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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy call from Singapore's Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan this afternoon. Through a post on his official Facebook page today, Anwar said that in the meeting he and Balakrishnan exchanged views on various bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest.

Some of the biggest global banks are going short the Singapore dollar, saying the improving regional outlook is damping demand for its haven qualities.

Singapore expects tourist numbers to double from last year to reach 12-14 million in 2023, helped by China’s decision to drop Covid travel restrictions, along with an increase in flight connectivity and capacity.

Joseph Schooling, Amanda Lim and Teong Tzen Wei, who were caught up in a drug scandal in 2022, are shortlisted. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Some of the biggest global banks are going short the Singapore dollar, saying the improving regional outlook is damping demand for its haven qualities. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. recommends betting the island’s currency will weaken against the Malaysian ringgit after the Monetary Authority of Singapore signaled it has finished its tightening cycle.

Tourism activity in Singapore is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels by 2024, barring unexpected circumstances.

While monthly progress is happening at Singapore Airlines, the pace of change seems far too slow now that travel restrictions are largely gone.

Only 170 units were sold in December 2022. Singapore developers posted sluggish new private home sales in December, transacting just 170 units (ex. Executive Condos). According to PropNex, this is the lowest monthly home sales tally since January 2009 where 108 units were sold.

It is more important to look at the percentage of bankruptcies compared with the number of new businesses formed, says economist Song Seng Wun. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore's tourism receipts, meanwhile, are estimated to reach S$13.8 billion to S$14.3 billion for 2022 - about 50 to 52 per cent of 2019 levels, according to figures released by STB on Tuesday (Jan 17).

Singaporeans likely went on a ‘holidays before home purchase’ mode. Based on flash estimates by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), prices of non-landed private homes (excluding Executive Condominiums (ECs)) increased by a moderate 0.

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