SINGAPORE -- Late last month, Singapore's investors flocked to a little-known company that debuted on the local exchange -- hoping to capture some of the magic of high-flying technology stocks that the city-state's market has long been missing.
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Singapore's export-oriented economy has been vulnerable to shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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