Singapore

The main policy objective over the next decade for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be to produce a more diversified and entrepreneurial economy. BMI View: But the government's... 2004-11-09

Singapore's trade-dependent economy slowed during the third quarter of the year with the manufacturing sector hit by rising global interest rates and surging oil prices. GDP expanded... 2004-10-15

Singapore's new Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long and his Malaysian counterpart, Abdullah Badawi, have agreed to strengthen economic and security co-operation during their first official... 2004-10-12

Severe drought stunts Sri Lanka's growth prospects sending jitters through the economy. BMI View: The government needs to curb public spending and rethink privatisation.

Singapore's new prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, is likely to call an early general election to obtain a popular mandate to govern.

Industrial output growth will decelerate to 5.2% in 2005 from 12.6% in 2004 as Singapore’s trade-dependent economic cycle loses momentum amid a cyclical easing in global... 2004-09-17

Fiscal policy will move towards a more neutral stance in fiscal years (FY) 2004/05 (April-March) and 2005/06 as private domestic demand recovers following three years of retrenchment.... 2004-09-16

Singapore's new prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, son of Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew, has named his father 'minister mentor' in Singapore's new cabinet. The new cabinet... 2004-09-16

Export-oriented industrial policies and an economy-wide savings bias, due in part to demographic factors, have resulted in Singapore registering persistent merchandise trade and external... 2004-09-16

Singapore's economic outlook is getting brighter - at least for this year. Next year will be different. Global demand for the city-state's key exports of computer components and technology... 2004-08-20