Singapore expects 'economic nationalism' to weigh on investment flow

Government agency seeks to diversify industries and sources amid headwinds

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Singapore Economic Development Board Managing Director Jacqueline Poh, left, and Chairman Png Cheong Boon hold a news conference on Feb. 6. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)

TSUBASA SURUGA

SINGAPORE -- Singapore's investment promotion agency is bracing for "significant headwinds" from global uncertainties as companies reassess or take longer in investment decisions in response to rising protectionism, exemplified by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies.

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