Singapore

Singapore’s National Wages Council recommends 6%–8% pay rises—or at least $120—for lower-wage workers earning up to $2,800 monthly, with guidelines accepted but not compulsory.

Singapore's SM Lee warns rival ports are fast catching up, urging against complacency and stressing port workers must not face technological shifts alone.

Singapore stocks rose 0.2% as exports surged 68.4%, but palm oil counters slid on haze scrutiny. Yangzijiang led STI gainers.

Singapore's Q2 2026 tourism receipts fell 6.2% to $7.21 billion amid global uncertainty, though first-half receipts were nearly flat.

Two Singapore-registered ships were struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz; one sank, one was damaged. No Singaporeans were aboard and no injuries were reported.

MAS expects Singapore's AI-led economic growth to continue in 2027, though slower, with tech sectors remaining the principal driver and inflation easing.

Singapore formed a task force of over 20 experts to strengthen defences against AI-enabled cyber threats and launched a starter kit for testing agentic AI safety.

Singapore launches Quantum-Safe Kickstarter Grant to help firms, especially critical infrastructure, test defenses against quantum computers.

Singapore's GDP grew 5.4% in Q3 2026, down from 6.2% in Q2, METI advance estimates show. Manufacturing rose 7.5%, construction 8.8%; analysts upgraded full-year forecasts.

Singapore's GDP grew 5.4% in Q3 2026, moderating from 6.2%. Manufacturing rose 7.5%, construction 8.8%. Full data due in November.

Singapore and Brunei marked 50 years of defence ties with a joint military parade at Muara Naval Base, attended by PM Lawrence Wong and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

Singapore will speed drug approvals and consolidate health regulation under HSA, adding an HSA-ACE priority track and UK regulatory corridor to become a regional clinical research hub.