Singapore a canary in coal mine as Asia's exports worsen


SINGAPORE: Singapore could be the canary in the coal mine as the outlook for Asia’s exports worsens.

Chief financial officers in the city-state are the most pessimistic in the region when it comes to profits this year, according to a survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In the poll of 630 CFOs, 37% of those in Singapore said they expected earnings to grow in 2015, about half the regional average.

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