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Government, economists slash growth forecasts as coronavirus outbreak threatens to send Singapore into recession

Stanislaus Jude Chan
Stanislaus Jude Chan • 5 min read
Government, economists slash growth forecasts as coronavirus outbreak threatens to send Singapore into recession
The way economists see it, the coronavirus outbreak is not unlike a kick in the knees for Singapore, which had been just about showing signs of regaining its footing.
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SINGAPORE (Feb 17): Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) as well as private sector economists have cut the city state’s GDP growth forecasts for 2020.

This comes after state agencies on Monday released economic performance and trade figures for 2019.

According to MTI, the Singapore economy grew 1.0% year-on-year in 4Q2019. On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted annualised basis, the economy expanded at a slower pace of 0.6% compared to the 2.2% growth in the preceding quarter.

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