Singapore escort agencies love IMF

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Singapore escort agencies love IMF

Singapore (dpa) - Escort agencies were on a recruitment drive Tuesday to provide companionship for International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) delegates in Singapore for the week-long annual meeting.

Advertisements have sprung up in Singapore newspapers seeking women or "young, outgoing girls." The ads are also on the Internet.

Sought after are applicants from Singapore and other Asian women who are in their 20s, tall, "athletic" and "confident."

A check by The Straits Times found one agency looking for as many as 10 escorts, while most of the others sought five...

Agency managers told the newspaper that escorts are not obliged to offer sexual services, but what happens between women and their clients is a private matter. Prostitution is not illegal in Singapore.

The anticipated demand for escorts is expected to attract women from neighbouring countries who usually hang out at nightspots and pubs.