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Economists and investors alike are busily revising up their already-high expectations for 2021.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced that the real gross domestic product (GDP) across the G20 countries fell by 3.4% in 1Q20 due to the containment measures induced by the Covid-19 global pandemic.

(Aug 5): Singapore is Asia’s Monte Carlo, a playground of the wealthy. The city-state has two casinos, an annual Formula One race, and the third-highest concentration of ultra-rich individuals after Monaco and Geneva. It’s home not just to the “Craz

SINGAPORE (June 21): Building unity from a diverse society is more important than ever given the current era of “unprecedented levels of global trade, technological advancement and human migration,” says Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.

SINGAPORE (Jan 18): Fitch Ratings says decent US domestic demand and real GDP growth of over 6% for China are still two achievable scenarios in 2019, in spite of market concerns of a sharp downturn in growth this year.

SINGAPORE (Oct 18): Oxford Economics is anticipating a slowdown in global economic growth from this year’s 3.1% to 2.8% in 2019, a forecast that comes in slightly below consensus to reflect its pessimistic views on emerging markets (EM) and in particula

SINGAPORE (July 25): Middle-market executives in Singapore are especially optimistic about business conditions and opportunities when compared to their global peers, according to the findings of the annual EY Growth Barometer.

SINGAPORE (Apr 30): Recent weeks have seen investors becoming more nervous. Bond, equity and currency markets have turned more volatile. It appears that three sets of risks have conspired to hurt business and investor sentiment — signs of slower global

SINGAPORE (Jan 8): The new year has started well, equity markets are up and a rash of strong economic data, across both developing as well as developed economies, has boosted the upbeat mood. None of us has a crystal ball that can tell us whether this bul

SINGAPORE (Dec 7): Global investors should give attention to China as it offers compelling opportunities.