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Singapore economy expected to grow by 3.1% in Q3: economists

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Published Wed, Sep 6, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    PRIVATE sector economists expect Singapore's economy to grow by 3.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2017, according to a poll of economists and analysts by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

    For the full-year of 2017, the analysts maintained their growth forecast of Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) at 2.5 per cent, unchanged from the previous survey.

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