Singapore economy to remain weak in 2009: MAS

Singapore economy to remain weak in 2009: MAS

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy, which is already in a technical recession, will remain weak in 2009 on projections the global economic outlook will deteriorate further, the central bank said Tuesday.

As a financial crisis evolves to impact economic activity worldwide, the city-state is likely to be hammered given its heavy exposure to external demand, the Monetary Authority (MAS) said in its Macro Economic Review.
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