The ASEAN market, consisting of nearly 700 million people,is 8% of the world’s1 total population. Combined income per capita in the region for the past 6...
ASEAN Advantage
Why invest in ASEAN?
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Singapore
Singapore is one of the most developed economies globally, with a GDP per capita of over US$ 50,000. Businesses are enticed to invest in Singapore given the country’s strategic policies, regulations, processes, and administration. In Singapore, investors can expect integrity and respect for intellectual property rights, support for research and development, connectivity and infrastructure, and quality of life.
Singapore’s pro-intellectual property stance earned it the title of having the best IP protection in Asia and the second best in the world based on World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report. Singapore values having world class R&D facilities and knowledge and is resolved to become a global knowledge capital. It is one of the world’s busiest transportation hubs with container ports linking 123 countries and an international airport that caters to over 5,000 weekly flights. It trades with different markets globally through its extensive network of free trade agreements with Asia and other major economies.
Emerging businesses in Singapore are those in automotive, lifestyle, nanotechnology, safety and security, and other technology-driven industries.
Singapore is Future Ready.
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SingaporeCapital: SingaporeDemographyLand Area:Population:Urban population rate:Age clustering:Children below 5 yrs oldYouth 15-29 yrs oldElderly over 65 years oldActive workforce 20-44 yrs oldLife expectancy:Net enrollment in primary education:Adult literacy rate:714 sqkm5.9 million100 percent5 percent21 percent9 percent38 percent82 years100 percent95.9 percentEconomy(as of 2011)GDP:GDP per capita:Inflation:FDI:Total trade:Tourist arrival:Currency:US$ 259.9 millionUS$ 50,1305.5 percentUS$ 63,997US$ 775.2 million13.2 millionSingapore dollarInfrastructure(as of 2011)International airports:Major sea ports:Road length:Paved network:Percentage of paved roads:Vehicles per 1000 persons:Internet subscriber per 1000 persons:Cellphone per 1000 persons:1 international airport2 major ports3,412 square kilometers3,412 square kilometers100 percent1857501,495Other InformationLanguages:
Race:English and Mandarin are most commonly used. Although there are four official languages, namely: English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. National language is Bahasa Melayu
Chinese , Malays, Indians, Peranakans, and EurasiansNote: Some figures may vary with figures in the AMS’ website due to different covered periods or record years. Quantitative data were culled from the ASEAN Secretariat Statistics Leaflet Year 2012.
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