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LEVERAGING ON EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES2010ANNUAL REPORT

CONTENTS

OurBeginnings,OurObjectives 01

MessagefromtheChairman 02

FederationProfile

BoardofTrustees 04 SBFCouncilMembers 06

SBFCommittees 12

SBFSecretariat 14

SBFVisionandMission 16

Reviewof2010 17

BusinessVoice Representation 21 CapacityBuildingand IndustryDevelopment 24 Networkingand BusinessFacilitation 29

Listof2010Activities 43

OUR BEGINNINGS Inthelate1990s,amidtherapidlychangingglobaleconomicand

businesslandscape,thegovernment,inconsultationandwiththesupportofbusinessleaders,calledforamorecomprehensiveorganisationandrepresentationoftheSingaporebusinesscommunity.

WiththepassingoftheSBFActbyParliamentinJuly2001,allSingapore-registeredcompanieswithapaid-upsharecapitalof$0.5millionandabovebecomemembersoftheSBF.Localchambersofcommerceandindustrywhichrepresenttheinterestsandwelfareofanylocalorforeignbusinessgroup(s)joinasConstituentMembers.

SBFwasestablishedon1April2002andofficiallylaunchedbythethenPrimeMinisterGohChokTongon11April2002.

OUR OBJECTIVES ToenhancetheorganisationofthebusinesscommunityinSingapore.

Torepresent,advance,promoteandprotect,inSingaporeandabroad,themajorbusinessinterests(suchasinvestment,tradeopportunitiesandlabourmanagementissues)ofbusinessentitiescarryingoncommerceandindustryinSingapore.

SINGAPORE BUSINESS FEDERATION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 01

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

2010 TAPPINGINTO EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES

The Singapore economy rebounded strongly in 2010.

With overall annualised growth at 14.7%, Singapore was Asia’s fastest growing economy – a dramatic recovery from the negative growth recorded in 2009.

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An important national initiative supported by SBF was the Economic Strategies Committee’s (ESC) recommendations for the longer term growth of Singapore. As apex business chamber, SBF:

led a series of activities including a high level ministerial dialogue with the business community to discuss the ESC recommendations

worked with the Economic Development Board to anchor Singapore as a Global-Asia Hub for international mid-sized companies and Asian enterprises

collaborated with the Workforce Development Agency to launch the Innovation Improvement Initiative programme, and Motorola University to introduce the Business Process Improvement workshops to help businesses enhance innovation and raise productivity

launched the SBF Mentorship Programme with SPRING Singapore and the SBF – Hay Human Capital Series of seminars aimed at nurturing the next generation of SME leaders

In 2010, SBF engaged its members in a myriad of activities including the National Security Dialogue and other key policy briefings, dialogues, surveys, overseas missions, as well as networking and business matching sessions. These activities benefitted some 62,000 participants from SBF member companies and the wider business community. One third of these activities were organised in partnership with government ministries and agencies, as well as trade associations and local and foreign representative business chambers.

During the year, SBF led 22 business missions to markets in Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe to help members tap into business opportunities. SBF received 60 visiting official and business delegations from across the globe, including Heads of State and Ministers. SBF inaugurated four business groups during the year to facilitate more targeted exchanges between companies here and those in ASEAN, North and South Asia and Africa.

On the international front, SBF represented the interests of the Singapore business community at the meetings of the ASEAN and APEC Business Advisory Council as well as the Asian Business Summit.

In the area of sustainable development, SBF organised the Singapore Sustainability Awards in 2010 to recognise companies for their innovative eco-friendly practices. As the Business Continuity Management focal point for businesses, SBF launched the BCM online toolkit and resource centre to facilitate awareness and the adoption of SS540 certification.

SBF will continue to help its members grow in reach, capability and resilience, and serve as their collective voice to government as well as internationally.

Tony Chew Leong-CheeChairmanSingapore Business Federation

In tandem with the buoyant economic conditions and improved business sentiment, SBF organised and supported some 400 activities and programmes in 2010 to help its members and the wider business community to tap into emerging opportunities.

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN 03

FEDERATION PROFILE

BOARD OF TRUSTEESAs prescribed by the SBF Act 2001, the Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that:

theSingaporeBusinessFederationactsinfurtheranceofitsobjectsassetoutintheActandinitsConstitution;

thefundsandassetsoftheFederationareproperlyaccountedforandsafeguarded;and

thepersonswhoaremembersoftheCouncilarefitandpropertoholdsuchoffice.

The Minister for Trade & Industry has appointed Mr. Sat Pal Khattar, Chairman of Khattar Holdings Group of companies as the Chairman. Mrs. Theresa Foo-Yo Mie Yoen, Chairman, The Esplanade Company Ltd, and Mrs. Fang Ai Lian, Chairman, Great Eastern Holdings – Group are the other two members of the Board.


Sat Pal Khattar (Chairman)

Member,PresidentialCouncilofMinorityRights

Chairman,KhattarHoldingsGroupofcompanies

Chairman,IMAAAwardsCouncil

Chairman,GuocolandLtd Director,GuocoGroupLtd,

GuocoLeisureLtd,HawParCorporationLtd,OUBCentreLtdandLeeKuanYewExchangeFellowship

Co-Chairman,SingaporeIndiaPartnershipFoundation

Director,InstituteofSouthAsianStudiesManagementBoard

LifeTrustee,SingaporeIndianDevelopmentAssociation

Fang Ai Lian (Member)

Chairman,GreatEasternHoldings–Group

BoardMember,Oversea-ChineseBankingCorporationLimited

BoardMember,SingaporeTelecommunicationsLimited

BoardMember,BanyanTreeHoldingsLimited

BoardMember,MetroHoldingsLimited

BoardMember,MediaCorpPrivateLimited

ChairmanofCharityCouncil

Theresa Foo-Yo Mie Yoen (Member)

Chairman,TheEsplanadeCoLtd

Chairman,VivaFoundationforChildrenwithCancerLimited

MemberofGardenCityFund(NationalParksBoard)

Member,IncomeTaxBoardofReview,MinistryofFinance

Member,BoardofTrusteesofSingaporeNationalEmployersFederation

BoardDirector,EcquariaLimited

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FEDERATION PROFILE

SBF COUNCIL MEMBERS (2010-2012)TheSBFCouncil,whichmanagestheaffairsoftheFederation,includesnominated,electedandco-optedrepresentatives.TheCouncilhasaminimumof20andamaximumof26members.

Thethreelocalethnicchambersi.e.SingaporeChineseChamberofCommerce&Industry,SingaporeMalayChamberofCommerce&IndustryandSingaporeIndianChamberofCommerce&IndustryhavepermanentrepresentationintheCouncil.UptoonequarterofthetotalnumberoftheCouncilMembersshallberepresentativesfromforeignchambersofcommerceandindustry.Inaddition,uptosixmemberscouldbeco-optedbytheCouncil.TherestoftheCouncilMemberswouldbenomineesoflocalchambersorelectedrepresentativesofmembercompanies.

