

Singapore economy
Singapore economy
Singapore services sector revenue sees slower y-o-y decline in 4Q20
Singapore’s services sector saw receipts decline 7.9% y-o-y in 4Q2020, according to the latest Business Receipts Index (BRI) released by the Department of Statistics (SingStat) on Feb 26.
February 26, 2021
Singapore economy
Singapore's manufacturing sector records 8.6% growth in first month of 2021
Singapore’s manufacturing sector began 2021 with a bang, with output expanding by 8.6% y-o-y in the first month of the year, following broad based expansions across most segments save biomedical ma
February 26, 2021
Singapore economy
Singapore's headline inflation reverses into the green in January after close to a year
Singapore has begun 2021 on a positive note, with headline inflation coming in positive in January after months of being in the red.
February 23, 2021
Singapore economy
Decline in Singapore's domestic and foreign wholesale sales see improvement in last quarter of 2020
Singapore’s domestic wholesale sales plunged 27.2% y-o-y in the last quarter of 2020 ended December, improving from the 36.4% decline seen in the previous quarter ended September.
February 19, 2021
Singapore economy
Singapore Exchange hopes to list SPACs as early as this year
Singapore Exchange could list blank-check companies this year if it gets enough support from the industry.
February 19, 2021
Singapore economy
DPM Heng warns full brunt of Covid-19 yet to be felt
Singapore’s further reliance on past reserves for funding will depend on how long it takes to get the global coronavirus pandemic under control, with the full extent of the pandemic not yet felt, D
February 17, 2021
Singapore economy
Singapore's January NODX sees 12.8% expansion on low base
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) expanded 12.8% y-o-y in January to $15.4 billion on the back of a low base from the year before, according to official data released on Feb 17 by trade a
February 17, 2021
Singapore economy
Stronger economic growth expected in 2021, but 1Q2021 GDP may still be in the red : Economists
The announcement of Singapore’s full-year economic contraction of 5.4% in 2020 has been well received by economists.
February 16, 2021
Singapore economy
Singapore's economy contracts by 5.4% in 2020; expected to grow by 4% to 6% in 2021
Singapore’s economy had ended 2020 with a 5.4% contraction, well within the -5% to -7% range predicted in official estimates.
February 15, 2021
Singapore economy
Singapore seeks to build green economy as part of its Green Plan 2030
The Singapore government says it is seeking to create a Green Economy through green growth opportunities to create new jobs, transform the nation’s industries, and harness sustainability as a compe
February 10, 2021