Singapore

Singapore's dynamic economy will slow in 2005, as high oil prices and weaker demand for microchips pose risks to the rate of expansion. The US$95bn economy has now passed the peak... 2005-01-24

Singapore and Malaysia have reached an agreement to settle their 18-month dispute over Singapore's land-reclamation work in the thin strip of sea that separates them. Bilateral ties,... 2005-01-20

Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has marked its fiftieth anniversary and is confident of success in early elections expected this year.

BMI View: Singapore’s economy grew by 7.5% in the third quarter, sharply lower than the 12.5% expansion in the second quarter. The contraction reflected a cooling in manufacturing... 2004-12-13

Participants at the Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) summit in Laos have announced plans to hold a regular East Asian summit, aiming to further strengthen economic ties in... 2004-12-08

Singapore authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the US$500mn trading scandal surrounding the collapse of jet fuel supplier China Aviation Oil. BMI View: The scandal... 2004-12-08

Singapore’s most prominent opposition figure, JB Jeyaretnam, has lost a legal battle to discharge a bankruptcy ruling that bars him from standing in the next general election,... 2004-12-08

Singapore's real GDP will expand 8.8% this year, its fastest rate since 2000, supported by strong electronics and drugs manufacturing. But we believe the pace of growth will slow... 2004-11-12

Knocked down by a succession of shocks in recent years - including the bursting of the tech bubble and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)- Singapore's economy bounced back in... 2004-11-09

Singapore's special operation forces have begun patrolling residential areas and shopping districts as fears of a potential terror attack persist. The city-state has foiled two plots... 2004-11-09