Economy watchers trim Singapore 2019 GDP forecasts
Growth expected at 2.6% instead of 2.7%; manufacturing could continue to be a drag
Singapore
SINGAPORE is headed for a slowdown, private-sector analysts said, while agreeing that the US-China trade war is the top risk to the economy.
Growth in next year's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to ease by a wider margin than was projected three months ago, according to the latest quarterly survey by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released on Wednesday.
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