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Global Financial Crisis Special: Singapore is first Asian economy to enter technical recession
　　October 12, 2008 by admin
　　Filed under: Financial Matters

　　AFP and MSN News Singapore, 11 October 2008

　　Singapore would be in for a “rough ride” for a year or more as Asia weathers the global “financial storm”, the Prime Minister said today soon after figures pointed to its first technical recession in six years.

　　“The world is caught up in a financial storm, and dark clouds fill our immediate horizon,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.

　　“The problems facing financial institutions in the US and Europe are complex and grave. They will not be solved overnight, or even within a few months.

　　“The fear and panic gripping financial markets everywhere will take time to subside. The trust and confidence between banks, which lie at the heart of finance intermediation, will take time to restore.”

　　He predicted a