Singapore: Labour Market Woes Indicative of Fragile Economy

Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

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<p>The Singapore economy is akin to a jetliner - we have surged strongly and soared at great heights over the past 50 years as the founding leaders of the country laid down firm fundamentals and forged robust growth drivers - which have been upgraded and reinvented from time to time, when necessary. However, in recent years, this Singapore airplane has run into a series of problems which may have caused our growth engines to gradually lose momentum. Should these structural issues not be resolved…</p>

The Singapore economy is akin to a jetliner - we have surged strongly and soared at great heights over the past 50 years as the founding leaders of the country laid down firm fundamentals and forged robust growth drivers - which have been upgraded and reinvented from time to time, when necessary. However, in recent years, this Singapore airplane has run into a series of problems which may have caused our growth engines to gradually lose momentum. Should these structural issues not be resolved…

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