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YEAR IN REVIEW 2022
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Yong Hui Ting
Michelle Zhu
Vivienne Tay

Yong Hui Ting ,

Michelle Zhu &

Vivienne Tay

Published Tue, Jan 3, 2023 · 05:50 AM
    • Looking back at 2022.
    • Tourism receipts more than quadrupled to S$5.9 billion in Singapore in the first half of the year.
    • Looking back at 2022. PHOTO: PIXABAY
    • Tourism receipts more than quadrupled to S$5.9 billion in Singapore in the first half of the year. PHOTO: AFP

    Argentina

    World Cup 2022 champion Dec 18 Argentina ends a 36-year World Cup drought to lift football’s most prized trophy under the leadership of star striker Lionel Messi. The winning team receives a record US$42 million in prize money.

    Australia

    Anthony Albanese sworn in May 23 Anthony Albanese becomes Australia’s 31st prime minister and promptly pursues a green agenda that enshrines into law an emissions reduction target of 43 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, and net-zero emissions by 2050.

    Bahamas

    FTX crash Nov - Dec Major cryptocurrency exchange FTX files for bankruptcy protection amid revelations of potentially improper use of funds. Founder Sam Bankman-Fried is arrested after the US files fraud charges. The exchange reportedly owes its top 50 creditors almost US$3.1 billion, with balances of negative US$8 billion.

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