Making a living in a Covid-19 world

This is the transcript of a national broadcast by Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing on how to keep Singapore's economy competitive so that businesses can prosper and good jobs can be created. The broadcast is the fourth in a series of six by ministers. The next broadcast is on Wednesday by Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

Fellow Singaporeans, Covid-19 has impacted our lives, livelihoods and lifelines, and it has aggravated already difficult global challenges.

Trade and investments have come down. People and businesses in many countries have lost confidence in globalisation and technology. They have been disrupted, and their governments have been unable to help them adjust. Bigger countries have been fighting over the tax revenues of global companies, and that has affected international competition for investments and jobs.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 15, 2020, with the headline Making a living in a Covid-19 world. Subscribe