By Amanda Lee and Fabiana Negrin Ochoa

While MTI’s assessment for this year’s outlook has weakened, the economy performed better than expected in Q1. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore maintains its 2026 economic growth forecast of 2-4% despite rising risks from the Iran war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A better-than-expected Q1 performance offset a weakened economic outlook in the months ahead.

By Amanda Lee and Fabiana Negrin Ochoa

GDP grows 6 percent year-on-year in first quarter as AI boom outweighs rising energy costs.