Dato’ Mohd Zain Abdullah (Vice Chairman)

ViceChairman,MiddleEastBusinessGroup,SBFandMember,Malaysia–SingaporeBusinessCouncil

ImmediatePastPresident,SingaporeMalayChamberofCommerce&Industry

Director,PrestigeMarineServicesGroupofcompanies(inSingaporeandMalaysia)

BoardofTrustee,RahmatanLilAlaminFoundationLtd

ConfermentofDatoship2004–DarjahDato’PadukaTuankuJa’afar(D,.P.T.J)

Awards:BeritaHarianAchieveroftheYear(Jauhari)2008,MalayEntrepreneuroftheYear1998bySingaporeMalayChamberofCommerce&Industry

Tony Chew Leong-Chee (Chairman)

ExecutiveChairman,AsiaResourceCorp

Chairman,KFCVietnamandMacondray&CoInc

IndependentDirector,KeppelCorporation

ChairmanofGoverningBoard,Duke-NUSGraduateMedicalSchoolSingapore

GoverningBoardMember,EconomicResearchInstituteforASEAN&EastAsia

MemberofEconomicStrategiesCommittee

Adviser,SingaporeInstituteofInternationalAffairs

ConferredthePublicServiceStarin2008


R.Narayanamohan (Vice Chairman)

Chairman,SingaporeIndianChamberofCommerceandIndustry

SeniorPartner,Natarajan&Swaminathan,CertifiedPublicAccountant

Member,NationalWagesCouncil

BoardofTrustees,InstituteofSouthEastAsianStudies,MemberExecutiveCommittee&FundRaisingCommittee

MemberofthePeople’sAssociationTalentsAdvisoryCouncil2009/2011

HonoraryTreasurer,TamilLanguageCouncil(MCYS)

HonoraryTreasurer,SingaporeIndianAssociation

HonoraryTreasurer,TheIndusEntrepreneursSingaporeChapter

CouncilmemberofIndianBusinessLeadersRoundtable–SINDA(IBR)

Kay Kuok Oon Kwong (Deputy Honorary Secretary)

President,SingaporeHotelsAssociation

ExecutiveChairman,Shangri-LaHotelLimited,Singapore

ManagingDirector,Shangri-LaHotels(M)Bhd

Director,Kuok(Singapore)Limited

Director,AllgreenPropertiesLimited

Chairman,NationalHealthcareGroupPteLtd

Member,NUSBoardofTrustees

Trustee,WildlifeReservesSingaporeConservationFund

Member,NorthlightSchoolBoardofGovernors

Philip Ng (Honorary Secretary)

ChiefExecutiveOfficer,FarEastOrganization

ExecutiveChairman,OrchardParadeHoldingsLimited

Director,SinoGroup(HongKong)

Chairman,BoardofTrusteesoftheSingaporeUniversityofTechnologyandDesign

TheSingapore–ChinaFoundationBoardofGovernors

AdvisoryBoardfortheCentreforLiveableCities(CLC)

ExcoMember,ULI(UrbanLandInstitute)SouthAsiaDistrictCouncil

Teo Siong Seng (Vice Chairman)

ManagingDirector,PacificInternationalLines(Pte)Ltd

President,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,SingamasContainerHoldingsLimited,HongKong

NominatedMemberofParliament,Singapore

President,SingaporeChineseChamberofCommerce&Industry

Chairman,TheStandardSteamshipOwners’Protection&IndemnityAssn(Asia)Ltd

Chairman,SingaporeMaritimeInstituteBoardofDirectorsandChairmanoftheGoverningCouncil

Director,MaritimeandPortAuthorityofSingapore

Director,BusinessChina IndependentNon-Executive

Director,ChinaCOSCOHoldingsCo.Ltd

StandingCouncilMemberChinaOverseasExchangeAssociation,Beijing

BoardMemberDuke-NUSGraduateMedicalSchoolSingaporeGoverningBoard


Gautam Banerjee (Council Member)

ExecutiveChairman,PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP,Singapore

BoardMember,NationalHeritageBoard

BoardMember,EconomicDevelopmentBoard

Member,APECBusinessAdvisoryCouncil

Member,BoardofGovernorsofSingaporeInternationalFoundation

Member,CorporateGovernanceCouncil,MonetaryAuthorityofSingapore

Member,CompaniesActReformSteeringCommittee

Director,SingaporeArtsSchoolLtd

FormerNominatedMemberofParliament

Chong Siak Ching (Council Member)

PresidentandCEO,AscendasPteLtd

DirectorofAscendasPteLtd&itssubsidiaries

IndependentDirector,SingaporePressHoldings

DeputyChairman,SPRINGSingapore

BoardMember,JurongHealthServices

MemberoftheNUSBoardofTrustees

AwardedOutstandingCEOoftheYearintheSingaporeBusinessAwards2009

ConferredNUSDistinguishedAlumniServiceAwardin2009

Bob Tan (Honorary Treasurer)

Chairman,JurongEngineeringLimited

Chairman,InstituteofTechnicalEducation

Chairman,SingaporeLNGCorporationPteLtd

Chairman,SINGEXGroupofcompanies

Director,SMRTCorporationLtdandAsiaPacificBreweriesLimited

VicePresidentofSingaporeNationalEmployersFederation

BoardMemberofOngTengCheongLabourLeadershipInstitute

MemberofNTUCClubManagementCouncil

President,SingaporeGolfAssociation

ConferredthePublicServiceStarin2010

Lawrence Leow (Deputy Honorary Treasurer)

President,AssociationofSmallandMediumEnterprises

ExecutiveChairmanoftheCrescendasGroup

ViceChairman,SBFASEANBusinessGroup

MemberofCentralProvidentFundBoard

MemberofCustomsAdvisoryCommittee,SingaporeCustoms

AdviserofPeople’sAssociation–YouthMovement(PAYM)

PatronofSingaporeTaekwondoFederation

PatronofYewTeeCitizens’ConsultativeCommitteeandConstituencySportsClub



George Huang Chang Yi (Council Member)

President,SingaporeManufacturersFederation

HonoraryConsul-GeneralofEthiopia

ViceChairman,SteeringCommittee,NetworkIndonesia,I.E.Singapore

CommitteeMember,SingaporeNationalCommitteeforPacificEconomicCo-operation

President,CharteredManagementInstitute(Singapore)

Chairman,BusinessPracticesCommittee,CASE

CouncilMember,Singapore–LiaoningEconomic&TradeCouncil

Chairman,AdvisoryCommittee,SingaporeEnvironmentCouncil

Patron,TampinesCentralCitizens’ConsultativeCommittee

BoardMember,SingaporeCorporationofRehabilitativeEnterprises

Member,BoardofGovernors,TemasekPolytechnic

Shabbir H Hassanbhai (Council Member)

Singapore’sNon-ResidentHighCommissionertotheFederalRepublicofNigeria

Director(Finance&Investment),IndoStraitsTradingCo(Pte)Ltd&relatedcompanies,Singapore,UAEandOman

Director,GatewayDistriparksLtdandGroupofcompanies,India

Member,Oman–SingaporeJointCommittee,MFA

Member,Asean-IndiaBusinessCouncil,MTI

Chairman,Africa–SingaporeBusinessGroup,Co-Chairman,Singapore–OmanBusinessCouncilandViceChairmanMiddleEastBusinessGroupandSaudi–SingaporeBusinessCouncil,SBF

BoardMember,NationalCouncilofSocialServices,Singapore

ConferredPublicServiceMedal(PBM)in2010

Desmond Hill (Council Member)

ImmediatePastPresident,SingaporeContractorsAssociationLtd

DeputyGeneralManager,Penta-OceanConstructionCoLtd

President,SingaporeSquashRacketsAssociation

CouncilMember,SingaporeAccreditationCouncil

CouncilMember,NationalCrimePreventionCouncil

CouncilMember,AdvisoryCouncilonCommunityRelationsinDefence

Member,WaterNetworkPanel,PUB

Member,Building&ConstructionStandardCommittee,SPRING

Chairman,TechnicalCommitteeonConstructionManagement,SPRING

Treasurer,ASEANConstructorsFederation

AccreditedAdjudicatorandEvaluator,SingaporeMediationCentre

Micheal Collins (Council Member)

