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2019 GDP forecast range revised upwards after Q3 outperformance

Fri, Nov 22, 2019 - 5:50 AM
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Singapore has narrowed its official full-year growth forecast for 2019 to 0.5 to 1 per cent, reflecting the authorities' optimism following a better-than-expected third-quarter economic performance.
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SINGAPORE has narrowed its official full-year growth forecast for 2019 to 0.5 to 1 per cent, reflecting the authorities' optimism following a better-than-expected third-quarter economic performance.

This is an improvement over initial expectations of a zero to 1 per cent growth, which had...

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