Economy
Singapore economy could bounce back in 2020: Fitch Solutions
Hong Kong’s problems could just be Singapore’s lifelines.
China's GDP growth in Q3 slows to 6%
Urban fixed assets investment declined to 5.4% YTD in September.
GDP growth may hit 0.5% in 2019: report
MAS expects the manufacturing and retail sectors to contract.
9 Welsh firms to stop by Singapore for trade mission
The firms come from the energy, tech, and creative sectors.
NODX dropped 8.1% YoY in September
Electronic exports crashed 24.8% YoY.
Public cloud can give $41.09b boost to GDP: report
The deployment of a public cloud is also expected to add 22,000 jobs.
Singapore maintains strong intellectual property protections in 2019 Index
Economic growth requires not only sound government policy, but also a robust legal system that promotes the rule of law, effective enforcement of...
MAS to flatten $NEER slope in 2020: analyst
The central bank rarely mentioned close monitoring of economic developments.
GDP may grow 1-2% in 2020: OCBC
This will hinge on MAS easing its monetary policy stance.
GDP growth up 0.1% in Q3: MTI estimates
Singapore narrowly escaped a technical recession.
MAS eases monetary policy ‘slightly' amidst subdued economic growth
There will be no change to the width of the policy band and the level at which it is centred.
Philippine inflation eases to 0.9% in September
The decline marks the first time in 40 months that the rate fell below the 1% mark.
Singapore dislodges US as world's most competitive economy
It ranked first in infrastructure, health, and labour, but could still improve in innovation.
SGD could weaken to 1.4 per USD by end-year: DBS
The currency is affected by heightening macroeconomic uncertainties.
Is Singapore headed for deflation?
Core inflation, excluding transport and accommodation costs, dropped to 0.8% in August from 1.9% in December.
Vietnam bullish on GDP growth over construction sector boost
Projections on GDP growth has been raised from 6.5% to 6.9%.
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