President,EuropeanChamberofCommerce,Singapore

Founder,CollinsKumarasingheAssociates

Founder,EUASEANBusinessCouncil

Director,ThePrepZone,KrakenMedia

Founder,AsiaPacificIrelandBusinessForum

FormerExecutiveDirector,IrishChamberofCommerce,Singapore


Steven Royce Okun (Council Member)

BoardMemberandPastChairman(2008-2011),TheAmericanChamberofCommerceinSingapore

Chairman,TheAsia-PacificCouncilofAmericanChambersofCommerce(APCAC)

DirectorofPublicAffairs,KKRAsiaPacific

AdvisortoBedrockHotelsPteLtd

ServesontheIndustryAdvisoryPaneloftheSPJainCenterofManagement

FormerVicePresident–PublicAffairs,UnitedParcelServiceinAsiaPacific

ServedintheAdministrationofPresidentBillClintonattheDepartmentofTransportationasDeputyGeneralCounselandAviationAdvisortotheSecretary

FormerCo-Chairofthe21stCenturyLeadersprogramoftheBoaoForumforAsia

AwardedHonoredBetaGammaSigmaInducteebytheCityUniversityofNewYork,BaruchCollege

Seiji Kino (Council Member)

VicePresident,JapaneseChamberofCommerce&Industry,Singapore2011-2012

President,JapaneseChamberofCommerce&Industry,Singapore2010-2011

ManagingDirector,TokioMarineInsuranceSingaporeLtd

SeniorGeneralManager,TokioMarine&NichidoFireInsuranceCo.,Ltd(Japan)

Advisor,ChadoUrasenkeTankokaiSingaporeAssociation

Edwin T.F. Khew (Council Member)


Director,IUTSingaporePteLtd

Chairman,SustainableEnergyAssociationofS’pore,S’poreStandardsCouncil(Spring)

Member,ClimateChangeNetwork(NCCS),EnterpriseDevelopmentAdvisoryCommittee(Spring),SupervisoryBoardofSolarEnergyResearchInstituteofSingapore(NUS)

Co-Chair,ADB’sE4ALLPartnershipSteeringCommitteeandChairmanofitsEnterpriseDevelopmentWorkingGroup

VP,Exco&CouncilMemberofTheInstitutionofEngineersS’poreandChairmanofEnvironmentGroup

Jung Young Soo (Council Member)

Chairman,TheKoreanChamberofCommerceinSingapore

GlobalBusinessAdvisingDirector,CJGroup

BoardDirector,SingaporeInternationalChamberofCommerce

ExecutiveAdvisor,WorldFederationofOverseasKoreanTradersAssociation

CivilLegislativeConsultant,MinistryofGovernmentLegislation,Korea

Auditor,SingaporeLifeLines

Advisor,InvestmentofJeJuSpecialSelf-GoverningProvince

CouncilMember,TheCoreanDongpoNews


Alvin Yeo (Council Member)

SeniorCounsel SeniorPartner,

WongPartnershipLLP MemberofParliament Chairman,Government

ParliamentaryCommitteeforHomeAffairsandLaw

Member,AppealsAdvisoryPaneloftheMonetaryAuthorityofSingapore

Director,UnitedIndustrialCorporationLtd

Director,SingaporeLandLtd

Director,TuasPowerLtd Director,Keppel

CorporationLtd Director,Thomson

MedicalCentreLtd

Robert Yap (Council Member)

Chairman&CEOofYCHGroupPteLtd

ASEANBusinessAdvisoryCouncil,SingaporeChairman

ASEANSMEAdvisoryBoardMember

Chairman,SBFASEANBusinessGroup

FoundingChairmanofSupplyChainAsia

BoardMemberofInternationalEnterpriseSingapore&MaritimeandPortAuthorityofSingapore

BoardofAdvisorsofSchoolofInformationSystemsinSMU,MemberofSingaporeCustomsAdvisoryCommittee&HonoraryAdvisorofSingaporeComputerSociety

Wee Ee Cheong (Council Member)

DeputyChairman&CEO,UnitedOverseasBankLtd

DirectorofseveralUOBsubsidiariesandaffiliates,includingFarEasternBank,UnitedOverseasInsurance&UnitedInternationalSecurities

ChairmanoftheAssociationofBanksinSingapore

DirectoroftheInstituteofBanking&FinanceandChairmanoftheFinancialIndustryCompetencyStandards(FICS)SteeringCommittee

HonorarycouncilmemberoftheSingaporeChineseChamberofCommerce&Industry

MemberoftheBoardofGovernorsoftheSingapore–ChinaFoundation

MemberofVisaInternationalSeniorClientCouncil,India–SingaporeCEOForum,andtheAdvisoryBoardoftheINSEADEastAsiaCouncil

Tang Kin Fei (Council Member)

GroupPresident&CEO,SembcorpIndustriesLtd

DeputyChairman,InternationalEnterpriseSingapore

Director,SembcorpMarineLtd

President,SingaporeWaterAssociation

Member,APECBusinessAdvisoryCouncilandChairman–SustainableGrowthWorkingGroup

Co-chair,Saudi–SingaporeBusinessCouncil

Member,AbuDhabi–SingaporeBusinessForum

Chairman,SBFChinaBusinessGroup

Councilmember,SingaporeChineseChamberofCommerce&Industry,andChairman,ExternalRelationsCommittee

Member,NgeeAnnPolytechnicCouncil

DirectorandTrustee,KwongWaiShiuHospital


Executive Committee

ThecommitteeactsfortheCouncilinpolicy,procedural,programmeandadministrativeissuesanddecisions.Itsetstheoverallgoals,shortandlongtermobjectives,policies,programmesandactivitiesofSBFfortheCouncil’sapproval.

Chairman: Mr.TonyChew

Members: Mr.TeoSiongSeng Mr.LawrenceLeow Mr.TangKinFei Dr.RobertYap

SBF COMMITTEES

International Relations Committee

ThecommitteeoverseesSBF’seffortsindevelopingandpromotingtradeandinvestmentactivitiesforSingaporecompanies.ItalsofostersthedevelopmentandpromotionofbilateralandmultilateralinteractionbetweenSBFandinternationalbusinesschambers/organisationstobuildgoodwillandcreateapositiveimageforSBF.ThecommitteeleadsSBF’sinternationalrelationsmarketingactivitiese.g.promotionalvisitstooverseascountriesandinreceivingvisitingdelegations.

Chairman: Mr.TangKinFei

Co-Chairman:Mr.KohBoonHwee

Members: Mr.ChengWaiKeung Mr.ChuaThianPoh Mr.MichaelCheok Mr.MarkHong Mr.V.K.Rajan Mr.TanSengChye Mr.JungYoungSoo Mr.SeijiKino Mr.StevenRoyceOkun Mr.ShabbirHassanbhai Mr.M.Rajaram Mr.PhilipForrest Mr.FreddyLam

Audit Committee(formerly known as Finance and Audit Committee)

TheprimaryfunctionoftheAuditCommitteeistoassisttheCouncilinfulfillingitsoversightpertainingtotheFederation’ssystemsofinternalcontrolsincludingfinancial,operational,complianceandriskmanagementwhichManagementandtheCouncilhaveestablished.

