Economy
Why MAS is expected to keep its current monetary policy
Why MAS is expected to keep its current monetary policy
Despite the pick-up in growth and inflation indicators.
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Private sector growth picks up in March
Firms signalled optimism for the first time since December 2016.
Weak yuan to pose risks on Asian currencies
Singapore dollar seen appreciating gradually due to sound fiscal outlook.
Profitability trumps legacy for family businesses
4 in 5 said legacy should not get in the way of business growth.
Chart of the Day: Inflation pickup is not broad-based
Price pressures are driven primarily by supply-side considerations.
Real exports of goods and services to grow 2% in 2017
Global demand is picking up after two consecutive years of slow growth.
Customer satisfaction in Singapore up at 71.8 points
Key drivers were the finance & insurance and healthcare sectors.
Singapore CPI expected to climb 1.2% in 2017
Partly because of increased commodity prices.
Singapore's current account surplus projected to hit $80.3b in 2017
That’s equivalent to 19.2% of GDP.
Services productivity worsened in 2016
Unit labour costs rose 3.9%.
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The sector is forecast to grow 1.2% this year.
Private consumption forecast to inch up 1.1% in 2017
It’s a slight increase from the 0.6% growth in 2016.
Singapore's GDP to grow 2.2% in 2017: analyst
RHB provides 3 factors that could support its forecast.
Chart of the Day: NODX up 14.7% in January-February
Thanks to the meaningful pick-up in non-oil domestic exports to China.
Why MAS holds on to muted domestic demand outlook
This is despite uptick in headline CPI.
Singapore's manufacturing output forecast to grow 4% in 2017
Partly because of stabilising economic growth in China.
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