Business in Singapore, Port, ASEAN

1. Introduction to Singapore (Southeast Asia, ASEAN)
2. Singaporean Economy
   1. Advantages of Singapore
   2. Key Singaporean industry sectors
3. International Trade of Singapore
4. Transport and Logistics
5. Port of Singapore
6. Investment in Singapore
   1. Setting up a company in Singapore
7. Case Study:
   1. Hyflux
   2. Temasek
   3. Made in Singapore
8. Access to the Singaporean Market
9. Business Plan for Singapore

The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Singapore” are:

1. To analyze the Singaporean Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in Singapore
3. To understand the role of Singapore as a gateway to the Southeast Asian markets (ASEAN)
4. To explore the Singaporean trade relations with the student's country
5. To learn about Singaporean Trade Agreements
6. To examine the profile of the Singaporean companies
7. To develop a business plan for the Singaporean Market

The Subject “Business in Singapore” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Course: Taoism, Confucianism & Business.

Masters adapted to Singaporean Students.

Languages: (or Singapur Singapour).

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Singapore”: 3

Transport and Logistics in Singapore

1. Port of Singapore
2. Nanning-Singapore Logistics Corridor
   1. Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Zone
3. Asia-Africa Logistics Corridor
4. Access to the East-West Economic Corridor (Myanmar-Thailand-Laos-Vietnam)

Singaporean Free Trade Agreements and Market Access:

1. Singapore and the Buddhist Economic Area
2. ASEAN
   1. ASEAN Economic Community
   2. ASEAN Free Trade Area
   3. Singaporean Free Trade Agreements (as an ASEAN member): Australia-New Zealand, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, the EU, Japan, Korea, Russia, and Pakistan
3. APEC
4. Indian-Ocean Rim Association
5. Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
6. Regional Comprehensive Economic Association
7. India-Singapore Agreement
8. China-Singapore FTA
9. Singapore-South Korea Agreement
10. Singapore-Australia Agreement
11. Singapore-Japan Agreement
12. U.S.-Singapore Agreement
13. Singapore-New Zealand Agreement
14. Singapore-EU Agreement
15. Singapore-European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
16. Jordan-Singapore Agreement
17. Singapore-Peru Agreement
18. Singapore-Panama Agreement
19. Turkey-Singapore Agreement
20. UK-Singapore Free Trade and Economic Integration Agreement
21. Costa Rica-Singapore Agreement
22. Taiwan-Singapore Agreement
23. GCC-Singapore Agreement
24. Global System of Trade Preferences

Business in Singapore:

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
   2. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. Hamburg Rules (Maritime Transport)
4. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
5. International Chamber of Shipping
6. BIC (Containers)
7. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
8. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. Istanbul Convention - not a member
9. Customs Convention on Containers - not a member

1. Asian Development Bank
2. Colombo Plan
3. Africa-Asia Partnership
4. Boao Forum for Asia
5. Asia Cooperation Dialogue
6. Economic Commission for Asia (ESCAP)
7. Asia-Middle East Dialogue
8. Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC)

1. United Nations
2. World Bank
3. World Trade Organization (WTO)
4. International Monetary Fund
5. Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

1. Capital of the Republic of Singapore: Singapore City
2. Singaporean Population: 5.5 million people
3. Singaporean Area: 719.1 km²
4. There are four official languages in Singapore: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil
5. 74% of the Singaporean population are Chinese, 13% are Malays and 9% Indians
6. Type of Government of Singapore: Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Republic
7. Singaporean Independence: 1963 (United Kingdom)
8. Near countries to Singapore: Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand

Religions in Singapore:

1. Buddhism (33%)
2. Christianity (18%)
3. Islam (15%)
4. Taoism (11%)
5. Hinduism (5%)
6. Singapore has a significant Confucianism influence on his culture

Singapore belongs to Buddhist Civilization / Sinic Civilization

Singaporean Economy:

1. Singapore is the second most competitive economy (World Competitiveness Yearbook), the seventh most competitive economy (Global Competitiveness), and the ninth in the Business Competitiveness Index
2. The economy of Singapore is the second freest economy in the World (Heritage Foundation)
3. Singapore is a world leader in all the ten fields of economic freedom
4. Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)
5. Singaporean GDP by sector
   1. Services: 75%
   2. Industry: 25%

International Trade of Singapore

1. Top exports of Singapore: electronics, chemicals, and services
2. Top trade partners of Singapore: France, Germany, the UK, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Australia

Singapore has in force several Free Trade Agreements.

Singapore has the most extensive Free Trade Agreement network in Asia. Trade Agreements have been signed with the United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, EFTA, Jordan, China, Chile, South Korea, India, and Panama.

Singapore Free Trade Agreements (Concluded/Signed)
- Costa Rica
- Gulf Cooperation Council

Singapore Free Trade Agreements (actual/Negotiations)
- Canada
- Mexico
- Pakistan
- Ukraine.

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