Economy
Chart of the Day: How fertile is Singapore?
Chart of the Day: How fertile is Singapore?
The number of total live-births increased to 39,654 in 2011.
Daily briefing: The ugly Singaporean parent, Singapore population
Here are the stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about.
China, India slowdowns force ADB to lower regional growth outlook
2012 projection eased to 6.1%, while 2013 forecast cut to 6.7%.
Believe it or not: Singapore is in a technical recession
Manufacturing output down for three months in a row.
Chart of the Day: Singapore inflation higher than Asia's average
Singapore's nipping foreign labour inflow policy may warrant a review, says DBS.
This is how Singapore's REER has appreciated vs Hong Kong's
Singapore’s REER has appreciated versus many of the regional peers except China and Philippines.
What every Singaporean should watch out for after the technical recession
MAS is expected to ease the exchange rate policy.
Singapore's competitiveness 'deteriorating'
The country's Real Effective Exchange Rate has been rapidly appreciating over the past 2-3 years.
Fears escalate as Singapore likely suffered from a technical recession in 3Q12
Blame it on NODX and industrial production figures that fell 9.1% and 2.3% respectively.
Indonesia inflation softens but rate cuts not forthcoming
In fact, 2013 might see some tightening as inflation gains momentum.
This is what happens after Indonesia hits worst export growth
The whopping 24.3% fall is reflective of the economy's struggles post-2008 financial crisis.
Here's why Thailand's inflation will stand pat at above 3%
But analysts believe that inflation is not an urgent matter, as the government should focus on exports.
Japan's economy slumping 'faster than expected'
Industrial production fell 1.3%--much worse than the foreseen 0.1%.
Philippines' inflation to slip to 3.7%
But average inflation is still pegged at 3.3% this year.
3 reasons behind India's looming 5% inflation
This reading will be the highest since June 2011.
Korea suffers sinking growth
As industrial production slipped for three straight months.
Thailand rate cut unlikely despite disappointing exports: OCBC
Central bank will need even worse exports results before trimming rates.
Read Here
Advertise
Sign Up
![Video [Event News]](https://cmg-qa.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/event_news_featured_article/public/2025-05/screenshot-2025-05-08-at-4.58.53-pm_0.png.webp?itok=Kud35sMs)
![Event News SBR 9 Lorem Ipsum [8 may]](https://cmg-qa.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/event_news_thumbnail/public/2025-05/a_hand_pointing_to_a_futuristic_technology_5b87c9d0e3_8.png.webp?itok=DTh_dbYp)
![Event News SBR 9 Lorem Ipsum [8 May]](https://cmg-qa.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/event_news_thumbnail/public/2025-05/a_hand_pointing_to_a_futuristic_technology_5b87c9d0e3_7.png.webp?itok=vzDAzb6V)
![Event News SBR 8 Lorem Ipsum [8 May]](https://cmg-qa.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/event_news_thumbnail/public/2025-05/a_hand_pointing_to_a_futuristic_technology_5b87c9d0e3_6.png.webp?itok=jvHFc4P6)
![Video [Event News]](https://cmg-qa.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/video_thumbnail/public/2025-05/screenshot-2025-05-08-at-4.58.53-pm_0.png.webp?itok=yZnI0YBb)
![Video 1 SBR [8 May]](https://cmg-qa.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/video_thumbnail/public/2025-05/screenshot-2025-05-08-at-4.58.53-pm.png.webp?itok=9AAeRz_k)
