13 Quotes by Joseph Tan

These indicators tend to have a lead-lag of three to six months. We still may have sufficient strength in exports in the first quarter and even into the second.

The high value of pharmaceutical exports can cause a lot of volatility in the numbers when they swing from month to month. Electronics exports show there is still strength in the technology sector and the trend is that we'll have a good first half.

The full-year growth target can be quite easily met.

The first half of the year will be solid as the momentum we have seen in the last two quarters will carry growth over to the first half of 2006.