Singapore Faces Up to a Less Global Era: BI Replay

Singapore’s status as an island of stability and attractive business destination will strengthen as the world fragments into competing trade blocs. Hub diversification and a sharpened focus on digitalization is set to reinforce its role as a stable, neutral, high-tech, logistics-intensive gateway to Southeast Asia and beyond for companies managing supply-chain derisking. The city-state’s push to integrate digital technology positions it as a key innovation hub while boosting small-business competitiveness and sustainability efforts. The Singapore dollar’s long-term resilience can offer a safe harbor amid de-dollarization, the city-state’s bond market boasts strong fundamentals backed by AAA sovereign ratings, and its equities market – ripe for revival on reform measures – has a strong record of solid long-term performance. Join Bloomberg Intelligence analysts for a discussion of how Singapore can turn geopolitical risk to its advantage and what factors will help the city state grow faster than most mature economies through 2030.