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(Nov 22): Southeast Asia is sitting pretty, with economies across the region poised to carry better-than-expected growth performances into 2018, putting them in a stronger position to withstand rising global interest rates.

SINGAPORE (Nov 16): With countries including Singapore already moving towards a common national payments infrastructure and QR code standard, these trends could soon set the payment standard for Asean in the future, says United Overseas Bank (UOB).

(Oct 27): Singaporeans should get used to mild inflation and scant wage gains for at least the next several months, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

SINGAPORE (Oct 4): The World Bank raised its economic growth forecasts for developing East Asia and Pacific for this year and 2018, but added the generally positive outlook was clouded by risks such as rising trade protectionism and geopolitical tensions.

SINGAPORE (Sept 6): Economists have raised their forecasts for Singapore's economic growth in the third quarter, with manufacturing activity likely to remain solid after a strong first half, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday.

(Aug 14): When The Edge Singapore put together a list of 10 stock picks in January, global equity markets were in euphoria after Donald Trump shocked the world by winning the US presidential election. Expectations were high that Trump would initiate major

(Aug 16): China reclaimed its position as the top foreign owner of U.S. Treasuries after increasing its holdings for the fifth straight month.

This article appeared in Issue 790 (July 31) of The Edge Singapore

SINGAPORE (July 25): The rise of the machines is coming.

HANOI (July 10): Vietnam’s surprise lowering of interest rates for the first time in three years may help to support economic growth, but raises credit risks in a nation still grappling with a hangover of bad debt.