SINGAPORE, July 9 — Singapore's economy probably slowed and may even have contracted sequentially during the second quarter of 2012 amid lacklustre performance by manufacturers and weakness in the financial sector.
According to a Reuters poll of 11 economists, advance estimates this Friday will likely show Singapore's GDP grew by just 0.3 percent in April-June on a quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted and annualised rate (SAAR), slowing sharply from the first quarter's 10 per cent pace. Full story
