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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

    • Singapore has increasing appeal as an investment destination for multinationals, and is also a hub in Asean for the China+1 strategy.
    • Singapore has increasing appeal as an investment destination for multinationals, and is also a hub in Asean for the China+1 strategy. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT
    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.