The slump in oil prices will weigh on Singapore's economic growth and manufacturing output, and if they stay low for longer, may cut profits of lenders as well.
While the mention of oil in Singapore is usually linked to big names in the Republic's offshore rig-building and refining industry, a high-profile bankruptcy has put the spotlight on trouble brewing in the fuel trading business.
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