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Is Singapore Economy In Danger for Long Term Decline (Part 1)? – The Flaws of “Seduction Model”
By Rolf Suey - Invest in Yourself  •  September 11, 2020
More than fifty years ago, Singapore has no money, no talents, no technical expertise, but only low-cost labour who are willing to work extremely hard and humble ourselves to learn fast from foreigners who unselfishly imparted their knowledge to us. Back then, Singapore is a blank piece of paper. LKY and his team did an absolutely amazing job in attracting foreign investments, utilising his charisma to build friendships with foreign nations, who help this “little red dot” to become where we are today. As a nation, we are politically stable with friendly foreign policies. Banks grown rapidly and our manufacturing expertise improves by leaps and bound. Together with our good port location and the unique West-East culture, trading flourishes. The above economic model of making Singapore attractive to foreign investments is what I termed as the “Seduction Model”. Today, we are still deploying and advocating this model. In parallel to this model...
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By Rolf Suey - Invest in Yourself
I am a Singaporean, born in the late 1970s experiencing mid-life career crisis at time of writing this blog. One reason to start blogging at an older age, is to break my own comfort zone. While it can be considered late, it is "Better Late Than Never" ...
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