Fuelled by robust factory output, Singapore’s economy expanded at its fastest rate in six years in the third quarter, but economists said the rebound should have been stronger after the end of the deadly SARS outbreak.
After its deepest-ever contraction in the three months to June, Singapore’s economy bounced back to grow at a 15% annualised rate in the third quarter – the fastest pace since the 1997–98 Asian financial crisis.
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