Former Minister of State, Zainul Abidin Rasheed says Singapore should always be a welcoming place to anyone who reaches its shores.
Oil prices edged lower on Friday, as concerns about China's economy outweighed bullish signals from its refining sector.
Gross domestic product expanded 6 percent in the July-September period from a year ago, data showed on Friday
Dragged down by sliding energy prices and raising the chance the central bank will top up its already massive monetary stimulus at its review this month.
The total value of fintech deals in the nine months ended September 30 jumped 69 percent from the prior-year period to US$735 million from US$435 million, an Accenture report said.
One of the reasons for the tepid growth was the continued weakness in the manufacturing sector, which contracted 3.5 percent on a year-on-year basis in the third quarter.
The other economies that found a spot in the Top Five are Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
The poll of 11 economists shows that gross domestic product (GDP) may have increased 1.5 percent on a quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted basis in July-September.
European Union commissioners-designate said the bloc should agree on a digital tax if no deal on the matter was reached at a global level by the end of next year.
As the economy of Argentina slumps and the inflation rises, people in the country have stopped investing in condoms and other birth control measures.
Accommodative macro policies, coupled with domestic-driven activities, are expected to cushion the weaker trade outlook, although this will vary across economies.
US and China trade war as well as stimulus from the ECB helped to counter lingering worries about a global economic slowdown.
Singapore has been hit hard by the Sino-U.S. trade war, which has disrupted world supply chains in a blow to business investment and corporate profits.
Ministry of Trade and Industry previously narrowed down the forecast range to 1.5-2.5 per cent. In the second quarter, the economy grew by 0.1 per cent, making it the slowest expansion Singapore has seen in a decade
Trump himself blasted China's move with the yuan, calling the country a "currency manipulator."