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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s population of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) grew by 3 per cent in 2025, reaching 141,000 people compared with 136,900 the year before, according to a new report by Capgemini.

The increase came amid stronger economic growth, rising exports and more accommodative financial conditions, all of which contributed to wealth creation in the country.

Capgemini’s findings showed that Singapore’s real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5 per cent in 2025, up from 4.3 per cent in 2024. The growth was driven largely by the manufacturing sector, wholesale trade, and finance and insurance industries, which helped boost corporate earnings and household incomes.

The report also noted that Singapore’s stock market performance played a significant role in supporting wealth growth. Market capitalisation surged 26.4 per cent during the year to reach S$1.06 trillion (US$823.8 billion), providing a substantial boost to investor portfolios.

At the same time, the property market showed signs of moderation. Residential prices continued to rise, but at a slower pace. Overall residential price growth eased to 3.3 per cent in 2025 from 3.9 per cent the previous year, marking the slowest rate of increase since 2020.

Singapore’s export sector delivered a strong performance, as well. Non-oil domestic exports climbed 13 per cent, supported by demand for integrated circuits, personal computers and specialised machinery. The report linked the growth to expanding activity within the global artificial intelligence supply chain, which has increased demand for technology-related products.

Monetary policy also contributed to a favourable environment for wealth accumulation. The Monetary Authority of Singapore eased financial conditions by cutting rates twice during the year, in January and again in April 2025. The moves came as core inflation averaged just 0.5 per cent, significantly below the central bank’s medium-term target of 2 per cent.

Labour market conditions remained largely unchanged. Unemployment stood at 1.98 per cent in 2025, representing a slight uptick compared to the 1.95 per cent recorded in 2024.

This article (Singapore’s millionaire population continues to grow, report says) first appeared on The Independent Singapore News.

The owner of British Airways has warned that the war in Iran will saddle the group with a €2 billion fuel bill shock this year, taking the gloss off a bullish set of first-quarter numbers and forcing the City to rein in its profit expectations.

International Airlines Group (IAG), the FTSE 100 carrier that also owns Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, told shareholders that surging jet fuel prices triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas flows, would push its annual fuel costs to about €9 billion, up from €7 billion in 2025.

Despite the warning, Luis Gallego, chief executive, struck a defiant note, insisting the group was “uniquely positioned” to ride out the turbulence. Crucially, IAG said it had no plans to mothball routes, having locked in supplies through its long-standing self-supply arrangements at its main hubs.

“We currently see no issues with fuel availability in our main markets, particularly as we benefit from the strength of our supply chain, stocks and particularly our self-supply arrangements at our key hubs,” Mr Gallego said. “We are confident in fuel availability through the summer.”

The reassurance will be welcomed by holidaymakers and the City alike, which had feared a repeat of the operational chaos that plagued European carriers during previous oil shocks. Mr Gallego pointed to the group’s “leading positions across diverse markets, strong brands, structurally high margins and strong balance sheet” as a buffer against the geopolitical squall.

In a clear signal of confidence, IAG confirmed it would press ahead with its €1.5 billion share buyback, a programme it green-lit only the day before American and Israeli forces launched strikes on Iran in late February. The conflict has since dominated a third of the airline’s first trading quarter.

The numbers, in fact, suggest the group went into the conflict with the wind at its back. Revenues edged up almost 2 per cent to €7.1 billion in the three months to the end of March, while pre-tax profits leapt 77 per cent to €351 million, driven largely by punchy demand for premium-economy, business and first-class seats on the all-important transatlantic corridor. North Atlantic flying accounts for roughly half of IAG’s capacity, and well-heeled travellers turning left as they board are a disproportionate driver of its margins.

IAG said it had hedged about 70 per cent of its fuel needs for the rest of the year, having either forward-bought kerosene or taken out financial instruments to cap its exposure to spot prices. That insulation, the group conceded, will not last indefinitely.

“Whilst the first quarter was relatively unaffected by the Middle East conflict we expect it to have a more substantial impact throughout the rest of the year as the increase in the fuel cost starts to manifest itself,” the company said.

The upshot: profits in 2026 will fall short of the figure pencilled in at the start of the year. IAG booked operating profits of more than €5 billion in 2025, and analysts had been forecasting earnings growth of up to 10 per cent this year before the Iran flare-up sent oil markets spinning.

The Middle East is not the only soft patch on the route map. IAG flagged that demand into the eastern Mediterranean had, predictably, weakened, while the European short-haul market, where British Airways and Vueling go toe-to-toe with Ryanair and easyJet, “remains competitive”. Aer Lingus, meanwhile, continues to feel the heat from American carriers piling capacity onto the lucrative Ireland-United States corridor.

For SME suppliers across the British and Irish aviation supply chain, from in-flight caterers to ground handlers and MRO specialists, the message is mixed. Capacity is holding up, premium demand is robust, and IAG’s commercial machine is plainly still firing. But with the airline’s own profit ambitions clipped by geopolitics, the pressure on margins will inevitably cascade down the food chain over the coming quarters.

For investors, the read-across is familiar: IAG remains one of the more resilient operators in European aviation, but the Iran war has reminded the market that even the best-run airlines fly at the mercy of the oil price.

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