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Singapore's business district skyline at dusk
Businesses confidence in Singapore rose in the first half of the year on the back of improving access to capital and a brighter economic outlook, a survey published by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) on Thursday showed.
According to the survey, 44 percent of finance professionals surveyed were more optimistic about the macro-economic environment in the first half of the year, saying things were either getting better or about to do so,compared with only 19 percent in the second half of 2012.