COMMENTARY: BEYOND COVID

Pandemic has renewed push to future-proof Singapore

From improving quality of workforce, to boosting Republic's place in the world, to resilience and sustainability

Tue, Oct 06, 2020 - 5:50 AM

Sharon Seesharons@sph.com.sg@SharonSeeBT

Investing in economic resilience and sustainability as a source of growth - is arguably the most important long-term plan for the country.

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EVEN as policymakers around the world are moving to contain the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, farsighted ones are no doubt already latched on to the next most important question: what should we do to be better prepared for the future?

In Singapore, it is perhaps not...

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