Overview

You are required to write a report for the quarterly State of the Nation government meeting. The report you are to prepare needs to address each of the following;

i) Provide an overview of Singapore’s economy;

ii) Provide evidence and analysis of the recent performance of Singapore’s economy;

iii) Detailed analysis of current economic events impacting global energy markets and the implications of this for the Singaporean economy;

iv) Policy recommendations supported by economic modelling that address both short and longer term objectives; and

v) Provide a technical appendix that uses economic modelling (to support parts i) to iv)).

The purpose of this assessment is to develop your capacity to access quality data and verifiable information and undertake data analysis to write a formal report that assesses the conditions in the economy. It is important that you present your report in a clear, logical, factual and visually impactful manner that provides direction to support effective decision making by government and policy makers.