S’pore growth forecasts cut


SINGAPORE: Economists have cut their economic forecasts and raised their inflation outlook for Singapore, according to a central bank survey yesterday, in a further sign that the country is likely to face another year of subpar growth and elevated inflation in 2013.

Singapore, whose trade is three times gross domestic product (GDP), has been hurt by the downturn in Western economies that has crimped demand for its exports.

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