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Singapore economy shrinks 4.1% in third quarter

SINGAPORE, Oct 14, (APP/AFP) – Singapore’s export-driven economy shrank the most in four years in the third quarter, officials said Friday, as manufacturing sharply contracted on weaker global demand. The city-state, which is regarded as a bellwether for Asia’s other trade-reliant economies, has been hit hard by the slump in crude prices and sluggish world growth, which have hurt its key oil and gas services sector.