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Executive jfcSummary jfc

I have analyzed the political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental
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jfcd factors of Singapore and have come up with a comprehensive research report,
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jfcd “PESTLE Analysis of Singapore.” This report provides an analysis of Singapore’s


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jfcd economy from historical, current, and future perspectives. The report also includes
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jfcd the suitable business industry to be launched/invested in Singapore.


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This unique report will provide reader with valuable information, insights, and tools
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jfcd needed to identify new growth opportunities and operate their business successfully
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jfcd in this market. This report will save hundreds of hours of reader own personal
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jfcd research time and will significantly benefit reader in expanding their business in this
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jfcd market. In today’s complex economy, you need every advantage that you can find.
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jfcd information. This report fulfills this core need and is an indispensable reference
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jfcd guide for investors, entrepreneur, and many more that operate in this market.
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Introduction jfc

In a global economy dominated by huge industrial powers, the city-state of


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jfcd Singapore has created its competitive niche as a destination for regional
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jfcd headquarters, branch offices and holding companies for doing business all across
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jfcd Asia.

Singapore offers foreign investors a highly skilled workforce, English-speaking business


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jfcd environment, business-friendly legal and tax systems, immense logistics and jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd

jfcd transportation capacities, and over sixty double taxation avoidance agreements,
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jfcd among other advantages. Furthermore, the city-state consistently takes measures to
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jfcd align its policies with the international standards emanating from the World Trade
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jfcd Organization, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and
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jfcd even issue-centric organizations like the International Accounting Standards Board.
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Singapore has consistently been ranked first on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing
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jfcd Business Index, with particular strengths in “protecting investors” and “trading
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jfcd across borders.” In fact, the city-state runs in such an efficient, business-friendly
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jfcd manner that it has been said to run like a corporation itself; “Singapore Inc.”
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Singapore’s excellent strategic location and highly open economy make it attractive
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jfcd for companies looking to conduct business here. Furthermore, Singapore has a stable
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jfcd political environment, low taxes and a highly skilled workforce making it one of the
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jfcd most favorable business locations in the world.


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Singapore’s economy is heavily dependent on exports, with a particular focus on


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jfcd electronics, technology and pharmaceuticals. jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd Although these sectors remain a jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd

jfcd cornerstone of the economy, the recent growth of the financial services sector has
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jfcd been more notable. Singapore has been a part of the World Trade Organisation
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jfcd (WTO) since its inception in 1995, and has maintained low barriers to trade as part
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jfcd of an outward looking open economy.


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In Singapore, just as is the case anywhere else in the world, certain industries are
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jfcd more suitable to be invested than others. Those who invest in such business
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jfcd industries will be sure to see many financial benefits coming their way. The
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jfcd following are some of the most suitable industries to be invested in Singapore
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jfcd today:

Financial Technology (Fintech) jfcd jfcd

Singapore has the status of being one of the world’s financial hubs. This fact holds
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jfcd true with regard to financial technology (fintech). In recent years, the size of the
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jfcd fintech industry in Singapore has grown tremendously. Due to the implementation
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jfcd of many incentives from the government as well as individual financial institutions,
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jfcd cashless payments have become extremely common today. The many e-wallets
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jfcd available in Singapore facilitate such payments. Therefore, the fintech industry of
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jfcd Singapore has huge potential for profitability. jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd

Freelance Economy jfcd

Many people in Singapore have chosen to join the rapidly expanding freelance
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jfcd economy. The increase in the influence of social media has done much to
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jfcd facilitate interaction between freelance workers and their clients. This fact applies
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jfcd regardless of the line of work in which the freelancer inhabits. Freelancers who have
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jfcd a significant network of clients can also leverage this large client base to their
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jfcd advantage, resulting in even more profits and revenue. jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd

According to the latest set of statistics, there are approximately 200,000 freelancers
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jfcd who work in Singapore today. Freelancers comprise approximately 9% of all


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jfcd residents who are employed in Singapore. As Singapore’s freelance economy


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jfcd continues to strengthen, this figure is only expected to increase significantly.


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It should be noted, however, that on occasion freelancers are sometimes not paid on
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jfcd time. For this reason, all who intend to become freelancers in Singapore must have
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jfcd high levels of self-discipline and be able to manage time and money well in order
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jfcd to ensure that they make significant profits.


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Health and Fitness jfcd jfcd

The fitness industry in Singapore is among the most rapidly-evolving in the country.
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jfcd Today, large, well-known gym chains are no longer the primary options of regular
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jfcd gym-goers. This is because Singaporean gym-goers of today have become more
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jfcd interested in different and somewhat unusual fitness options. Boutique fitness
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jfcd businesses in particular have begun to thrive in the current Singaporean fitness
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jfcd scene.

Tech start-ups have also been working with the Singaporean health and fitness
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jfcd industry, and such collaborations have boosted the reputation and profitability of
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jfcd both Singapore’s tech and fitness industries. Such start-ups have understood the
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jfcd change in tastes of the modern Singaporean gym-goer. They have created programs
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jfcd which enable their users to sample a variety of fitness activities which span many
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Medical Industry jfcd

Singapore’s medical industry is held in high regard all over the world. According to
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jfcd the official Health Care Rankings, the country’s medical system is ranked sixth in the
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jfcd world and first in Asia. The Singaporean government has been attempting to boost
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jfcd this reputation by increasing its expenditure on healthcare. The increased level of
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jfcd expenditure jfcd will jfcd be jfcd channeled jfcd towards jfcdgeneral jfcd and jfcd community jfcd hospitals,
jfcd polyclinics, eldercare centers, and nursing homes. For this reason, the demand for
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jfcd people who work in the healthcare and medical industry is expected to increase.
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The manufacturing of medical products is expected to grow exponentially in order to


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jfcd support the country’s healthcare industry. For this reason, the industry requires the
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jfcd input of researchers and engineers who will be able to design equipment which will
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jfcd be used by the healthcare professionals of Singapore.


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Recommendation jfc

Although Singapore is a secure investment haven with stable economics and low risk,
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jfcd it comes with it the higher cost of investment. The combination of limited land,
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jfcd funneled labour and imported resources brings up the cost of business in Singapore
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jfcd by a significant margin, and has to be contemplated by any business owner before
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jfcd vesting any capital. Opportunity for a supernormal return in Singapore is mitigated
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jfcd by the high start-up costs incurred. Low risk, low return.
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As a retail market by itself, the population numbers in Singapore are definitely


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jfcd insufficient to sustain a fast-growing corporation. But to use Singapore as a nexus to


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jfcd reach out to the South-East Asian market is a much more plausible strategy to
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Conclusion jfc

After analyzing all these factors, It is clear that Singapore is a remarkable country.
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jfcd It houses talented and motivated people. It also provides great business
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jfcd opportunities. I can conclude that its business success in both domestic and jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd jfcd

jfcd international platforms is highly benefited by government policies. Its enterprise


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jfcd friendly approach boosts business as well. Singapore’s continuing development has
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jfcd made it a major competitor in the international market. The compulsory primary
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jfcd education and hardworking citizen are contributing factors.


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