Singapore's Twin Surpluses: How Much Is Too Much?
Singapore is the only country in the world to have run a current account surplus exceeding 11% of GDP consistently for each of the past 26 years;...
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A Real Electoral Contest in Singapore, Albeit Limited by Lack of Physical Campaigning
Although the absence of physical rallies will hurt the Opposition's chances, easing the CPF rules (including paying higher interest rates on CPF)...
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SGX – Bolt On Transaction
*Limited Impact: Singapore Exchange (SGX)[SGX] announced that it was acquiring the remaining 80% stake in BidFX,a cloud-based on-line F/X trading...
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Manufacturing Surge Is Tempering the Magnitude of Recession
We are revising up our forecast of Singapore's real GDP growth in 2020, to +1.5% (from -1% previously) because of the remarkable resilience of...
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OCBC – Only The Beginning
*Weak Quarter: OCBC posted a messy set of results in 1Q20 – as earnings declined SGD 545 mn (43.8%) linked quarter. Credit quality and Great...
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