Economy
Singapore’s fiscal position to be unhurt from GIC’s, Temasek’s low returns
Singapore’s fiscal position to be unhurt from GIC’s, Temasek’s low returns
Conservative spending rules will safeguard it.
Singaporeans are among the most pessimistic about the economy
Its consumer confidence score dropped to a 7-year low at 33.6.
Newly formed Singaporean businesses dropped to 48% in Q2
While foreign owned-businesses upticks by 21.3%.
Singapore’s NODX sharply plunged 10.6% in July 2016
Blame it on weak electronics and non-electronics export.
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Singapore kicks Hong Kong further down the innovation index
The Lion City ranked first in Asia and sixth worldwide.
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Services growth clocked in at only 1.4%.
Singapore consumer confidence evaporates with 10.7-point drop in H1
It’s the third biggest decline in the APAC region.
Singapore NODX stays stuck in negative territory with flat Q2 growth
Non-electronics expansion outpaced the electronics squeeze.
Singapore slashes GDP growth forecast to 1-2% as economy expands 2.1% in Q2
Amid Brexit-related vagaries and China’s rising corporate credit.
Daily Briefing: Singapore cuts GDP forecast; Swiber troubles show urgency
And stocks slip from one-year high.
Here's why Asian CEOs are tagged as most confident in the world
3 out of 4 project higher sales in the next 12 months.
Chart of the Day: These 3 economic sectors are struggling to gain traction
Singapore's GDP is then expected to grow a measly 2.2% in 2017.
Here’s why analysts think Singapore isn't addressing short-term pains with its fiscal programme
It’s focussing on long-term goals, analysts say.
Singapore’s resilient labour market to limit effects of economic slowdown: analysts
Unemployment rate clocks in at just 2.1%.
Chart of the Day: Here’s solid proof that Singapore’s outstanding loans are plummeting
It has contracted by 2.7% in June.
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