Singapore’s gleaming skyline was once a dilapidated backwater around half a century ago.
Photographer: Ore Huiying/BloombergHow Singapore's $50 Billion Financial District Will Change After Covid-19
Making the area more liveable was already a priority. Hybrid working has made it even more urgent.
Singapore’s glittering financial district is facing its biggest challenge yet: How to reinvent itself for a post-pandemic, hybrid-working world.
In little more than half a century, what was once a dilapidated backwater has transformed into a gleaming skyline of office towers with cameos in Hollywood action movies and blockbuster romcoms alike. It also plays host to a financial hub managing assets worth S$4.7 trillion ($3.5 trillion) as of last year.