Singapore

BMI View: Robust growth in Asia and strong domestic demand should limit the impact of an OECD slowdown on Singapore in 2007. We expect growth to moderate to 5.2% in 2007, from the... 2007-01-09

Singapore's non-resident ambassador to Iran, Gopinath Pillai, met Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki in late November, where the two underlined the necessity of expanding... 2006-11-30

Government View: The government expects growth to fall within the range of 7.5-8.0% in 2006, before slowing to the range of 4.0-6.0% in 2007.

BMI View: Singapore was extremely successful in attracting foreign investors in 2005, with the latest figures from UNCTAD showing that FDI inflows totalled US$20.1bn, a 35.5% increase... 2006-11-28

Official View: The Monetary Authority Of Singapore (MAS), expects growth to fall in 6.5-7.5% range in 2006, before slowing to 3.0-5.0% in

Chee Siok Chin, the sister of Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) leader Chee Soon Juan, has had a bankruptcy order filed against her after she failed to pay legal costs. Under Singaporean... 2006-11-06

BMI View: Singapore's economy continues to surprise on the upside, maintaining its strong momentum despite weakness in the US. We still expect the economy to slow in the final quarter,... 2006-10-31

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and former-prime minister Lee Kuan Yew have filed a defamation suit against the Far Eastern Economic Review, following its publication of an interview... 2006-10-10

BMI View: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has left its monetary policy stance unchanged. Inflationary pressures have eased since its April meeting, making tightening unnecessary,... 2006-10-10

Singapore's economy will continue to lose momentum in H206 as the global economy moderates. The US has already showed signs of weakening and if the slowdown its housing market continues,... 2006-10-09