Singapore firms don't see skies clearing in next two quarters
But gap between pessimists and optimists narrowing, according to official quarterly surveys
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SINGAPORE firms expect business conditions to be worse in the next two quarters compared to the third quarter of 2020, though the gap between pessimists and optimists has been narrowing, according to official quarterly surveys on Friday.
The improvement was clearest in the services sector, where a net-weighted balance of 5 per cent of firms expect worse conditions during October till March 2021 - which is still better than 31 per cent in the previous survey, which covered expectations for July till December 2020.
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