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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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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