SINGAPORE-ECONOMY

Guests of the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore look over the city-state’s financial district from a rooftop swimming pool on May 13, 2013. Singapore’s trade-driven economy shrank in the first quarter as demand for exports remained weak, but a robust construction sector cushioned the decline, preliminary government estimates showed on April 12. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)