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Growth in developing Asia expected to slow to 7.0% in 2021: ADB
ADB has revised its 2021 growth forecast for Singapore to 6.9%, from 6.5% previously.
December 14, 2021
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Covid-19 is a highly emotive subject — read, think before jumping to conclusions
As we have written before, Covid-19 is a very emotional subject for most.
September 09, 2021
Covid-19
Singapore not tightening measures due to high vaccination rates, to shift reporting focus in daily reports
Singapore will have no change to its Covid-19 measures, and will shift its reporting focus as it learns to live with Covid-19
September 03, 2021
Covid-19
Singapore to roll out booster shots to elderly and immunocompromised, expands testing
Singapore will start rolling out booster shots soon, makes testing more accessible.
September 03, 2021
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Evolving into a Covid-resilient society
And yes, there will be times the government may need to reverse certain decisions.
August 12, 2021
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Reasons for the relative performances of countries in managing Covid-19
Rich and poor divide will widen further post-Covid-19.
August 06, 2021
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Negative real returns can be logical at times
The reality is that the stock market is not the economy.
July 30, 2021
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Vaccine and 'work' hesitancies are the next challenge
Positively, data shows that current approved vaccines remain highly effective against variant infections.
July 23, 2021
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Better to do more tests and have inevitable higher ‘reported’ cases in near term
We will also argue in the rest of this article that more testing is critical to turn this pandemic into an endemic.
July 16, 2021
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Singapore to accelerate vaccine schedule, reveals Novavax prepurchase agreement
Singapore allows PRs and LTP holders to register for vaccinations from Jul 2, reveals it has prepurchase agreement for Novavax.
June 24, 2021