Itstermsofreferenceinclude:

toreviewtheaccountingpoliciesoftheFederationtoensurethattheyareincompliancewithaccountingstandardsandinaccordancewiththelaw

toreview,withtheinternalandexternalauditors,theadequacyoftheFederation’sinternalcontrols,withthepurposeofsafeguardingtheFederation’sassets

toreviewthefinancialstatementsoftheFederationandtosubmitthemtotheCouncilandtheBoardofTrustees

tonominateandreviewtheappointmentorre-appointmentoftheexternalauditors

Chairman: Mr.BobTan

Members: Mr.LawrenceLeow Mr.GautamBanerjee Mr.MichealCollins


SBF COMMITTEES

Appointments and Remuneration Committee

TheCommitteeassiststheSBFCouncilandManagementwithamorestructuredprocessonHRcompensationmattersandappointmentofkeypersonnelincluding:

toperiodicallyreviewtheadequacyofstaffingforvariousunitsintheFederation

todeterminetheoverallRemunerationPolicyoftheFederation

toperiodicallyreviewtheremunerationpackagesandterms&conditionsprovidedbytheFederation,toensurethatitisinlinewiththeRemunerationPolicyandkeepspacewithchangesintheemploymentmarket

toapprovetheappointment,confirmation,promotionandterminationoftheChiefExecutiveOfficer,ChiefOperatingOfficerandDeputyExecutiveDirectors

todeterminetheannualincrementandbonusestobepaidtotheChiefExecutiveOfficer,ChiefOperatingOfficerandDeputyExecutiveDirectors

Chairman: Mr.TonyChew

Members: Mr.BobTan Mdm.KayKuok

Finance and Investment Committee(formerly known as Commercial Ventures Committee)

TheCommitteereviewspoliciesrelatingtoinvestmentsandotherfinancialmattersandrecommendstotheCouncilforapproval.Itreviews,advisesandmakesrecommendationsoncommercialventuresrelatingtothecorebusinessofSBFthatwouldbesuitablefortheFederationtoinvestorparticipatein.

Chairman: Ms.ChongSiakChing

Members: Mr.RNarayanamohan Mr.DesmondHill Mr.WeeEeCheong Dr.RobertYap Mr.AlvinYeo

Member Relations Committee

TheMemberRelationsCommitteeoverseesSBF’sworkinbuildingcloserelationshipswithourmembercompanies.Thecommitteeapprovesallvoluntarymembershipapplications,proceduralprogrammes,andadministrativeissuespertainingtomembershipmatters.

ThecommitteeisalsotaskedtodevelopcloseworkingrelationswithallthemajorchambersandbusinessassociationsthatareSBF’sconstituentmemberssoastoenhancetheorganisationofthebusinesscommunityinSingapore.

Chairman: Mr.EdwinKhew

Members: Dato’MohdZainAbdullah

Mr.GeorgeHuang

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Global Business Division

ASEAN, CHINA, NORTH & SOUTH ASIAEdithCheongAssistantExecutiveDirector

JefferyLiewDirector

AlanTanDirector

JulianaSeahSeniorExecutive

DeliaWuSeniorExecutive

CandyChioExecutive

IrisWangExecutive

TeoWeinaAssistantExecutive

AMERICAS, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA, EUROPE & OCEANIAMartinYuoonAssistantExecutiveDirector

CodyLeeDirector

ReneeKohDeputyDirector

GeorgeChanSeniorExecutive

CindyChuaExecutive

AlvynLimExecutive

SarahWongExecutive

AndrewWooExecutive

ClaireLimAssistantExecutive

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADVISORYJulianaGiamDeputyDirector

SBF SECRETARIAT (AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2010)

CEO

TengThengDarChiefExecutiveOfficer

C0O

VictorTayChiefOperatingOfficer

Member Relations & Services Division

CherylKongAssistantExecutiveDirector

RolandTeoDirector

MabelTangDeputyDirector

SiowChingChingManager

SereneTanAssistantManager

HoMayErExecutive

KellyLimExecutive

JeslynHengAssistantExecutive


Corporate Services Division

EvelynHengSeniorVicePresident

FINANCEShirleyLimFinanceManager

DominicSimAccountant

JuneTeuFinanceExecutive

RazimaYahyaAccountsAssistant

CORPORATE SECRETARIAT LaiLiPengSeniorExecutive

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYQuekKengOeiSeniorManager

JoshlineRajkumarAnalystProgrammer

OhKhiamBengSupportEngineer

SamsuriBinMohamedJalilSupportEngineer

ADMINISTRATIONTanPohKhimAdministrativeExecutive

HildaNgAdministrativeExecutive

RamlahBinteMohamedExecutive

ZainalAbidinBinWahidDrivercumOfficeAssistant

HUMAN RESOURCETanHweeTingAssistantManager

HuangSiminAssistantExecutive

Capacity Building Division

NeoKianSiongAssistantExecutiveDirector

MARKETINGDavidSetiawanMarketingExecutive

LindaChristinaMarketingExecutive

MENTORSHIPIreneChenManager

BUSINESS CONTINUITY & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TouwJuneWahDeputyDirector

EadyNgExecutive

EsmondNgExecutive

JosephineOngExecutive

FredaYuinExecutive

Industry Development Division

PatrickChanDirector

JoanneWongSeniorExecutive

Corporate Communications

GeraldDeCottaDirector

GenetteKohSeniorExecutive

SBF SECRETARIAT (AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2010)

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Support businesses to access international business opportunities

Facilitate business-government relations to enhance

pro-enterprise business environment

Partner businesses to enhance competitiveness through capacity building

SBF VISION AND MISSION

VISIONAPEXbusinesschamberchampioningtheinterestsofthebusinesscommunityinSingaporeintrade,investmentandindustrialrelations.

MISSIONActasthebridgebetweenthegovernmentandbusinessesinSingaporetocreateandenhanceaconducivebusinessenvironment.

SBFrepresentsthebusinesscommunityinbilateral,regional,multilateralforaforthepurposeofpromotingtradeexpansionandbusinessnetworking.

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TAPPING INTO NEW FRONTIERS

REVIEW OF 2010

REVIEW OF 2010

408 ACTIVITIES BENEFITTING 62,000 PARTICIPANTS

Indonesia Business Forum, 31 March

National Security Dialogue, 27 July

Economic Strategies Committee & Budget 2010 Ministerial Dialogue

As of 31 December 2010, the Federation has 17,000 members. This is 2,054 more than on 31 December 2009.

SBForganisedandsupported408activitiesandprogrammesin2010benefittingmorethan62,000participantsfromSBFmembercompaniesandthewiderbusinesscommunity.Asidefromkeypolicybriefings,seminars,dialogues,surveysandoverseasmissions,incomingvisitsbyhighlevelofficialandbusinessdelegationsprovidednumerousnetworkingopportunitiesformembers.

Onethirdoftheseactivitieswereorganisedinpartnershipwithlocalandforeignrepresentativebusinesschambers,tradeassociationsandgovernmentagencies.

Thewidecoverageofinterestsprovidedmemberswithupdatesonpolicyissues,businessleads,aswellasmarketoutlookandsentiments.ThroughSBF’sfacilitationefforts,membercompanieswereabletoaccess$1.5billionworthofbusinessopportunitiesin2010.


REVIEW OF 2010

BUSINESS VOICE REPRESENTATION

High level dialogue with government and international organisations

SBF organised a ministerial dialogue in July between its members and representatives of the Economic Strategies Committee to provide businesses with insights on government’s focus and priority for the long term sustainable growth of Singapore. Other key policy briefings included the National Security Dialogue and updates on the Foreign Workers Levy, Workplace Safety & Health Act and the Re-employment Law.

On the international front, SBF represented the interests of the Singapore business community at the meetings of the ASEAN and APEC Business Advisory Council as well as at the Asian Business Summit hosted by Nippon Keidanren.

Economic Strategies Committee Ministerial Dialogue

Seminar on Budget 2010

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BUSINESS FACILITATION

SBF’s business facilitation efforts enabled companies to tap into $1.5 billion worth of deals

SBF led 22 business missions to markets in ASEAN, North, South & Central Asia, Middle East and Africa to facilitate networking and help members tap into business opportunities. It also received some 60 visiting official and business delegations from these markets including Europe and Latin America. The Global Entrepolis@Singapore 2010 Summit saw close to 800 local and overseas participants come together to address key issues facing organisations. Other key conferences supported by SBF include the Russia – Singapore Business Forum and the Latin Asia Business Forum.

