Singapore

Singapore's March trade performance signified that a moderate export recovery is likely in the works, with a monstrous jump in pharmaceutical shipments in particular suggesting that... 2013-05-03

Singapore's ongoing economic transformation is very much tied to its shifting political environment, in which the ruling PAP has been forced to reconsider its pro-immigration policies... 2013-05-02

Singaporean inflation declined from 4.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) in December to 3.6% in January as housing inflation retreated markedly from 6.8% y-o-y to 4.4%. Although inflation has... 2013-03-05

The Singaporean government released its FY2013/2014 budget on February 25. The budget was largely a confirmation of what we had been expecting in that it mainly introduced or fortified... 2013-03-05

The Singaporean government is set to release its FY2013/2014 budget on the heels of a key by-election defeat for the country's ruling party, as well as in the shadow of a controversial... 2013-01-31

Singapore’s government continues to clamp down on inflows of foreign workers following the ruling PAP’s strong rebuke in 2011’s general elections. In September,... 2012-09-28

Although Singapore's fiscal responsibilities will likely grow over the long-term as a result of its aging population, we continue to expect the sovereign to maintain extremely healthy... 2012-09-04

Although Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) suffered a rebuke of its recent policies in 2011's general elections, we believe that the party will retain its dominance in... 2012-08-06

Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen met with the presumptive next president of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping on June 22 in a sign of the two countries' growing military... 2012-06-29

Singapore's ruling People's Action Party witnessed a defeat in the opposition-controlled Hougang district in a by-election held on May 26. The ruling party candidate Desmond Choo lost... 2012-05-30