Singapore economy

Singapore factory activity expands in August, even as supply chain crisis from Iran war deepens

The Republic’s purchasing managers’ index, a barometer of the manufacturing industry’s overall health, rose to 51.5 points in August.

Economists raise Singapore’s 2026 growth forecast to 5% on AI boom: MAS survey

All economists in the survey identified a sustained AI-driven upturn in the technology cycle as a key support to Singapore’s economic outlook.

Taiwan semiconductor firm UMC pours billions into Singapore to claim a stake in the AI boom

UMC’s new plant (left), which is next to its existing fab facility, will take its annual production of integrated circuit wafers to 1.3 million in the next few years.

Mega projects in Singapore’s road map could unlock multi-decade investment story: OCBC

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s National Day Rally speech on Aug 23 laid out a broad roadmap for Singapore’s next phase of development.

The turning points in Singapore’s economic development

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivers a lecture and takes questions during a Q&A session at Nazarbayev University in Astana on Aug 27.

S’pore does not support ‘cheating’ on tariffs, in talks with US on trade probes: DPM Gan

President of the Economic Society of Singapore Prof Euston Quah (R) and DPM Gan Kim Yong speaking during the dialogue session on Aug 27, 2026.

AI will drive Singapore’s economic growth, but may not fuel job creation as before: Tan See Leng

(From left) Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng participating in a dialogue alongside Euston Quah, chair professor of economics and director of the Economic Growth Centre at Nanyang Technological University, at the Ministry of Trade and Industry Economic Dialogue 2026 at NTU@one-north on Aug 26, 2026.

Singapore factory output expands in July, driven by precision engineering and sustained AI demand

Total factory output climbed 6.8 per cent year on year in July, after a 7.2 per cent rise in June.

The geese stop flying: Why some Asian nations can’t take off

A small garment factory in China. Despite rising wages, the country continues to have a large presence in the sector.

US calls transshipments a ‘scam’: Why firms reroute goods and how S’pore manages this

Maritime transshipment is a common yet fundamental practice in logistics, designed to ensure that goods reach their final destination efficiently.

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