SINGAPORE, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Singapore saw its 2008 fourth-quarter gross domestic product decline by 12.5 percent from the same period of 2007, the government said Friday.
TOKYO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Japan's central bank, noting the nation's slowing economy, Friday drastically cut fiscal 2008 growth forecast to 0.1 percent from its July 1.2 percent estimate.
TOKYO, July 23 (UPI) -- The Japanese government, citing worsening business conditions, lowered its fiscal 2008 real growth forecast to 1.3 percent from 2 percent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund has reduced its eurozone growth forecast for this year.
BRUSSELS, April 5 (UPI) -- The European Commission, citing soaring oil prices and a strong euro, has cut its 2005 growth forecast to 1.6 percent from its earlier 2 percent.
WARSAW, Poland, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Polish government is set to raise its forecast for 2004 growth in gross domestic product, the PAP news agency reported Friday.
WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- The World Bank, noting Japan's higher corporate capital spending, Monday revised its 2004 economic growth rate forecast to 3.1 from the earlier 1.3 percent.
LONDON, April 19 (UPI) -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has issued revised growth forecasts for the 27 former communist countries under its mandate.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The high-tech hangover will keep U.S. economic growth prospects weak, the National Association for Business Economics warned on Tuesday. The group reduced its 2003 growth forecast to 2.8 percent, vs. 3.2 percent previously.
SINGAPORE, June 4 (UPI) -- A survey of private sector economists conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore forecast higher than previously expected growth for this year.