The week ahead - Earnings, S'pore budget, GDP,

is expected to be announced tomorrow while the final print for its fourth-quarter gross domestic product will be released today.It expects an improvement in the fiscal deficit to 1.8% of GDP, slightly below consensus of -2% to -4%, from 15.6% in 2020.

RHB also expects revenue to improve as the city-state slowly climbs out of its slump in 2020 but should remain below pre-Covid-19 levels. It said expenditure is expected to narrow as support measures take a more targeted approach to struggling sectors rather than the broad-based approach seen in the four budgets in 2020.

UOB Global Economics & Markets Research expects Budget 2021 to centre on helping the country recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and emerge stronger while at the same time, revisit medium to long-term measures to develop Singapore’s advanced manufacturing capabilities, digital connectivity and accelerate its industry transformation.

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