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Mr Ong said free trade agreements have enabled Singapore to ramp up investments from overseas and create thousands of jobs in Singapore. TNP FILE PHOTO
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung
Ong Ye Kung s ministerial statement says FTAs play key role here
GRACE HO, SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
Jul 07, 2021 06:00 am
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Far from leading to an unfettered inflow of foreign professionals, free trade agreements (FTAs) play a key role in ensuring the survival of small countries like Singapore, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
Nor is the Republic s ability to regulate immigration and foreign manpower affected by an FTA like the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Ceca), he told the House yesterday.
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