Singapore

The strong economic rebound over the last few quarters saw Singapore's unemployment rate hover at a low of 2.1% in Q310, sharply lower than the 3.4% seen in Q309. The residential unemployment... 2010-11-25

Heavy penalties on foreign speculation (both foreign developers and foreign buyers) on property have been endorsed by members of parliament on November 22. Moreover, Finance Minister... 2010-11-24

Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zainul Abidin Rasheed has concluded a four-day visit to Libya on October 21, meeting with Libyan Secretary for Foreign Liaison... 2010-10-28

A high-level joint commission has been formally set up between Singapore and Russia after Sergey Sobyanin, the Deputy Chairman and Chief of Staff of the Russian Federation, arrived... 2010-09-29

The SIBOR has been trending lower since the global financial crisis hit in 2008 and is currently near its all-time low of 0.56%. This is unsurprising because the SIBOR is largely linked... 2010-09-29

Noting that property prices have continued to rise despite earlier curbing measures, the Singapore government announced a slew of new policies in late August to temper sentiments and... 2010-09-01

We are projecting the Singaporean government to run an average budget deficit amounting to 0.7% of GDP from 2010-2014. The Singaporean government has generally employed a prudent budget... 2010-09-01

Investors have Asia firmly in their sights, and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund (SWF) appears to be acutely aware of this fact. In July, Temasek issued its inaugural sterling-denominated... 2010-07-29

Inflation is unlikely to be a threat for Singapore over the coming two years. Indeed, our core scenario anticipates slowing growth in key economies including the US, Eurozone and China... 2010-07-29

BMI View: We believe the passage of Hong Kong's first-ever minimum wage bill on July 17 is a step in the wrong direction that may partially erode Hong Kong's advantage of being a leading... 2010-07-21