singapore, 12 january 2016… the monetary authority of singapore (mas) and the economic society of singapore (ess) today launched the 14th mas-ess essay competition. the theme for this year’s competition is “the road to singapore’s future economy”.
2 writers should define their vision for singapore’s future economy, and chart the path or strategies to achieve their vision. their essays should provide an in-depth analysis on the challenges facing singapore as singapore aims to stay globally relevant and economically competitive.
3 the essay competition is open to all pre-university students studying in singapore regardless of nationality, as well as all pre-university singaporean students studying abroad. the competition invites submissions from polytechnics, centralised institutes, international schools, and junior colleges as well as from pre-university full-time national servicemen. the following prizes will be awarded for the three best essays:
first prize: $3,000
second prize: $2,000
third prize: $1,000
4 the terms and conditions as well as entry forms for the mas-ess economic essay competition are available on the ess website (). the closing date for the submission of entries is 12 may 2016.