Singapore managed to escape a technical recession in the third quarter, defying predictions that a slowing China, hazy conditions and turbulent stock market activity would drag growth into further negative territory.
But concerns over anaemic growth continue to linger, as the central bank moved to slow the appreciation of the Singapore dollar for the second time this year.
The economy grew 1.4 per cent in the three months to September over the same period a year ago, the slowest pace in three years.