CAPACITY BUILDING & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Enabling enterprises to build competitiveness and resilience

As part of its alignment to the ESC recommendations, SBF partnered the WDA to launch the i3 Productivity Programme to help businesses increase efficiency through Business Process Improvement methodology. The Federation also inaugurated the SBF Mentorship Programme and the SBF – Hay Human Capital Series aimed at grooming the next generation of SME leaders.

As the Business Continuity Management (BCM) focal point for businesses, SBF launched the BCM online toolkit & resource centre, and initiated various activities to facilitate adoption of SS540 certification.

In Sustainable Development, SBF stepped up its engagement of government agencies, industry verticals, partners and companies to encourage the adoption of green practices, as well as facilitate the take up of business solutions and opportunities in this sector. It launched the Singapore Sustainability Awards in 2010 to recognise companies for their innovative eco-friendly practices.


BUSINESS VOICE REPRESENTATION

VOICE OUTREACH (LOCAL)

AsidefromtheannualNational Security DialoguechairedbyProfSJayakumar,SeniorMinisterandCoordinatingMinisterforNationalSecurity,SBForganised12policybriefingsincludingBudget2010,NationalWagesCouncilGuidelines2010/2011,ExtensionoftheWorkplaceSafety&HealthAct,Re-employmentLaw,andForeignWorkersLevy.

Seminars/Conferences/ WorkshopsInadditiontopolicybriefings,80seminars,conferencesandworkshopswereorganisedin2010coveringtrading,tax,humanresource,andmanagementissues,benefitting3,150participants.

Surveys SBFinitiatedanimportantquarterlysurvey—theSBF–DPSMEIndex—in2010toprovideitsmembersandthewiderbusinesscommunitywithaheadsuponbusinesssentiments.Thefindingsofthissurveyaswellasthe2010/2011SBFNationalBusinessSurveyonmembersneedsweresharedwithrelevantgovernmentministriesandagencies.

SBFinitiatedanimportantforuminJulybetweenitsmembersandrepresentativesoftheEconomic Strategies Committeetoprovidebusinesseswithinsightsongovernment’sfocusandpriorityforthelongtermsustainablegrowthofSingapore.ThepanelcomprisedfourMinisters,namelyMr.TharmanShanmugaratnam,Mr.LimSweeSay,Mr.GanKimYongandMrs.LimHweeHua.Mr.TonyChewandMr.GautamBanerjeerepresentedSBF.

National Policy BriefingsSBForganised12 national policy briefingsongovernmentassistanceschemes,wages,manpower,securityandworkplacesafetyissuesbenefittingsome10,200participants.Membersgainedabetterunderstandingoftheselatestdevelopments,andtheirfeedbackwasforwardedtotherelevantgovernmentagencies.

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SBFChairmanMr.TonyChewledaSingaporedelegationtoTokyotoattendthefirstAsianBusinessSummithostedbyNipponKeidanren.AstheSingaporeSecretariatofAPECBusinessAdvisoryCouncil,SBFCEOMr.TengThengDarrepresentedSingaporeatthevariousmeetingsofAPECBAC,includingthedialoguewithAPECLeadersinJapan.SBFalsosupportedtheASEAN

EconomicIntegration2015initiativeaswellasthoseoftheInternationalChamberofCommerceandtheEconomicResearchInstituteforASEANandEastAsia.

VOICE OUTREACH (REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL)

Championing and safeguarding our business interest in APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)

Asian Business Summit, Tokyo

Asapexbusinesschamber,SBFservedasthenationalsecretariattoAPECBusinessAdvisoryCouncil(ABAC)forSingapore,andplayedanimportantroleinprovidingthelinkagebetweenthebusinesscommunityandourgovernmentonissuesdiscussedatABAC.SBFCEOMr.TengThengDarwasABACCo-Chairin2010,withMr.TangKinFei,GroupPresidentandCEOofSembcorpIndustriesandChairmanoftheABACSustainableDevelopmentWorkingGroupastheotherSingaporerepresentative.

APEC Business Advisory Council Meeting, Tokyo


ASEAN Economic Community

TheASEANBusinessAdvisoryCouncilpresenteditssurveyfindingsonASEAN’scompetitivenesstoASEANLeadersattheASEANSummitinHanoiinOctober.Thestudy,suggestedbySBFinitscapacityasthenationalsecretariattoASEANBusinessAdvisoryCouncilforSingapore,andconductedineachofthe10memberstates,wasaimedatimprovingSMEcompetitivenessinASEANandnurturingaclimateofgrowthopportunities.

Separately,SBForganisedadialogueonASEANcompetitivenessvis-a-visChinaandIndia,aswellasanASEANEconomicCommunity2015seminarinthecontextofASEANConnectivity,logistics,tradeandcustomsfacilitationissues.Italsoco-hostedanASEANDayBusinessDiscussionwithupdatesonthepoliticalandsecurity;economic;socio-culturaldimensionsofthegrouping.Some80membersofthebusinesscommunitybenefittedfromthesethreeevents.

Againstthebackdropofarecoveringglobaleconomy,ABACsoughttoprovidefeedbackonwaystoaddresstheeconomiccrisisandtofocusonachievingAPEC’slongtermvisionoffreeandopentradeandinvestmentintheregion.ABACsupportedthepursuitofaFreeTradeAreaoftheAsiaPacific(FTAAP)asthemostpracticalmeanstoachieveregionaleconomicintegrationintheregion. ABACalsourgesAPECtocontinuetofocusonacceleratingthegrowthofSmall,MediumandMicroEnterprises,andenhancingregionalfoodandenergysecurity,aspartofacomprehensivegrowthstrategythatisbalanced,inclusive,sustainable,innovativeandsecure.

ASEAN Connectivity & Logistics Roadmap Seminar

ASEAN Business Awards 2010

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CAPACITY BUILDING AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVESDuringtheyearunderreview,theSBFCapacityBuildingGrouporganisedseveralinitiativestoassistbusinessestoenhancetheirresilienceandcompetitiveness.

Human Capital DevelopmentTwonewinitiatives—theSBFMentorshipProgrammeandSBF–HayGroupHumanCapitalSeries—werelaunchedtohelpcompaniesdeveloptop-notchhumancapitalthroughbestpracticeframeworks.BothprogrammesarepartofSBF’sstrategiceffortstohelpSingaporecompaniesbuildstrongerleadershipskillsandadoptbusinessbestpracticesinhumanresourcedevelopmentandoverallbusinessmanagement.Theseinitiativesareaimedathelpingcompaniesfaceuptoglobalisationandridethenextwaveofgrowthinthemostproductivemanner.

The SBF Mentorship Programme,whichissupportedbySPRINGSingapore,matcheseminentandexperiencedbusinessmentorswithaspiringbusinessleaderstohelpgrowth-orientedcompaniesshortentheirlearningcurvetoachievingsuccess.Theprogrammeofferscompaniesarobustplatformtoreceivestrategicguidanceonbusinessmanagement,humancapitalrelatedmattersandallotherbestbusinesspracticesfromapoolofexperiencedandinfluentialbusinessleadersinSingapore.

Throughthisprogramme,menteeswillhaveaccesstoaconduciveenvironmentforinnovativecrosslearning,enablingthemtoidentifybusinessgaps,developstrongermanagementskills,acquirenewideas,businessopportunitiesandmarketcontacts.TheywillbementoredbyprominentbusinessleaderswhoformtheSBFMentorClub.

