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Foreign-local worker swap unproductive

Academic offers viewpoint at roundtable which also touched on other key S'pore issues

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Published Fri, Nov 13, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    IS the Singapore economy close to a tipping point? Is the labour market here really tight? Is Singapore left with productivity as the only source of growth, going forward?

    These were recurring questions raised on Friday at the latest Singapore Economic Roundtable hosted by the Institute of Policy Studies and The Business Times.

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