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Mega-trade deals can pave way for bigger projects: Heng Swee Keat

Amid call to defend globalisation, Singapore minister says the right solution to trade friction is via the WTO

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Annabeth Leow

Annabeth Leow

Published Fri, Aug 31, 2018 · 04:14 AM

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    GLOBALISATION needs its defenders, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Thursday, while calling on countries to embrace broader trade pacts and international mechanisms.

    Mega-trade deals like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) can pave the way for even bigger projects, he said, in a dialogue at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs's 11th Asean & Asia Forum.

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