singapore predictions for 2022
Read 15 predictions about Singapore in 2022, a year that will see this country experience significant change in its politics, economics, technology, culture, and environment. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.
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International relations predictions for Singapore in 2022
International relations predictions to impact Singapore in 2022 include:
- Singapore stops exporting treated water to Malaysia this year after Malaysia achieves self-sufficiency in water treatment. Likelihood: 60%1
Politics predictions for Singapore in 2022
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Government predictions for Singapore in 2022
Government related predictions to impact Singapore in 2022 include:
- The retirement age will rise to 63 this year (the previous age was 62). Likelihood: 80%1
- Singapore will tax casinos in two categories now: The first $2.4 billion of premium gaming revenue will be taxed at 8%, while anything above that amount will be taxed at 12%. Meanwhile, the first $3.1 billion of mass gaming revenue will be taxed at 18%, and the rest at 22%. Previously, the tax rate was 5% of gross gaming revenue for premium gaming, and 15% for mass gaming revenue. Likelihood: 85%1
Economy predictions for Singapore in 2022
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Technology predictions for Singapore in 2022
Technology related predictions to impact Singapore in 2022 include:
- Residents and workers in three new towns Punggol, Tengah, and the Jurong Innovation District (JID), become the first in Singapore to ride driverless vehicles as part of their daily commute from this year. Likelihood: 80%1
- People living in Singapore can now report municipal issues via a chatbot that asks for details in real-time and automatically identifies the correct government agency in charge. Likelihood: 75%1
- This year, the new Automated Border Control System enables contactless immigration clearance for people returning home or departing the Republic of Singapore, all without needing to produce their passports. Likelihood: 80%1
Culture predictions for Singapore in 2022
Culture related predictions to impact Singapore in 2022 include:
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Defense predictions for in 2022
Defense related predictions to impact Singapore in 2022 include:
Infrastructure predictions for Singapore in 2022
Infrastructure related predictions to impact Singapore in 2022 include:
- Singapore’s interconnection bandwidth (i.e. the interconnected ecosystem that privately and directly exchanges online traffic) will see its installed bandwidth capacity expanding to 573 this year, up from 180 in 2019. Likelihood: 75%1
- Singapore has 5G coverage across at least half of its territory this year. Likelihood: 75%1
- Mandai Mangrove and Mudflat opens as Singapore's newest nature park this year. Likelihood: 80%1
- The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) now has a new building four times bigger than its previous eight-story center built in 1999; this new building will act as a one-stop cancer care hub to help cope with Singapore's rising number of patients. Likelihood: 80%1
- Singapore's Ministry of Education (MOE) opens 8 new kindergartens this year, taking the total number to 43 providing services to about 5,800 places. Likelihood: 75%1
- As a part of a master plan to transform Sentosa and nearby Pulau Brani into a game-changing leisure and tourism spot over the next three decades, the government completes a S$90 million pathway, dubbed Sentosa Sensoryscape this year. Likelihood: 75%1
Environment predictions for Singapore in 2022
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Science predictions for Singapore in 2022
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Health predictions for Singapore in 2022
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January 7, 2022. Last updated January 7, 2020.
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