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To weather global headwinds, Singapore should stay united and think long term: Heng

With the rise of populism worldwide, sense of unity, solidarity have been lost in many places

Published Fri, Jan 25, 2019 · 09:50 PM
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SINGAPORE is not shielded from global headwinds and the best way to meet this is to stay united, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Friday after a packed four days of meeting world and business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF).

He also noted that with the rise of populism worldwide, there is a sense that unity and solidarity have been lost in many parts of the world.

In turn, the political system has become such that in order to win votes, people fragment, and politicians make pro…

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