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Singapore tops Asia-Pacific in talent competitiveness

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Janice Heng

Janice Heng

Published Mon, Jan 21, 2019 · 09:50 PM
Talent contest

Singapore

FOR the sixth straight year, Singapore ranked first in the Asia-Pacific and second worldwide for attracting and developing talent, in the annual Global Talent Competitiveness Index released on Monday.

Second only to Switzerland, Singapore was the only Asia-Pacific country in the top 10 and the only non-European county besides the United States, which came in third.

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