13th Singapore Economic Roundtable June 2010


The Singapore Economic Roundtable is a forum of leading economists, policy makers and business leaders who gather twice a year to discuss important issues that affect Singapore’s position in the global economy. The SER is a joint effort of the Institute of Policy Studies and The Business Times. It deliberates on the role that government agencies and the private sector in Singapore should play in meeting new challenges.

The Thirteenth Singapore Economic Roundtable includes:
• Recent Developments in the Singapore Economy by Ms Erica Tay, Senior Economist, Economic Surveillance and Forecasting Department, Economic Policy Group, Monetary Authority of Singapore.
• Singapore E conomic O utlook 2010 by D r Taimur B aig, C hief E conomist, India/Indonesia/Philippines, Global Markets Research, Deutsche Bank AG.
• Productivity Issues by Assoc Prof Toh Mun Heng, Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore; and Assoc Prof Shandre M Thangavelu, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore; and Commentary by Dr G K Randolph Tan, Head of Programme, Business Analytics, School of Business, UniSIM.

The Thirteenth Singapore Economic Roundtable deals with a number of important policy issues, including:
• Economic developments and macro-economic outlook for Singapore
• Labour productivity in Singapore