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SINGAPORE (Aug 13): The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) expects Singapore’s economic pace of expansion to moderate in 2H18 against an external backdrop of a weakening global growth outlook, as well as increased uncertainties and risks in the global

SINGAPORE (July 13): Singapore’s economy expanded at a slower pace than forecast in the second quarter, clouding the outlook for the export-reliant city state at a time when global trade risks are rising.

SINGAPORE (June 11): In the bad old days, when Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines dominated flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, a return plane ticket between the two cities could cost some $400. For a flight that takes less than an hour, it

SINGAPORE (Mar 22): Capital investment in Singapore’s travel & tourism sector is expected to rise 4.5% to $20.9 billion in 2018 from $20 billion in 2017, and rise by another 5% per annum over the next decade to $33.9 billion in 2028.

SINGAPORE (Feb 21): An IDC study commissioned by Microsoft predicts that digital transformation will add about US$10 billion ($13.2 billion) to Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) figures by 2021 with an annual increase in GDP growth rate by 0.6%.

NEW YORK (Feb 1): The man who made the term “irrational exuberance” famous says investors are at it again.

JAKARTA (Jan 4): Indonesia’s economy, the largest in Southeast Asia, hit a milestone last year by reaching US$1 trillion ($1.3 trillion), yet the mood wasn’t celebratory as the government continued to miss its revenue targets.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): Malaysia faces higher interest rates, currency risks and a contentious election battle in 2018 that will test Prime Minister Najib Razak’s grip on power.

SINGAPORE (Jan 2): Singapore’s economy grew by 3.1% on-year over 4Q17, easing from the 5.4% growth reported in the previous quarter, according to the latest advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). 

SINGAPORE (Dec 20): OCBC is projecting for Singapore’s full year gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 2-4% in 2018 – a slightly more sanguine estimation compared to the anticipated 3.4% y-o-y growth for this year, amid the broadening domestic gr