TheSBF–HayGroupHumanCapitalSeries,ajointinitiativebetweenSBFandknowledgepartner,HayGroup,aimstohelpcompaniesbuildsoundpeoplestrategiesandharnessthefullpotentialoftheirhumancapitalresources.Itdeliversrobustframeworksandpracticalinsightsthroughworkshopsinvolvingtheleadersofgrowthorientedcompanies.Designedtobepractical,insightfulandrelevant,theworkshopswillcovertopicsonhowtoorganiseforgrowth,buildinggloballycompetitiveteamsandrewardinghigh-performancegrowth.

SBF Productivity Programme TheInnovationImprovementInitiative(i3)isajointinitiativebetweenSBFandSingaporeWorkforceDevelopmentAgency(WDA)tohelpcompaniesenhanceinnovationandproductivityinasustainableway.Itisaspringboardofthematicsolutionsthatwillmakeinnovativeproductivityaccessiblewiththehelpofreputabletraininginstitutions,industrypractitioners,diagnosticsconsultancy,mentorshipandshowcasingofproductivityinitiatives.


Underthei3programme,companiesgothroughtheBusinessProcessImprovement(BPI)Advisory&WorkshopconductedbyMotorolaUniversitytoreviewandredesignanexistingprocessordesignanewprocesstoimproveproductivityandquality.

National Business Continuity Management (BCM) ProgrammeAstheappointedNationalBCMfocalpointforbusinesses,andtheProgramme’skeydriver,SBFhasbeenworkingcloselywithSPRINGSingaporeaswellasindustrypartnerstocascadeBCMawarenesstothebusinesscommunityleadingtoBCMreadinessandcertification.ThisinitiativeaimstoencourageearlyadoptionofBCMbySMEsandtohelpbusinessesbuildresilienceandcapabilityforaneffectiveresponsetodisruptions.Sinceitslaunch,SBFhasorganisedsome90BCMeventsbenefittingmorethan7,000enterprisesoverthecourseoftheprogramme.SBFhas,throughitsBCMoutreachactivities,beenencouragingcompaniestotapintothe$30milliongovernmentfundingtoattainSS540certification.

TomakeBCMmoreaccessibletocompanies,SBFlaunchedtheNationalBusinessContinuityManagement(BCM)onlineResourceLibrary,inclusiveofaBCMself-assessmenttoolinOctober.Theinitiativeenhancescompanies’knowledgeonhowtoevaluatetheirvulnerabilitiesandsafeguardagainstpotentialriskswhichmayhampertheirbusinessoperations.EnterprisescanutilisethisassessmenttogaugetheirscoresfortheSingaporeStandard540(SS540)certificationandwhetherthereisastrongresilienceframeworkwithintheorganisation.Inaddition,theonlineassessmentisabletodiagnosetheenterprise’scurrentriskgapsandsuggestareasforimprovement.

INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

Theincreasingfocusoncleanenergyandsustainabledevelopmenthasspawnedinterestinsolar,fuelcell,biofuels,energyefficiency,andgreenurbaneco-citysolutions.Formedin2009,theSBFSustainableDevelopmentBusinessGroup(SDBG)isaninterestgroupformembercompaniesinterestedinadoptionand/orcommercialisationofclean,efficientandgreensolutionsspanningcleanenergyandsustainabledevelopment.

SDBGconnectsmemberstovariousindustryverticalsandtechnologypartners,linksthemtobusinessleadsinthecleanenergyandsustainabledevelopmentsectorandfacilitatesaccesstoavailablehelpschemes,incentives,andsourcesforfundingfortheircleanenergyandsustainabledevelopmentplans.SDBGworkswithvariousorganisationstofacilitatemembers’adoptionorcommercialisationofcleanandgreensolutionsinareassuchasEnergyEfficiency,GreenBuildingandFacilitiesManagement,EnvironmentalManagement,WasteRecycling,GreenIT&DataCentre,SustainableWaterSolutions,SustainableManufacturingandSustainableBusinessPractices.

Carbon Disclosure Forum, 16 March

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Singapore Sustainability Awards 2010

Keyactivitiesin2010includetheinauguralSingaporeSustainabilityAwards,thedevelopmentofSingaporeGreenITAdoptionIndex,theinitiationofSingaporeSustainabilityAlliance,andcollaborationwithtechnologypartnerstoenableourmemberstotapintoemergingopportunities.

ThewinnersofSBF’sinauguralSingapore Sustainability Awards (SSA) 2010wereacknowledgedatagaladinnercumawardspresentationinMay.Theawards,whichcomprisetheOutstandingSustainabilityAwards(OSA)andGreenIT(GIT)Awards,recogniseenterprisesinboththeprivateandpublicsectorswithtopsustainablebusinesspractices.

TheOutstandingSustainabilityAwardswhichwasco-presentedbytheSBFandLocalGlobalExhibition&TradePteLtd,withKPMGastheknowledgepartner,sawCityDevelopmentsLimitedandSenokoPowerasthewinnersintheEnterpriseGreenAdoptercategory,withSamwohCorporationPteLtdandTetraPakasthewinnersintheEnterpriseGreenTechnology/ServiceEnablercategory.TheGreenITAwards,organisedjointlybySBF,IBMandtheInstituteofTechnicalEducation,withFrost&Sullivanastheknowledgepartner,sawLandTransportAuthority(LTA)and

InlandRevenueAuthorityofSingapore(IRAS)aswinnersoftheEnterpriseGreenITAward,whileTrustedHubwasthewinnerfortheSMEcategory.

SBFlaunchedthe2011SingaporeSustainabilityAwards(SSA)attheGlobalEntrepolis@SingaporeSummit(GES)2010,andhostedtheinauguralSustainableDevelopmentCEORoundtablefeaturingaprominentacademic,corporateheadandactivistasspeakers.

Mr. Andrew Tan, CEO of National Environment Agency announcing the launch of the SSA Awards at GES

Winners of the Outstanding Sustainability Awards

Winners of the Green IT Awards


InMarch,SBFtogetherwithASrIA(theAssociationforSustainable&ResponsibleInvestmentinAsia)andSingaporeCompactforCSRorganisedtheCarbonFootprintandDisclosureForumwhichfocusedonthebusinesscaseforrespondingtoclimatechange.Theeventbroughttogethersome120industryleadersandexpertstoshareusefulinsightsoncarbonstrategiestomitigateclimatechangerelatedrisksaswellastapintoopportunitiesinthesector.

TheSBFpartneredtheSingaporeanGermanChamberofIndustryandCommerceinaSingapore–GermanyBusinessSeminaronEnvironmentalInvestmentOpportunities&TechnologyCollaborationinJuneattendedbysome100participantsrepresentingthecleantechnology,waterandenvironment,andsolarenergysectors.

ThehighlightoftheeventwasthesigningofMOUsbetweenSBFandSingaporeWaterAssociation,NgeeAnnPolytechnicandEnvironmentalManagementAssociationofSingapore.

Inotherdevelopments,SBFhasbeeninvitedbytheEconomicDevelopmentBoardtoleadSingapore’sparticipationintheInternationalCleantechNetwork,comprisingindustryverticalpartnersfromSustainableEnergyAssociationofSingapore,WasteManagement&RecyclingAssociationofSingaporeandSingaporeWaterAssociation.Separately,SBFalsoservesasthesecretariatfortheSingaporeSustainabilityAlliancethatbringstogethervariousindustryvertical,governmentagencyandNGOpartnerstogetherwithcompanieslookingatboththecommercialisationofsustainabilitysolutionsandadoptionofsustainablebusinesspractices,locallyandoverseas.

