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The country continues to notch up impressive annual growth figures, but how much are they benefiting the average Singaporean?
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Singapore turned 61 last weekend. Approaching this milestone has led to some existential discussions: the world around Singapore is changing, what worked before has been plunged into question, and its identity and strengths are being re-examined.
That the global economy is witnessing a confluence of geopolitical risks, unprecedented technological advancement and a rewiring of the global order prompted Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to convene an Economic Strategy Review (ESR) exercise earlier in the year helmed by some of his younger and newer political colleagues.
