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Singapore positions itself for the next wave of growth
It stands to benefit from two major structural trends: AI-related trade and the China+1 strategy
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Published Thu, Feb 19, 2026 · 05:59 PM
SINGAPORE, a developed market, is growing like an emerging market.
For two straight years, the city-state has generated impressive growth of around 5 per cent, easily exceeding its potential growth rate.
In a year of back-and-forth tariff uncertainty, this outperformance reflects Singapore’s status as a bastion of trade, which has helped it withstand the impact of the 10 per cent tariff imposed by the US.
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