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		2 April 2008 Analysts see Singapore's long-term faith in UBS unshaken Switzerland's UBS on Tuesday revealed an additional 19 billion US dollars in writedowns. Leon Perera, group managing director of Spire Research and Consulting in Singapore, believed the latest UBS announcement would not be too troubling for GIC but that GIC will be unlikely to inject further capital… + Media Synopsis 5 March 2008 Spire establishes Australia office Spire Research and Consulting expands its presence in Oceania with a new office located in Sydney... + Press Release January 2008 Marketing to youths in Indonesia Indonesian youths from city to city differ in their spending habits and attitudes towards branded goods. According to Spire’s survey of 1000 respondents, youths are the quickest to follow trends and comprise a market high in potential but interestingly, teenagers in Semarang, for example, are more sensitive to pricing whereas those in Makassar favour uniqueness and quality … + Press Release + Media Synopsis 23 January 2008 US Fed emergency rate cut The US Fed cut interest rates by 75 basis points to 3.5%, the first emergency rate cut since the 9-11 attacks. Group managing director of Spire Research and Consulting, Mr Leon Perera, gives his comments... + Media Synopsis 19 December 2007 Spire highlights new Economic and Marketing trends for 2008 Asia’s leading strategic market intelligence consultancy looks into its crystal ball and predicts trends that could change the economic and marketing landscape next year, such as bipolar marketing in an inflationary environment... + Press Release (Economic) + Press Release (Marketing) + Media Synopsis 17 December 2007 Singapore sovereign fund 'less threatening': analysts A recent UBS deal has brought to light the importance of SWFs in global markets and Leon Perera, group managing director of Spire Research and Consulting, said the interesting story is how the developed countries will respond to SWFs and that there is clearly a creeping backlash... + Media Synopsis December 2007 Jeffrey Bahar: Lessons from a "San" Jeffrey Bahar, Spire's Managing Director for the ASEAN region, shares his experience from an interesting meeting... + Media Article (Bahasa Indonesia) + Media Synopsis 7 December 2007 Spire establishes Vietnam office Spire Research and Consulting makes its presence felt in Vietnam with a new office located in Ho Chi Minh city... + Press Release 20 November 2007 China and Hong Kong compete for RHQ hub status In a survey of over 100 reputable MNCs in Asia-Pacific, China and Hong Kong came closely after Singapore as the preferred locations for regional headquarters. Beijing and Shanghai, in particular, are ramping up incentives to lure companies... + Press Release (Mandarin) + Media Synopsis 9 November 2007 Asia-Pacific MNCs still see Singapore as a prime Regional Headquarters location, but China is fast closing the gap China also ranks top as the production location of choice, followed closely by, surprisingly, India on the back of its SEZ movement... + Press Release + Media Synopsis 12 October 2007 Spire Korea research on the Korean Job Market According to a study conducted by Spire Research and Consulting Korea, Computer & Information Security and Environmental Engineering are seen by Korean youth as the occupations with the best career prospects... + Press Release 19 September 2007 Spire expands Asia-Pacific network Spire Research and Consulting expands its Asia presence with new offices in Malaysia and Beijing, China... + Press Release 1 September 2007 Asia-Pacific face off for biofuel refinery contracts The rising trend of green fuel use has sparked a race in Asia-Pacific to attract biofuel investment. Global biofuel makers favour site-selection factors such as production inputs and infrastructure and Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia are the fiercest competitors in this arena... + Press Release + Media Synopsis July 2007 Housing loans grow along with property market The property boom happening in Asia has resulted in a surge in the demand for housing loans, according to a study Spire Research and Consulting conducted in Indonesia... + Media Article (Bahasa Indonesia) + Media Synopsis 10 July 2007 Regional companies lack silver hair strategies despite growing ageing population Asia-Pacific faces the threat of a fast-growing ageing population, especially in countries such as Japan, China and Singapore, yet companies in the region are not enthusiastic in pursuing the silver-haired customer segment... + Press Release + Media Synopsis 4 June 2007 Indonesia may become biofuel industry leader in the Asia-Pacific region Indonesia potentially has 23 million ha of uncultivated land for biodiesel development and with the production of jatropha curcas, Indonesia may just become the leading biofuel production hub... + Press Release + Media Article (Bahasa Indonesia & English) 2 June 2007 Paper use in firms is up In a second survey conducted by Spire, companies in Singapore are found to have increased paper usage yet again... + Press Release + Media Synopsis 30 March 2007 Singapore's biomedical efforts enjoy another win Singapore is on to a promising start for the local biologics industry, having attracted four commercial investments within two years. However, it is not expected to grow exponentially in the short-term... + Media Synopsis 21 March 2007 Counterfeits account for up to a quarter of unit sales and cause manufacturers to lose up to 28% of profit in Asia A study conducted by Spire Research and Consulting has revealed that counterfeit products make up between 10% and 25% of unit sales in four key industries in Asia - luxury goods, automotive, pharmaceuticals and IT. Profits lost to counterfeits are estimated at between 13% (FMCG) and 28% (automotive)... + Press Release + Media Synopsis 6 March 2007 China's Parliament unveils environmental and energy-saving policies Beijing has announced plans of environmental and energy-saving policies, specifically targeting heavy industries at the recent National People's Congress. Group Managing Director of Spire research and Consulting, Mr Leon Perera, gives his views on the measures... + Media Synopsis February 2007 The rise of E-commerce in Indonesia E-commerce in Indonesia has been steadily rising in popularity during the recent years. According to a year-end study by Spire, the number of transactions performed online reached almost 700,000 last year... + Media Article (Bahasa Indonesia) + Media Synopsis 4 January 2007 Spire highlights new Economic and Marketing trends for 2007 Asia’s leading strategic market intelligence consultancy looks into its crystal ball and predicts new trends in investment and energy that could change the economic and marketing landscapes next year... + Press Release (Economic) + Press Release (Marketing) + Media Synopsis
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