Singapore

Politics in Singapore will continue to be subject to the whims and wishes of a single, all-powerful family descended from the city-state's founder, Lee Kuan Yew. BMI View: The system... 2004-08-19

Singapore new prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, is the country's first new leader in 14 years. There is a risk, at least in theory, that he will, either through neglect or misadventure,... 2004-08-19

No more than a handful of countries in the world will beat Singapore this year for economic growth. BMI View: It is still wise to remember that the peak of the current economic... 2004-08-19

Inflation is bubbling up in a number of areas in Singapore. It is a mistake, however, to think inflation will spiral out of control.

Singapore's population is at risk of being left with a deepening sense of vulnerability if the government does not take action to put a stop to power failures and outages that have... 2004-07-12

Singapore's economic outlook is getting brighter. Buoyant global demand for the city-state's key exports of computer components and technology goods due to a strong recovery in the... 2004-07-12

Singapore's corporate sector is particularly vulnerable to external economic shocks. This vulnerability will lessen in coming years, but it will not disappear.

BMI View: Singapore's monetary policy is likely to maintain its current tendency towards tightness for at least another six months. Simmering inflation and a fast-growing export... 2004-06-16

Singapore's economic growth will remain lopsided and unbalanced during the next nine months, with the external sector growing much faster than the domestic sector. Exports will continue... 2004-05-01

Singapore’s banks have embarked on a quest for regional expansion that could, conceivably, lead to a rise in the city state’s external vulnerability. BMI View:... 2004-04-20