Welcome to Singapore Now (September 2009)
Singapore as a legal services and education hub
Singapore's status as a top class arbitration centre is recognised internationally. A 2007 report published by the ICC International Court of Arbitration ranked Singapore as the top city in Asia for ICC arbitrations and one of the five most popular arbitration venues since 2000, alongside Paris, London, Geneva and Zurich.
In a series of steps taken to develop Singapore's status as a regional legal services and education hub, the government has made significant moves on the liberalisation of the legal practice and Legal Education. Read more
Business visits and activities
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UK Healthcare mission to Singapore (10-11 September 09) read more
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UKTI Singapore has organised a trade mission to London during London Design Festival (19-27 September 09) read more
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Singapore Human Capital Summit (29-30 September 09) read more
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Asia Regional Final of the Global Security Challenge Competition 2009 (1 October 09) read more
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Green Building Evening Reception to celebrate UK's excellence in sustainability (27 October 09) read more
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Higher Education Summit 2009 (28 -29 October 09) read more
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BES Asia 2009 (2- 3 November 09): an all-British exhibition of education resources and services read more
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UKTI Rail mission to Singapore (12 - 13 November 09) read more
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Icsid World Design Congress Singapore 2009 (23-25 November 09) read more
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UK Trade & Investment's Asia Task Force (01-04 December 09) is a great opportunity for small and medium sized UK businesses to find out the latest market developments in Asia. Download PDF
Check out the upcoming business visits to Singapore and the latest events and activities that UKTI Singapore will be involved in.
Calendar of events
What's happening in Singapore
Singapore business news
- MONOCLE has completed and released a national survey report on the forces shaping Singapore read more
- Singapore's ambition to become Asia's carbon trading centre read more
- First solar-powered charging station in Singapore read more
- Singapore plans to improve its food supply resilience read more
- Singapore, Australia against protectionism read more
Case studies
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Newlook setup in Singapore read more
Business opportunities
- Singapore's national media blueprint, the Singapore Media Fusion Plan (SMFP) is an initiative to help Singapore media sector to prosper in a rapid changing media environment.
With the aim of giving an added boost to media professionals, a system of development and funding plans has been established.
Find out more about Singapore Media Fusion Plan and the various Call for Proposals.
What's new
Singapore's first on-airport Perishables Handling Centre
Lack of food security poses a real threat to any country that is dependent on imports for food. Singapore is importing 90 per cent of its food and only about 5 per cent of the vegetables consumed in Singapore are grown here. Read more
Sector reports
Creative and Media
Last revised September 2009
Education and Skills
Last revised September 2009
Aerospace Singapore
Last revised August 2009
Health care Singapore
Last revised July 2009
Information Communications Technology
Last revised July 2009
Rail Singapore
Last revised July 2009
Singapore Now
Welcome to Singapore Now!
Singapore as a legal services and education hub
Business visits and activities
What's happening in Singapore
What's new
UKTI in Singapore
For specific sectoral information, please contact UKTI officers in Singapore.
Singapore economic snippets
1) Singapore's manufacturing output rises 12.4%
Singapore's manufacturing output increased by 23.0% in July 2009. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, output increased 7.7% in July over June 2009. The pharmaceuticals sector was the key driver of the growth with a 139.2 percent jump in output.
2) UK Financial Secretary, RT Hon Stephen Timms MP, signs tax agreement in Singapore
Singapore and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has signed a protocol amending the Agreement for the avoidance of double taxation (“DTA”). This is the third agreement Singapore has signed that incorporates the new internationally agreed Standard for the exchange of information upon request for tax purposes, as part of the comprehensive re-negotiation of the Singapore-UK DTA.
3) Temasek polishes image as commercially-run company
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund adopted a new charter on 25 Aug, which underlines its commercial orientation. It also reaffirmed its plans to open up to outside investors. Due to losses in the financial sector, the fund's portfolio shrank to about £54 bn (down from £78 bn in Nov 2008).
