Singapore outlook

Robust Singapore Q1 GDP points to steady policy for now

The surprisingly strong data bolsters the case for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to hold off from additional monetary easing later this year, economists said.

May 26, 2015, 09:42 AM IST

Singapore more than triples earlier Q4 growth in 2014

Singapore's economy grew more strongly than initially estimated in the final quarter of last year as manufacturing improved, but the country's outlook for this year remained modest at 2.0 to 4.0 per cent in the face of an uneven global recovery.

Feb 17, 2015, 11:24 AM IST