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More visitors but lower sales for Singapore malls

Landlords challenged by slowing economy, new space

SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) - More visitors are flocking to Singapore's malls but the increase has not resulted in higher sales, quarterly results from the city-state's real estate investment trusts show.

While the landlords managed to raise rents slightly during the period, they were cautious about the outlook with the bigger REITs pointing to the flagging economy and government measures to reduce the dependence on foreign workers in the service industry as reasons.

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