Singapore to emerge stronger after adversity

Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia Vanu Gopala Menon.

SINGAPORE has long benefited from an open global economy, serving as a hub for trade, investment and the financial market. But things have changed, quite drastically, since the city-state went into a partial lockdown two months ago to counter the Covid-19 pandemic.

Singaporeans are being prepared for a different, admittedly tougher future with rising unemployment as companies work to cope with slowing demand and movement restrictions from various governments.