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Singapore hikes 2025 GDP growth forecast to around 4%, sees 1%-3% growth in 2026

A stronger-than-anticipated AI boom boosted Singapore's exports and drove up economic growth in the third quarter.

Hungary's PM Orban flags pension top-up as tough 2026 election nears

FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reacts as he delivers a speech to mark the 69th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, in Budapest, Hungary, October 23, 2025. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo

Singapore’s digital economy contributed 18.6% to GDP, generated 214,000 tech jobs in 2024

The report found that the bulk of the contributions to Singapore’s digital economy came from digitalisation across non I&C sectors.

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Singapore’s economic gallop may turn to a trot as US tariffs hamstring global trade

Asian exporting nations, including Singapore, being the most exposed to US final demand, are likely to suffer the most.

Fugitive tycoon Plahotniuc lands in Moldova after being extradited, media reports

Vladimir Plahotniuc, a Moldovan former lawmaker and business magnate detained on a warrant linked to a fraud case and extradited from Greece, walks towards a minibus outside an airport upon his arrival in Chisinau, Moldova, September 25, 2025, in this still image taken from video. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza

S’pore can focus on opportunities in a changing world to boost economic growth: DPM Gan

DPM Gan said Singapore should take advantage of the window of opportunities over the next few years to achieve a faster rate of growth.

New Zealand economy shrank more than forecast in second quarter; NZ dollar sinks

New Zealand’s economy contracted 0.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 from the prior quarter.

Plain-speaking economist Purbaya takes the helm as Indonesia’s Finance Minister

Indonesia's newly appointed Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa speaks to journalists following his inauguration at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Better than feared: S’pore growth forecast raised to 2.4% for 2025; slower growth expected in 2026

The economists, however, see Singapore’s growth slowing to 1.9 per cent in 2026, according to the MAS survey.

Singapore raises 2025 economic growth forecast but warns of uncertainty from US tariffs

The GDP growth forecast was raised to 1.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent, from an earlier range of zero per cent to to 2 per cent.

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