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  • Imports from Singapore A$14,496 million
  • Exports to Singapore A$7,080 million
  • Capital Singapore
  • Official Languages Malay, Chinese (Mandarin), Tamil, English
  • Surface Area 1,000 sq km
  • Population 5.4 million

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A large contingent of Asia-Pacific buyers at Fine Food Australia
14 Oct 2010
An impressive 220 buyers from across ASEAN, South Asia, China, Taiwan and the South Pacific participated in Fine Food Australia, the nation’s largest international food and hospitality event.
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Australian thoroughbreds on show at Singapore Youth Olympics
15 Jul 2010
A contingent of 38 Australian thoroughbred showjumping horses will join young athletes from around the world, competing in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore next month (14-26 August).
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Asian ICT companies look to Australia for global growth
10 Jun 2010
Australia’s burgeoning ICT industry is attracting widespread interest from Asian technology businesses looking to take advantage of one of the region’s strongest economies, according to the country’s ...
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Taste of Australia to tantalise South East Asia
13 Apr 2010
A record number of Australian food and wine producers will attend Asia’s biggest food industry event–Food and Hotel Asia 2010 in Singapore this month (April 20-23) in a bid to grab a larger slice of t ...
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New Asia-wide network a platform for Australian business success
5 Mar 2010
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) promoting greater regional collaboration between Australian Chambers of Commerce across Asia will be signed today in Hong Kong at the 3rd AustCham Regional Forum.

Doing Business

Australian businesses are urged to take a close look at the opportunities created by the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, as it will deliver real commercial benefit for Australian exporters and investors doing business in Singapore.

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Country Profile

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  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    Singapore's small population and dependence on external markets and suppliers has pushed it towards economic openness, free trade and free markets.
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    Singapore is Australia's largest trade and investment partner in ASEAN and our fifth largest trading partner overall.
    » read more at DFAT
  • FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
    SAFTA was the first FTA Australia had concluded in the twenty years since the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (CER) came into effect on 1 January 1983.
    » read more at DFAT

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APEC Business Travel Card Scheme

Managed by the Department of Immigration, the APEC Business Travel Card Scheme was developed to make travelling within the 21 APEC member countries much simpler and more efficient.

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Multinational Enterprises should be aware of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises that provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business behaviour in a variety of areas, consistent with applicable domestic laws. These Guidelines are endorsed and promoted by the Australian Government. For more information, go to the AusNCP website.

IP Passport fact sheets

These fact sheets outline foreign Intellectual Property (IP) regimes and some of the issues and challenges which may be faced by Australian exporters.

The current fact sheets are available on the IP Australia website.

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