SINGAPORE (Mar 14): Singapore economy watchers see stronger growth and fewer exports amid rising trade protectionism worries, compared with their views in December, according to a Monetary Authority of Singapore survey.

Growth will stay solid at 3.2% in 2018 after 3.6% last year, according to the poll’s median. That’s higher than the 3% median forecast in the December survey. At the same time, the share of respondents who cited trade protectionism as a downside risk more than doubled to 88% from 40%.

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