Singapore unveils budget amid rising inflation

FT.com
15th Feb 2008
John Burton

Singapore will today unveil its annual budget, which is expected to include measures to deal with the city-state's highest inflation rate in 25 years.

The government predicted yesterday that inflation could climb to 5.5 per cent this year, while it cut the economic growth forecast to 4-6 per cent, setting the stage for what some economists are calling "stagflation-lite". >>>> More