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Why Singapore?
For Busch, there are several factors. Singapore is stable and has a pro-business environment that is in compliance with global standards. The country has highly-skilled talent and has Free Trade Agreements with all Asian countries.
1. Pro-business environment
Singapore has been consistently ranked as having the world’s best business environment.1 Many international businesses call Singapore home – with the country’s stability, transparent tax regime and compliance with global standards supporting the centralisation of complex and multi-jurisdictional activities.
Singapore is one of the world’s most connected countries and is a gateway to Southeast Asia.
- Changi Airport serves more than 100 airlines flying to about 80 countries and territories globally. Over 68 million passengers passed through the airport in 2017, with this figure reaching 32 million in 2022.
- Singapore is linked to 600 ports in over 120 countries globally, with 200 shipping lines passing through our waters. More than 130,000 ships call at Singapore.
- Singapore is 1st in Asia for ICT infrastructure, has the fastest fixed broadband speed in the world, with 5G coverage reaching more than 95 per cent of the country to-date.
Singapore’s strong local talent pool has been shaped by ongoing investment in education and talent development. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects are priorities in the education system. From 2015 to 2020, the government invested over $1 billion in continuing education, including co-funding skills upgrading programmes. SkillsFuture, a nationwide movement to promote lifelong learning, offers a range of programmes to support students, early and mid-career professionals in ensuring they have future-ready skillsets.
To boost its attractiveness to global talent, Singapore has rolled out hiring policies and schemes designed to support businesses looking to expand in the region – from the Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass (a five-year pass for top talent) to Tech@SG, that facilitates employment passes for fast-growing companies seeking global talent to scale up in Asia.
The country has been ranked 1st in Asia and 12th in the world for talent competitiveness by Swiss business school IMD.