German Ambassador to Singapore, H.E. Jorg Ranau speaking at the Singapore – Germany Business Seminar Business mission to Canada, March 2010

Signing of MOU SBF CEO Mr. Teng Theng Dar and Mr. Chia Mia Chiang, Principal of Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Dr. Amy Khor and British High Commissioner Paul Madden at the Carbon Footprint & Disclosure Forum, 16 March

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Intheyearunderreview,SBF’sSustainableDevelopmentBusinessGroupledthefollowingbusinessmissionstohelpmembersnetworkandtapintogreenopportunities:

BusinessMissiontoGLOBE2010Conference&ExhibitioninVancouver,Canada,22–26March.Participatingdelegatesgarneredcloseto200businesscontacts,withsome$64millionworthofsalesunderconsideration.

SingaporeCleanTechBusinessMissiontoIsrael,27June–1July.Participantsmadecloseto120businesscontacts,andarefollowinguponsome$125millionworthofsalesleads.

JointBusinessMissionbySBF&BCAtargetingGreen&SustainableUrbanSolutionsinCitiesofChina,24September–3October.Delegatesacquired500businesscontacts,withmorethan$11millionworthofsalesundernegotiation.

BusinessMissiontoGermany24–30October.Participatingdelegatesgarneredcloseto20businesscontactswith$1millionworthofsalesundernegotiation.

BusinessMissiontoAPECGreenShowcase&GreenDevice2010inJapan,8–14November.Delegatesmade315businesscontactsasaresultofthemission,andSBFislookingtofacilitatejointcollaborationbetweenSingaporeandJapanesecompaniesintheenergy,environmentandsustainabilitysector.

Inadditiontotheabovefivebusinessmissions,SBF’sSustainableDevelopmentBusinessGroupalsohelmed21networkingeventsandpublishedtheSingaporeSustainabilityDirectory.ItscollaborationwithTemasekPolytechnicintheCleanEnergyTest-beddingCommunityfacilitatedmorethan10projectsconnectingsome50companieswithvariousfuelcellandcleantechopportunitiesbothlocallyandoverseas.

Business mission to Israel, June 2010 Business mission to China, September 2010

Business mission to Japan, November 2010


NETWORKING AND BUSINESS FACILITATION

SBFled22overseasbusinessmissionstocountriesinAsia,theMiddleEast,Africa,aswellasCanada,GermanyandIsrael.Itreceived60incomingofficialandbusinessdelegationsfrom42countriesacrosstheglobe.Thenetworkingandbusinessmatchingactivitiesbenefittedsome6,500participantsandenabledmemberstoaccess$1.5billionworthofbusinessopportunitiesin2010.

Bapak Gita Wirjawan Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board of the Republic of Indonesia

State visit of H.E. Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan Myung-bak and Singapore business leaders

Highlevelnetworkingeventsincluded:

breakfastdialoguebetweenSouthKoreanPresidentLeeMyung-bakandSingaporebusinessleaders

businessseminarcumnetworkingsessioninconjunctionwiththestatevisitofH.E.EmomaliRahmon,PresidentofTajikistan

briefingbyBapakGitaWirjawanChairmanoftheInvestmentCoordinatingBoardoftheRepublicofIndonesia(BKPM)onIndonesia’snewinvestmentclimateandbusinessopportunities

briefingbyDato’SriMustapaMohamed,MinisterofInternationalTrade&Industry,andDato’SriIdrisJala,Minister,PrimeMinister’sOffice,onMalaysia’sEconomicTransformationProgramme

theinauguralAfrica–SingaporeBusinessForumfeaturing17ofAfrica’s53countries,withrepresentationbyeightAfricanministersfromAngola,Cameroon,RepublicofCongo,Gabon,Mauritius,Nigeria,Togo

2010alsowitnessedthelaunchbySBFoffourbusinessgroupswithfocusonASEAN,NorthAsia,SouthAsiaandAfrica.

Breakfast dialogue between South Korean President Lee

Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed and Doto’ Sri Idris Jala of Malaysia

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ASEANTherewasstrongfocusontheASEANmarketin2010.

Indonesia SBFtogetherwiththeIndonesiaInvestmentCoordinatingBoard(BKPM)organisedanimportantforumonNewInvestmentClimateandBusinessOpportunitiesinIndonesia.TheeventwasheldinconjunctionwiththevisitofitsnewlyappointedChairman,BapakGitaWirjawan,wholedahighleveltradeandinvestmentdelegationtoSingaporeinMarchtodiscussemergingopportunitiesinthenewgrowthprovincesoftheRiauIslands,GorontaloandthecitiesofBandungandBalikpapaninEastKalimantan.ThiswasfollowedbyaSBF–BKPMMinisterialDialogueSessioninNovemberwhereSingaporebusinessleaderswithkeyinterestsinIndonesiametwithBapakGitatodiscussissuesrelatedtodoingbusinessandinvestinginIndonesia.ThesessionwasfruitfulinfacilitatingfrankfeedbackfromtheSingaporeparticipants,andprovidedabetterunderstandingofIndonesia’slatestpolicies.

Dialogue between Bapak Gita Wirjawan and Singapore business leaders in November

Bapak Gita Wirjawan, Chairman of BKPM fielding questions during the panel discussion

5th Malaysia – Singapore Business Council meeting, December 20105th Malaysia – Singapore Business Council meeting, December 2010

Malaysia The5thjointmeetingofMalaysia–SingaporeBusinessCouncil(MSBC)washostedandco-chairedbythenewlyappointedMalaysianCo-ChairmanofMSBC,Dato’LimSayChong.TheSingaporeCo-ChairmanofMSBC,Mr.ChengWaiKeungledtheSingaporeCouncildelegationcomprising13companyrepresentatives,includingSBFChairmanMr.TonyChew.ThemeetingdiscussedtheMalaysiaSingaporeThirdCountryBusinessDevelopmentFund(MSBF),developmentofIskandarMalaysia,theGreenLaneinitiativeandjointcollaborationonTourismpromotion.


SBFledthreebusinessmissionstoIskandarMalaysiabetweenJuneandSeptemberbenefitting326representativesofSingaporecompanies.ThemissionsenabledparticipantstoobtainupdatesonthelatestdevelopmentsandbusinessopportunitiesinIskandarMalaysiafromMalaysianInvestmentDelevopmentAuthority(MIDA),JohorStateInvestmentCenter(JSIC),IskandarInvestmentBerhad(IIB),JohorCorporation,UEMLandandMMCGroup.Missionparticipantsalsovisitedavailablelandareasandnewly-builtfactoriesinIskandarMalaysia.

Panel discussion on Malaysia’s Economic Transformation Programme, December 2010

SBF,inpartnershipwithMITI,MIDA,MATRADEandIESingaporeorganisedtheannualSeminaronBusinessOpportunitiesinMalaysiainAugust.TheeventwasheldinconjunctionwiththeTrade&InvestmentMissiontoSingaporeledbyH.E.Dato’SriMustapa,Minister,InternationalTrade&Industry.Theseminarandbusinessmatchingsessionwasattendedby340representativesfromSingaporecompanies.

InDecember,SBFfacilitatedaforumonMalaysia’sEconomicTransformationProgram(ETP)helmedbytwoMalaysianministers–Dato’SriMustapaMohamed,MinisterofInternationalTrade&Industry,andDato’SriIdrisJala,Minister,PrimeMinister’sOffice.Theevent,attendedby350Singaporeand50MalaysianparticipantswasorganisedbySBFwiththesupportofothertradeassociationsandchambersinSingapore–SMA,ASME,SICCI,SCCCI,SMCCI,Amcham,Eurocham,JCCI,KCCI,Dutchcham,AusChamandBritcham.

