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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Cyclical Growth Momentum Restored by a Fiscal Spur Amid Receding Clouds
The cyclical clouds have all cleared, and Singapore will return to 3% real GDP growth in 2017, constrained only by the slow growth in net...
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Geopolitics: Trump Refines Approach to China
Trump stepped back from direct confrontation with China: In his phone call with Chinese President Xi, Trump acceded to China’s request to honour...
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Singapore's Committee for the Future Economy Report Abjures Bold Moves
The CFE report outlines seven broad recommendations to chart Singapore's economic strategy for the next five to 10 years. Two key questions are...
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