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Experts weigh in on Singapore's tight foreign labour policy
Relaxing tough stance may boost competitiveness but could stifle innovation, they say
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Growing sectors like technology will need skills that the local talent pool may not necessarily offer, say economists.
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A global index released last week that ranked Singapore as the world's most competitive economy also highlighted the difficulties bosses face when trying to hire foreign labour.
The Republic scored only 47.6 and a ranking of 93 out of 141 economies on the ease of employing staff from overseas.
