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Singapore is betting on bold moves in future-facing sectors to secure its economic growth

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Singapore’s Economic Strategy Review says the country must make bold bets on new sources of growth, even if some fail, because the cost of inaction is greater. It calls for Singapore to deepen its strengths in high-value manufacturing and modern services while moving into emerging areas such as quantum technologies, space technologies, cybersecurity, AI governance, audits, compliance, and risk management. The goal is to attract and anchor leading industries, build stronger local supplier ecosystems, and tighten links between companies, research institutions, and skilled talent so investments stay rooted in Singapore. It also stresses that Singapore must remain open to global expertise while ensuring foreign workers complement and strengthen opportunities for Singaporeans. 

Singapore also aims to move beyond being a transit hub. As supply chains become more digital and distributed, the country wants to orchestrate, finance, govern, and add value to flows rather than simply host them. That requires integrated investments in ports, airports, logistics, digital systems, supply chain management, procurement, demand planning, and data governance. The same logic applies to energy, where Singapore plans to reinforce its role through LNG trading, hydrogen, ammonia, sustainable aviation fuels, and Jurong Island as a test bed for low-carbon technologies. 

The review also pushes for a more dynamic enterprise ecosystem, where new firms can scale faster, capital can be recycled into higher-value ventures, and business transitions are smoother. It supports stronger financing for growth-stage companies, deeper public markets, more overseas expansion, and easier restructuring so that capital, talent, and resources move quickly to the most productive uses. 

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