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Singapore economy 3rd most vulnerable to sustained China trade slowdown

Moodys expects largest GDP growth slide in 2019 in Mongolia, Singapore and South Korea among 23 Asia-Pacific economies

Published Tue, Mar 19, 2019 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SINGAPORE is the third most vulnerable economy to a sustained trade slowdown in China after Hong Kong and Mongolia, according to a Moody's Investors Service report released on Tuesday.

The report examined 23 rated Asia-Pac economies to identify the countries that are the most vulnerable to slower growth in Chinese demand - based on the proportion of their exports that go to China - and which could gain from longer-term shifts in investment and trade connections.

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