58pm Property developer R&F...

China’s capital control could cause abandoned projects here Robin Augustin | March 13, 2017 Veteran economist says international, local buyers won't be able to fill void left by Chinese nationals in various development projects after China curbs capital flight. PETALING JAYA: A veteran...

The rise and decline of Four Little Dragons After a stunning growth performance, all four dragons are slowing and ageing. In the absence of drastic policy changes, they are facing relative stagnation, says Dan Steinbock. In The Four Little Dragons (1992), US academic Ezra Vogel argued that...

Water, electricity, fuel, food, public transport etc prices and taxes are on the way up in a big way in Singapore over next few years. The lower middle class will get hit big time.

Coffeeshop operator Kimly launches IPO; to sell 173.8 million new shares at 25 cents each By: PC Lee 08/03/17, 04:09 pm SINGAPORE (March 8): Kimly Group, one of the largest traditional coffeeshop operators in Singapore, is tapping capital markets to raise funds to grow its business operations...

The future of the Malaysian ringgit By: Kang Wan Chern 06/03/17, 04:22 pm SINGAPORE (March 6): Last May, a 128-gigabyte Apple iPhone 6s Plus in Malaysia cost RM3,699. At the exchange rate of SGD1:RM2.85 then, that would have been around $1,298 –about the same as the retail price in Singapore...

Re: A Case of Switching Wealth, 財 Thanks for the compliments. I don't think I deserve that. I'm just sharing what I think investors and home-buyers should watch out for or find out more when buying properties. The same piece of information can be positive or negative to a purchaser...

Recent news but just to complete the picture that property glut is rampant in Malaysia now. Expert sees spectre of ghost towns in Johor Robin Augustin | January 24, 2017 Many of the buildings being constructed in the Iskandar region may be left unoccupied, says a veteran property consultant...

Property Glut on the Rise in Pahang • March 2, 2017 The vacant office buildings and the rows of unoccupied shoplots in Pahang underscore that many business owners there are unwilling to pay high rent amid lacklustre market conditions, reported the New Straits Times. According to the Real...

Home Prices to Fall as Recession Hits in 2018 • March 2, 2017 In light of the recession set to hit Malaysia by 2018, economic affairs analyst Prof Hoo Ke Ping expects prices of medium and high-end residential properties to fall as it becomes harder for property speculators to secure bank loans...

Ghost Towns Rising in Malacca • March 1, 2017 Rapid development in Malacca has resulted in an oversupply of commercial properties, made evident by the stretches of vacant shophouses, reported the New Straits Time. In fact, the news agency confirmed that rows of such properties remain...

Several mega-malls are opening in 2017 and 2018 in JB. Coupled with e-retail and inflation, expect more retail casualties ahead.

Malaysia, Saudi Arabia firms sign $3 billion worth of deals PUBLISHED FEB 28, 2017, 12:04 PM SGT KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) - Malaysia and Saudi Arabia companies on Tuesday (Feb 28) signed seven memorandums of understanding (MOUs) in various areas, including construction, halal cooperation...

Re: A Case of Switching Wealth, 財 With rising cost of living and low GDP growth rates over the next decade in Singapore, it is much harder for young generation to land that first pot of gold by themselves. They must be brilliantly smart if they stay in Singapore, dare to venture overseas or...

To put into perspective, USD 7 billion is more than 1/4 of the total investments at Jurong Island. https://www.edb.gov.sg/content/edb/en/industries/industries/chemicals.html