2024-09-27 21:00:15

How Singapore and Hong Kong Stack Up as Financial Centers

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By Alex Millson

In recent weeks, Singapore has roared back to post-pandemic life, while Hong Kong residents have been left watching from afar.

Speculation that Hong Kong has been severely weakened by strict Covid policies and a shrinking workforce seemed to be reinforced by the latest Global Financial Centres Index, which saw Singapore overtake its rival financial hub.

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