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Market watchers raise Singapore’s 2025 GDP forecast to 4.1% in December survey
The higher estimate is due to upgrades seen across all major sectors. Singapore's GDP is expected to grow by 3.6% in 4Q2025.
December 17, 2025
Tech

Singapore steps up focus on semiconductors and AI as part of its $37 bil five-year R&D budget
Singapore will commit $37 billion to RIE2030, the latest instalment in its five-year masterplans for the city-state’s research and development efforts.
December 05, 2025
Global Economy

More than 2 in 3 Asian businesses are more certain about trade than 6 months ago: HSBC
Nearly four in five, or 79%, of Singapore businesses say they remain optimistic about growing international trade over the next two years, per HSBC’s survey.
November 24, 2025
Singapore economy

HSBC, Maybank, OCBC, RHB and UOB raise S’pore’s 2025 GDP growth forecast after 3Q GDP beat flash estimates (update)
Economists from Maybank, OCBC, RHB, and UOB upgraded their 2025 GDP growth forecast for Singapore after the city-state’s 3Q2025 GDP print came in better than expected.
November 21, 2025
Singapore news

Singapore set to hold monetary policy on steady economic outlook
Tuesday’s decision comes as central banks across the region adopt divergent paths
October 13, 2025
Construction

Construction demand this year to reach nearly $60 billion, says Maybank, surpassing official projection
As a share of GDP, construction is set to increase from 3.5% in 2024 to 4.2% this year
September 25, 2025
Singapore economy

Bank of America raises S’pore’s 2025 GDP growth forecast to 2.9% from 2.3%
BofA believes the Monetary Authority of Singapore will signal in the October Monetary Policy Statement that 2025 GDP could exceed the current official forecast range of 1.5% to 2.5%.
September 17, 2025
Singapore economy

Economists more bullish on Singapore’s 2025 GDP in MAS’s September survey; economy expected to expand by 2.4% y-o-y
Singapore's GDP in 3Q2025 is tipped to grow by 0.9% y-o-y.
September 03, 2025
Singapore economy

Tariffs worry economists for Singapore’s 2H2025 following July’s 4.6% y-o-y NODX decline
The contraction was largely due to the 6.6% drop in non-electronic exports, of which the lacklustre performance of pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals saw an 18.9% and 23.4% y-o-y decline respectively.
August 19, 2025
Singapore economy

Uncertainties ‘likely to persist’, Singapore growth to moderate in 2H2025: MAS
The growth trajectory, MAS notes, would be “unlike previous downturns”, when economic output sharply fell-off by 5% or more within four quarters from its peak and rebounded decisively thereafter.
July 30, 2025








