Transcript Singapore International Business Development

Cultures
• Woven Basket
• Silk Brocade Tapestry
• Electronic Network
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ASEAN
• Association of South East Asian Nations
• Population of about 500 million.
• Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand,
Singapore
• Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
Cambodia.
• gross domestic product of US$737 billion,
and a total trade of US$ 720 billion.
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Assimilation
Acculturation
• Assimilation.
• You must become like us.
• Acculturation
• Empowerment
• Together we can.
• Which Country are you in Today?
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Dot on the Equator
Peter Purushotma
Singapore American Business Association
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From Rubber to Silicon
• Rubber
• Silicon
1895
2004
• Botanic Gardens.. Ridley Mad Englishman
• KRDL
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Education = More Cash
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Albert Einstein 1879-1955
Hebrew University Fund
11/02/1922
11/11/1922…Nobel Laureate Returns
• * The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was announced on
November 9, 1922.
• ** Being too remote from Sweden, Professor Einstein
could not attend the ceremony.
• $6000
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Hello Syonan
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1942-1945 15th Feb-12th Sept
Yamashita
Percival
Sentosa Island
Tanah Merah
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Independence
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1959 End of British Rule
June 5th
Lee Kuan Yew
PM
1963 Malaysia Merger
August 31st
1963 Konfrontasi Indonesia
1965 “don`t cry for me” Majullah Singapura.
1990 Goh Chok Tong PM
2004 Lee Kuan Yew
SM
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Knowledge Driven
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Electronics
Chemicals
Life Sciences
Engineering
Healthcare
Logistics
Communications
Media
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• Headquarters
• World Class Companies
• Promising Local
Enterprises
• Innovation
• International Business
• Resource Development
• Co- Investment
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Creativity on Command
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Rote to Ruin
China
Singapore
India
Asean
Australia
City/State/ Country/Republic
Lake Tahoe
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Singapore Today:
A Competitive Economy
Characteristics
Statistics
– 2002 GDP: US$85 bn, per capita GDP of
US$27,000
– 4m population, of which 1m non-locals
– More than 6,000 MNCs, of which 1,300
US companies; 17,000 American
residents.
– USA’s 11th largest trading partner; FTA
discussion with US completed
– Amongst world’s most competitive
economies (IMD, WEF); 2nd most
profitable place for investors worldwide
(BERI)
– 26,000 graduates p.a. (degree / assoc
degrees)
– 2.1% GDP spent on R&D p.a.
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– Stable, diversified economy
– No natural calamities
– Cosmopolitan & multi-racial
population, open to talents
worldwide
– Only Asian country with English as first
language
– Stable & pro-business government
– Excellent infrastructure & reliable
utilities
– Excellent labour relations; no industrial
stoppage since 1986, tripartite wage
settlement in place
– Attractive tax regime: no dividend tax,
no state tax, no capital gains tax, low
corporate / personal tax
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About Singapore
Total land area:
682.3 sq km. Comprises one main
island (604.2 sq km) and a number of
islets scattered off its north-east and
south
Location:
Between latitudes 1º 09´N and 1º 29´N
and longitudes 103º 36´E and 104º 25´E
Climate:
Singapore is an equatorial country with
relatively uniform temperature, high
humidity and abundant rainfall
Average Daily Temperature:
26.8ºC - 31ºC
Total Population:
4.16 million
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Singapore
1 Hr
2 Hrs
Flying
Time
Population
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1 Hour
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2 Hours
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3 Hours
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4 Hours
754
5 Hours
1,277
6 Hours
2,393
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2,800
3 Hrs
4 Hrs
5 Hrs
6 Hrs
7 Hrs
* Cumulative population
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Mobile
Users
Internet
Users
78.6%
65%
Intelligent Island
PC Users
67%
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Broadband
Users
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21st Century
– Government-led, to partnerships
– Corporate, to entrepreneurial
– Singapore, to the world
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21st Century
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Global Migrants
One WCU
Diversity and Globalism
E Pluribus Unum
TWIMO
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