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Singapore as a Gateway to Asian growing markets
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Singapore – Gateway to Asia
prepared by: Goran Jurum
Strategic Business Development ConsultantAsian Markets
Certified Board Member, CROMA 2008.Certified Sales Consultant, CINCOM 2006.
E-mail: goran.jurum@inet.hr
Zagreb, 02./10./2010.
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
2010. World fastest growing economy (+17,9 % 1st half)• - Hub to enter SE & East Asian markets
(member of ASEAN-10)• - Open, competive & innovative economy • - The most globalized country in the World• - World's top logistic hub (WB)
– - 5th bussiest Sea-Port in the World & important Airport-hub
• - World's leading financial centre (ranked 4th)• - World's most business friendly economy
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• - SE Asia off the Malaysian peninsula
• - separated by the Straits of Johor
• - multicultural cosmopolitan city – state
• - best quality life in Asia & 11th overall in the W.
• - 2nd most densely populated country (after Monaco)
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• Rankings: Singapore Changi Airport 2010: 1/190 & S. Airline
• A. T. Kerney – Foreign Policy, Globalization Index 2006.: 1/62• UN: HDI (2009.) 23/182• Foreign Exchange reserves: 8/156• External debt: 65/202• The Wall Street Journal - Index of economic freedom (2008.):
2/155• The Economist – Quality of life Index (2005.): 11/111• WEF – Enabling Trade Index (2009.): 1/121• - Global Competitiveness Index (2009-10): 3/133• - Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index:10/133World Tourism Organization: 29th of all countries
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• Comparison with Croatia:
• - Population: 5,0 mil., slightly over population in Croatia (cca 4,5 mil.)
• - Surface area: 710 km2 comparing to 56.594 km2 (80 times bigger), Zagreb 641 km2
• GDP p/c (nominal 2009.) US$: 37.293 vs. 14.243
Singapore – Gateway to Asia██ ASEAN full members██ ASEAN observers██ ASEAN candidate members
Singapore – gateway to Asia
• AFTA – ASEAN Free Trade Area + ACIA (ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Area):
- foundation for AEC
– - signed in 1992. in Singapore originally for ASEAN-6
– - common external preferential tariff scheme to promote mutual free flow of goods & services within ASEAN
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• ASEAN-10: - Singapore (founding member of AFTA), Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Burma (Myanmar), Brunei
• ASEAN + 3: - China, Japan, S. Korea
• - India• - Australia
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• ASEAN-10:
- bigger by the population than the EU-27 (0,5 bn. inhabitants)
• - cohesive integration processes like in the EU leading towards the creation of the ASEAN Economic Community
• - stronger intra ASEAN possibilities for growth (domestic demand)
• - populated with young skilled labor force
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
Gateway to Asia
• ASEAN-10:
• The aim is to creaate ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015. like EU
• Integration based on 3 pillars: - security• - socio-cultural - economic
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• ASEAN-10 dialogue partners: (FTAs)
– - EU – FTA under negotiation– - USA– - China – ASEAN + 3, ACFTA from 2010.– - Japan – ASEAN + 3– - S. Korea – ASEAN + 3– - India– - Australia & N. Zealand
Singapore - Gateway to Asia
• Business travel in the Region:
• - Singapore: Croatain Passport holders travel to Singapore VISA FREE (up to 30 days stay)
• - Malaysia: visa free travel up to 30 days• - S. Korea: 30 days• - Hong Kong: 14 days• - Macao: 90 days
Singapore – Gatway to Asia
• EUs (EEAS) relations with ASEAN (2007.-12.):
• Due to the political situation in Burma frozen, but progressing after 16th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting held in Nurnberg, 2007.
• EEC – the 1st to est. relations with ASEAN in 1972. and in 1980. at ministerial level (Brux.)
• ASEM Summit, 2010., Oct. 4th-5th
• EU – S. Korea Summit, 2010., Oct. 6th
• EU – China Summit, 2010., Oct 6th
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• Asia – Europe Meeting (ASEM):
• Informal dialogue process initiated in 1996. between the 2 partenrs for better understanding
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• Croatia is expected to be 28th member state of the EU (envisaged membeship in 2012.)
• After joining the EU Croatia's relations will be governed by the "acquis communitaire"
– - relaxing and easing of the visa regime– - better insitutional umbrella under the EU
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF):
• Formal multilateral dialogue in APAC Region, since 1994. consisting of 27 participants
• ASEAN-10 + EU, USA, China, Russia, Canada, Japan, India, Pakistan, S. & N. Korea, Australia, N. Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Papua N. Guinea & Timor-Leste
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• Source: Tom Lister www.ExportBlueprint.com• Export Success Report:• http://media.exportblueprint.com.s3.amazonaws.com/
export_success_report.pdf• Trade Statistics:• http://www.exportblueprint.com/videos/tradestats.htm
l• Applying the 80/20 principle:• http://www.exportblueprint.com/videos/8020.html• How to find Potential Intl. Distributors:• http://www.exportblueprint.com/videos/distributors.ht
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Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• Web pages:
• www.business.gov.sg (Government)
• www.thegovmonitor.com/world_news/asia/singapore
• https://app.stb.gov.sg/asp/index.asp (Singapore Tourist Board)
• https://app.stb.gov.sg/asp/index.asp (Dialy Newspapers)
Singapore – Gateway to Asia
• Thailand: Growth rate 6,25 % (GDP in 2010.)
• 38/139 on the WEF scale on competitiveness• (permanently on the top 1/3 economies) beside
political turmoil• 12th on the scale for investor protection (ahead
of Japan, S. Korea, China, Australia, Italy, France
• Oureach Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, India
Singapore – Gateway to Asiaprepared by: Goran Jurum for the Presentaion at
the Croatian Chamber of Economy
Strategic Business Development ConsultantAsian Markets
Certified Board Member, CROMA 2008.Certified Sales Consultant, CINCOM 2006.
E-mail: goran.jurum@inet.hr
Zagreb, 02./10./2010.
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