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Singapore ups 2013 GDP outlook to 3.5-4.0 percent as third quarter tops forecasts

August 24, 2021 at 10:29 p.m.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Thursday raised its full-year growth forecast for 2013 to between 3.5 and 4.0 percent as third-quarter GDP numbers exceeded prior estimates, helped by further signs...

Australia inflation surprise highlights rising price pressures in Asia

August 24, 2021 at 9:41 p.m.

SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Inflation in Australia quickened in the September quarter, the latest in the Asia Pacific region to show a pick-up in price pressures that could limit the scope...

Singapore monetary policy stays tight as Q3 GDP beats forecast

August 24, 2021 at 9:23 p.m.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank warned that core inflation is likely to accelerate in 2014 as it stuck to its tight monetary policy stance of allowing a "modest and...

World Bank cuts China, East Asia growth forecasts

August 24, 2021 at 9:08 p.m.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The World Bank lowered its 2013 and 2014 economic growth forecasts for China and most of developing East Asia on Monday, citing slower growth in the world's...

Singapore casinos trump Macau with tourism aces

May 14, 2019 at 5:10 a.m.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Casino operators and regulators around Asia are watching Singapore's two multi-billion-dollar gaming resorts as they focus on tourists and trade shows to boost revenue in response to...

Singapore casinos trump Macau with tourism aces

August 24, 2021 at 8:35 p.m.

Singapore August exports fall, but regional trends remain strong

August 24, 2021 at 8:21 p.m.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports unexpectedly fell in August, pointing to continued difficulties faced by its manufacturers even as the city-state's overall trade figures underscored recent signs of...

Singapore Q2 growth surges but economy still not out of woods

August 24, 2021 at 6:04 p.m.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's economy grew the most in over two years in the second quarter, helped by a surge in manufacturing, but most economists remained wary about the outlook...

Verdict in Singapore: U.S. engineer Shane Todd killed himself

August 24, 2021 at 5:54 p.m.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - American engineer Shane Todd committed suicide in Singapore last year, a coroner's inquiry in the city-state concluded on Monday, in a verdict at odds with his family's...

Internet big boys take aim at Singapore’s ‘regressive’ new rules

August 24, 2021 at 5:55 p.m.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's move to tighten regulation of news web sites, already under fire from bloggers and human rights groups, has attracted criticism from an unexpected quarter - large...

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