The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone was launched in January 2025, representing a bold new chapter in Malaysia–Singapore economic relations. Long viewed as natural partners yet also rivals, the ...

While Britain may be about to get its sixth prime minister since 2016, Lawrence Wong, a 51-year-old US-trained economist, was last month sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister since 1965, when ...

An agreement on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) was announced in early January, after several months of negotiations. The project encompasses a large part of the southern Malaysian ...

SINGAPORE—Singapore’s economy grew at a faster pace in the fourth quarter of 2023, thanks to strong expansion across the construction, manufacturing and services-producing industries. Gross domestic ...

SINGAPORE, April 16 (Reuters) - Singapore's trade minister said on Wednesday that he cannot rule out a recession for the local economy this year following U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war, as ...

SINGAPORE--Experts surveyed by Singapore's central bank maintained their 2025 economic growth forecast for the city-state, expecting momentum to slow after last year's robust performance and again ...

Singapore's government said that its fertility rate has fallen to a record low. It's one of many industrialized countries trying to encourage its people to have more babies. Last week Singapore's ...

Construction will remain a major domestic growth driver. Singapore’s economy is expected to grow 1.8% in 2026, easing from an estimated 4% in 2025, as global trade pressures mount, according to DBS ...

In most of the countries we surveyed, there is widespread support for changing the economic system. In fact, in all but three nations, majorities say the economic system in their country needs major ...

ASEAN's drive towards regional economic integration includes developing a cross-border digital payment system for seamless financial transactions and promoting the use of local currencies, aiming to ...