gross domestic product (GDP)

Singapore to release advance Q2 GDP data on July 14

SINGAPORE (July 7): Singapore will release advance estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter at 8am on July 14, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Friday.

Global Economy

Vietnam rejoins club of 6%-GDP-growth nations as exports surge

HANOI (June 30): Vietnam’s economy recovered this quarter with a surge in exports allowing it to rejoin a small group of nations posting growth rates of more than 6%.

Currencies

Thailand’ ‘super-baht’ may be too strong for its own good

BANGKOK (June 30): Two decades ago, Thailand became ground zero of the Asia financial crisis, when its government scrapped a dollar peg with the baht, a devaluation that unleashed a wave of speculative attacks on other regional currencies and shook the gl

Singapore economy

Steady domestic demand to continue driving Singapore’s growth in 2017

SINGAPORE (June 22): The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has forecasted a higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.7% for Singapore this year, citing improved growth dynamics and the ongoing recovery in global trade.

Singapore economy

Singapore’s trade will only get better in the months to come, says Maybank

SINGAPORE (June 19): Maybank Kim Eng Research is forecasting Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) to revert back to positive growth in the coming months, while also expecting the gross domestic product (GDP) recovery to continue broadening to 3%

China Focus

China’s growth leaders and laggards are worlds apart

SINGAPORE (May 11): When it comes to assessing the second largest economy in the world at current prices, simply referring to China as a whole does not do justice to the diversity of its 31 provinces and municipalities, says Alessandro Theiss, a senior ec

Singapore on track for GDP growth recovery to 2.4% this year: ICAEW

SINGAPORE (April 26): With Singapore’s export orders and local business investment figures appearing to gain positive momentum this year, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is edging up its gross domestic product (GDP) growt
Singapore

Robust 1Q GDP growth estimates expected next week

SINGAPORE (April 7): Maybank Kim Eng is anticipating robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimates to register at over 2.8% y-o-y, prior to the 1Q17 GDP flash estimate announcement schedule for release next Thursday on April 13.

Trump has nothing on Asia should he decide to wage a trade war. Here’s why

SINGAPORE (March 7): Since his entry into the Oval Office, Donald Trump seems to have cooled quite a bit in comparison to the feisty promises and threats he made during the US presidential campaign and his first month in office.

What Budget 2017 addressed, and what it didn’t, according to Maybank

SINGAPORE (Feb 22): Maybank Kim Eng maintains its 2017 gross domestic product (GDP) estimates at 2.5% following the release of the Singapore Budget 2017 on Monday , noting that this year’s Budget is “more conservative than expected”.
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