IMF Staff Country Reports

Singapore: 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Singapore

July 23, 2010

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Singapore: 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Singapore, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2010) accessed December 26, 2024

Summary

Strong policies, resilient markets, and an improved external environment have helped Singapore tide over the recession. Singapore has a strong track record of proactive and forward-looking economic policymaking. Fiscal policy has regained its traditional medium-term orientation. Official reserve accumulation has to be kept under review. Social safety nets are well placed. Singapore’s exchange rate regime continues to serve the economy well, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s exchange-rate-centered monetary framework has been an important source of stability in times of economic turbulence.

Subject: Balance of payments, Banking, Current account balance, Financial crises, Financial institutions, Financial services, Inflation, Loans, Prices

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, CR, Current account balance, Double digit growth, First-quarter outturn, Fiscal policy setting, Global, Growth, Headline CPI inflation, Inflation, ISCR, Loans, Outturn, Singapore economy, Staff appraisal

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    49

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2010/226

  • Stock No:

    1SGPEA2010001

  • ISBN:

    9781455207688

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685