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Economy to grow by nearly 3% in 2017: PM Lee

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Zakir Hussain

Published Mon, Oct 23, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Washington

SINGAPORE'S economy should grow by close to 3 per cent this year, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday evening (Monday morning, Singapore time).

He gave his upbeat assessment of the country's prospects in a short speech to over 200 Singaporeans at a reception held at the Singapore's Embassy in Washington, DC.

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