This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that Singapore’s economy has recovered rapidly since mid-2003, having …

This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that in recent years, Singapore’s economy has been hit hard by a series of … an economic expansion largely uninterrupted since the 1970s. The shocks have come at a time when Singapore is also facing …

appropriate policy stance and on structural reforms needed to raise Singapore’s medium-term growth potential. The authorities are …

The paper first uses the production function to analyze the sources of past growth in Singapore and compares it with …-term growth prospects in Singapore, and assesses the growth slowdown of the past few years in Singapore reflecting cyclical versus …

Singapore’s financial sector, which is dominated by the banking sector, remains robust despite a series of economic … downturns and substantial asset price declines. Economic developments in the past few years have highlighted Singapore … managed. Singapore has proactively implemented significant financial sector reforms since 1998. Although it has undergone …

Singapore’s compliance with the Observance of Standards and Codes on Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations … for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) is reviewed. Singapore’s AML/CFT efforts … domestic crime rate, fostering intolerance for domestic corruption, and ensuring an efficient judiciary. Singapore has …

services sectors during the past two decades in Singapore …

This Selected Issues paper analyzes quality upgrading and low-wage competition for Singapore. The analysis concludes …, Singapore’s exports are of a higher quality than its regional competitors, and the quality gap has widened over time. This paper … also assesses the factors behind the mixed results of Singapore banks’ outward expansion by examining the region’s industry …

greater competition from foreign banks, and second, for Singapore banks to retain significant domestic market share in this …