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Budget 2025: A strategic blueprint for a new era

Singapore must differentiate itself by producing high-value solutions that command attention on the world stage

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    • Singapore’s long-term prosperity hinges on its ability to establish itself as a gold standard for high-value solutions that the world seeks to emulate.
    • Singapore’s long-term prosperity hinges on its ability to establish itself as a gold standard for high-value solutions that the world seeks to emulate. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT

    Lee Sze Yeng &

    Ajay Kumar Sanganeria

    Published Tue, Feb 18, 2025 · 09:15 PM

    SINGAPORE’S ability to thrive lies in its deliberate anticipation of global shifts and decisive action.

    Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong’s Budget 2025 speech in Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 18) set forth a compelling vision for the country’s next chapter – one that is anchored in creating value, nurturing leadership and positioning Singapore as a gold standard in global innovation, sustainability and enterprise excellence.

    With intensifying global competition for talent, advancements in technology and the complexities of addressing climate challenges, Singapore must differentiate itself by producing high-value solutions that command attention on the world stage.

    Singapore Budget 2025Lawrence Wong

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