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Singapore's GDP Surprises On The Upside 

Selena Ling, Chief Economist, OCBC Bank

15-Jul-25 07:45

Singapore's GDP Surprises On The Upside 

Singapore’s economy grew by 4.3% year-on-year in Q2 2025, beating expectations and avoiding a technical recession. 

The rebound was driven by strong manufacturing and services performance but are there downside risks to growth for the rest of the year? Selena Ling, Chief Economist, OCBC Bank gives us her perspective whilst weighing in on whether Singapore economic model is at risk with the threat of tariffs.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Philip See, Wong Shou Ning


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Tags:  singapore economymanufacturingservicestariff threat





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