April 26 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s industrial production grew at a faster pace than analysts estimated, bolstering an economic recovery that has prompted the central bank to allow the currency to strengthen.“The surge in manufacturing activity was due to strong bio-medical production and a resurgence in semiconductor chips production” that was helped by an improvement in external demand, said Alvin Liew, an economist at Standard Chartered Plc in Singapore. Full Story
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