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Singapore, Apr 14 (EFE/EPA).- Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2021, the first expansion of the economy of the city-state since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic."The expansion is a strong signal that our economy is slowly but surely recovering from the unprecedented impact of Covid-19 last year," Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Facebook after the release of the data.The Asian nation, whose GDP shrank by 5.8% in 2020, has come out of recession, according to preliminary data announced by the Singaporean Ministry of Trade and Industry on Wednesday. (Camera: ARCHIVE).B-ROLL OF SINGAPORE.
Singapore, Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).- Singapore's gross domestic product grew by 14.3 percent during the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, when the city-state's economy recorded its worst-ever contraction due to the impact of tough Covid-19 measures."The strong growth was largely due to the low base in the second quarter of 2020 when GDP fell by 13.3 per cent due to the Circuit Breaker (CB) measures implemented from 7 April to 1 June 2020," the Ministry of Trade and Industry said in a statement on Wednesday. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE'S DAILY LIFE IN SINGAPORE AND B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF SINGAPORE.
Ho Chi Minh, Sep 29 (EFE/EPA) .- Vietnam's GDP grew 2.62 percent year-on-year in the third quarter thanks to increased exports of electronic parts, steel and other industrial products , the National Statistics Office reported on Tuesday.(Camera: LINH LUONG THAI)SHOT LIST: THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN HO CHI MINH, VIETNAM.
Second quarter GDP grew at a lower-than-expected pace of 1.2 percent, despite strong consumer spending. Bobbi Rebell reports.
The economy grew at its quickest pace and had its best back-to-back growth in over a decade driven by consumer and business spending. Fred Katayama reports.