US and China Push Their Respective Envelopes
South China Sea: US and China remain the key despite ASEAN efforts US blows hot and cold with China: Despite US Secretary of State Tillerson’s...
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Singapore Budget 2017 (Part 2): Looking Forward, Are Tax Increases Really Needed?
The budget speech hinted at the need to raise revenues as healthcare and other social spending rises at a rapid clip. We think that the Government...
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Asian Economic Integration Faces Headwinds
Economic integration in Asia-Pacific has been on the back foot ever since US President Donald Trump repudiated the painstakingly negotiated...
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Singapore Budget 2017: Mildly Expansionary with Eye on the Future
Against a backdrop of uneven growth despite an export-led uptick, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced Budget 2017 on 20 Feb 17. The Budget...
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Singapore: Policy Burden Shifts from Monetary to Fiscal
Singapore’s economy grew robustly in 4Q16, powered by a strong export rebound but construction contracted and services eked out a tiny expansion....
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