The Fourth

Singapore Economic Roundtable

edited by Manu Bhaskaran

The Fourth Singapore Economic Roundtable includes::

• Recent macroeconomic developments in Singapore, by Edward Robinson, Executive Director, Economic Policy Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore

• Economic Outlook and Budget, Implications on Monetary Policy, by Dr Timothy Condon, Managing Director and Head of Research, Asia, ING Bank N V

• Singapore: Asia's Global City? by Sanjeev Sanyal, Director, Global Markets Research, Deutsche Bank AG

The Fourth Singapore Economic Roundtable tackles issues on Singapore's competitiveness, such as 

• new areas of growth and higher levels of competitiveness in some service areas;

• policy makers assessing fiscal policy solely on whether competitiveness is enhanced;

• whether Singapore is capable of becoming an Asian global city; and

• what Singapore can do to improve relations with her neighbours.

One of the questions thrown up by the open discussion at the Roundtable is: what are the consequences of becoming a global city? This fourth Roundtable report will hopefully provide some answers to this and other questions, and promote positive changes in Singapore's fiscal and foreign policies.

Contents:

1.  Foreward

Mr Arun Mahizhnan

Deputy Director

Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore

Mr Patrick Daniel

Managing Editor

English/Malay Newspapers Division

Singapore Press Holdings

2.  Review of Recent Macroeconomics Development in Singapore

Mr Edward Robinson

Principal Economist

Economic Policy Department

Monetary Authority of Singapore

3.  Economic Outlook & Budget & Implications for Monetary Policy

Mr Timothy Condon

Managing Director

Head of Financial Markets Research, Asia

ING Bank N V

4.  Discussion: Recent Economic Developments

5.  Discussion: Monetary policy

6.  Discussion: Fiscal policy

7.  Further areas of research

8.  Singapore: Asia’s World City?

Mr Sanjeev Sanyal

Director and Senior Economist

Global Markets

Deutsche Bank AG 

9.  Discussion

 10. Conclusion

The Participants: Chairpersons, Presenters, Discussants and Observers 

Curricula Vitae  

Abbreviations

Bhaskaran, Manu, ed. 2005. The Fourth Singapore Economic Roundtable. Singapore: SNP Reference.

(72 pages, ISBN 981 248 094 3)