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World Service,3 mins

Is the era for globalisation over?

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One of the biggest beneficiaries of globalisation has been Singapore. But the city-state is now an increasingly lonely voice calling for economies to stay open. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong talks to Karishma Vaswani about the challenges ahead for the country, and the importance of globalisation. Photo: Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong at a press conference in Germany Credit: Getty Images

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