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K Shanmugam Q&A: influential Singapore minister on US-China tensions, financial hub rivalries and the wealth gap

By Zuraidah Ibrahim,Bhavan Jaipragas In the first part of a wide-ranging exclusive interview with This Week in Asia, Singapore’s minister for home affairs and law talks China’s ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine, the necessity of staying neutral and the enduring nature of Singapore’s social compact. Source: K Shanmugam Q&A: influential Singapore minister on US-China tensions, financial […]

Singapore ‘will lose its attractiveness’ to foreign firms if rising costs continue, European businesses warn

By TODAY Residential rent increases of more than 40 per cent and mounting operational costs mean 7 in 10 businesses are considering relocating personnel out of the city state, a survey by the European Chamber of Commerce found. Source: Singapore ‘will lose its attractiveness’ to foreign firms if rising costs continue, European businesses warn