Why a forward-looking Budget is needed

S'pore's pre-emptive strategies have served it well in mitigating crises in the past. Will it have the resources for the looming challenges ahead?

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At an international conference in Budapest organised by the Central Bank of Hungary last week, there was an intense debate among participants on the effective role of central banks.

Singapore was repeatedly identified as an exemplary model where the central bank and the government have consistently done well in crisis management.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 15, 2019, with the headline Why a forward-looking Budget is needed. Subscribe