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SMEs more upbeat about business prospects in Q2, Q3

SBF-DP Info survey finds sales and profit expectations at 3-year high; firms' access to financing also picking up

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Published Wed, Mar 28, 2018 · 09:50 PM
    Profits, turnover up

    Singapore

    OPTIMISM seems to be on the rise for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with expectations of strong sales and profit performance in the next two quarters.

    The Singapore Business Federation-DP Info (SBF-DP) SME Index ticked up from 51.2 to 51.8 in its latest survey, signalling an improved outlook for Q2 and Q3 2018.

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