“However, the main worry is that the turnaround thus far has been uneven and restricted to just a few externally driven clusters,” says Seah, “The rest of the economy has yet to feel the uplift and the labour market has also remained soft. Plainly, there are structural challenges weighing down on the domestic sectors and the doldrums is unlikely to dissipate in the near term.”

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