Vietnam SBF,incollaborationwithInternationalEnterpriseSingapore,co-organisedthe6thand7thintakeoftheInternationalBusinessFellowship:ExecutiveProgrammeonVietnam(iBF-EPV)with52participantsfrom45companies.HeldinMayandSeptember,theprogrammewasdesignedtoprovideacomprehensiveoverviewofVietnam’sbusinessregimes,prevalentcommercialpracticesandsuccessstrategiesinengagingVietnam’sbusinessopportunities.Theprogrammereceivedasatisfactionratingofover90%fromparticipants.

SBFandMapletreeGroupjointlyorganisedaseminarfor80participantstoappriseSingaporecompaniesaboutBinhDuongprovince,oneofthekeygrowthareasinVietnam.BinhDuongisrankedfavourablyintermsofbusinessclimateandcompetitivenessamongVietnamprovinces,andattractssignificantforeigndirectinvestment,afterHanoiandHoChiMinhCity.

Seminar on Business Opportunities in Malaysia, August 2010

International Business Fellowship: Executive Programme on Vietnam

Vietnam Seminar – Engaging Binh Duong Province

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Lao PDR & CambodiaSBF,theContainerDepotAssociation(Singapore),andInternationalEnterpriseSingaporejointlyorganisedabusinessmissiontoVientiane,LaoPDR.Themission,comprising21participantsfrom18companies,waskeenonidentifyingtradingopportunitiesandnewbusinessandinvestmentinlogistics,andagriculture.Thedelegateswereupbeatontheirassessmentofthemarket,withsome127businessmatchesgenerated.

SBF,USAIDandanUSAID-fundedproject–CambodiaMSMEProject,organisedaseminaroninvestmentopportunitiesinCambodiainDecember.H.E.Mr.SunChanthol,SeniorMinisterandViceChairmanoftheCouncilfortheDevelopmentofCambodia(CDC),andadelegationofseniorgovernmentofficialsandprivatesectorrepresentativesfromtheprovincesofKampongChamandSvayRiengprovincesdiscussinvestmentopportunitiesinCambodiawithmorethan70Singaporeparticipants.

H.E. Mr. Sun Chanthol (3rd from left) talking to participants

Participants of the business mission to Zhejiang province, August 2010

Business mission to Vientiane, Lao PDR, March 2010

NORTH ASIA

China

SBFjointlyledaBusinessMissionwiththeSingaporeManufacturersFederationtoZhejiang(Hangzhou,Ningbo,andZhoushan)andShanghaiinAugust.LedbyDr.RobertYap,SBFCouncilmemberandChairmanofSBFASEANBusinessGroup,andMr.PohChoonAnn,ViceChairmanofSBFChinaBusinessGroupandVicePresidentofSMa,thedelegationof73businessrepresentativesshowedinterestindevelopingtraderelationswithZhejiangenterprises.

Parliamentary Secretary Mr. Sam Tan touring the Singapore Pavilion at CAEXPO


The7thChina–ASEANBusinessInvestmentSummitwasheldinconjunctionwiththe7thCAEXPO.ParliamentarySecretary(MTI&MICA)Mr.SamTanattendedtheopeningceremony.

VicePresidentXiJinpingmadeanofficialvisittoSingaporeinconjunctionwiththecelebrationofthe20thanniversaryofSingapore’sdiplomatictieswithChina.AgalalunchwasorganisedforthelocalbusinesscommunitytowelcomeMr.Xi.

Aspartofitson-goingFTAoutreachprogramme,SBFteamedupwithIESingaporeandSingaporeCustomstoconductaseminaronChina–SingaporeFreeTradeAgreementandASEAN–ChinaFTA.Theseminar,whichcoveredtradeingoodsandservicesandinvestmentopportunities,aswellasthepracticalissuesofdoingbusinesswiththeirChinesecounterparts,wasattendedby134participants.

SBF,SingbridgeInternationalSingaporePteLtdandSCCCIco-organisedaseminarontheSingapore–GuangzhouKnowledgeCitytobriefSingaporecompaniesonthedevelopmentsoftheKnowledgeCityproject.TheKnowledgeCityispositionedasamodelandcatalystforGuangdongProvince’sindustrialupgradinganditseffortstospurecologicallysustainablegrowth.

Mr.LuiTuckYew,ActingMinisterforInformation,CommunicationsandtheArtsofSingapore,andMr.WanQingliang,ViceGovernorofGuangdongProvinceandMayorofGuangzhouMunicipality,addressedsome250participants.

SBFwasappointedbytheMinistryofTradeandIndustryastheleadagencytoorganiseSingapore’sparticipationatthe7thChina–ASEANExposition(CAEXPO)inNanning,20–24October.Mr.LeeYiShyan,MinisterofState(MTIandMOM)andMr.SamTan,ParliamentarySecretary(MTIandMICA)attendedthe7thCAEXPO.

TheSingaporeNationalPavilionfeaturedurbanisationandenvironmentalsolutionswhicharenewbusinessopportunitiesinChinaandASEANcountriesbroughtaboutbyrapidurbanisation.Inadditionto16companiesexhibitinginCAEXPO,aSingaporeBrandGalleryfeaturedsome20prominentSingaporebrands.TheSingaporePavilionswonthe“BestBrandDisplayAward”andthe“BestExhibitorsOrganiserAward”.

Inconjunctionwiththe7thCAEXPO2010,SBF,SMa,ASMEandSingChamorganiseda31-memberbusinessmissiontoGuangxiledbyMr.SimonLi,VicePresidentofSMa,withparticipationfromcompaniesacrossvariousindustryclusters.ThroughtheparticipationinCAEXPO,moreSingaporecompanieshavebecomeawareofthebusinesspotentialofGuangxi.

Opening of 7th China – ASEAN Business Investment Summit

His Excellency Xi Jinping (4th from left) at the Gala Lunch held in honour, 15 November

Frank Debets, Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers WMS Pte Ltd speaking at the Singapore – China FTA seminar, 17 March

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SBF,theKoreaInternationalTradeAssociation(KITA),SingaporeInfocommTechnologyFederation(SiTF)andInternationalEnterpriseSingaporeorganisedabusinessmatchingsessionfor14KoreanITcompaniestoshowcasetheirproductstorepresentativesof86Singaporecompanies.Thenetworkingsessiongenerated116businessconsultations,withanexpectedUSD2.7millionworthofdeals.KITAandSiTFinkedanMOUtopromotefurthergrowthanddevelopmentoftheICTindustriesofSingaporeandKorea.

BetweenJuneandOctober,SBFfacilitatedfivebusinessmatchingsessions,bringingtogether306Singaporeand64Koreancompaniestonetworkandexplorebusinesstie-ups.TheincomingKoreandelegationsresultedin379consultationsandbusinessdealsundernegotiationworthoverUSD6million.

SBFleda19-memberbusinessdelegationtothe2010KoreaProductsSourcingEventinSeoul,23–25November.Mr.VKRajan,SBFViceChairmanforInternationalRelationsCommitteeledtheSingaporedelegation.TheSingaporedelegationhadtheopportunitytonetworkwithcloseto2,000Koreabusinessrepresentativesandover100overseasdelegates.

KoreaSBFChairmanMr.TonyChewhostedabreakfastdialogueforH.E.LeeMyung-bak,PresidentoftheRepublicofKoreatomeetwithleadingSingaporebusinessmenon5June.Thehighlevelbusinessdialogue,aimedatenhancingeconomicco-operationbetweenthetwocountries,contributedtotheprogressofSingapore–Koreaeconomicco-operation.

2010 Business Meeting – Korean ICT Services and Software 7 September

H.E. Lee Myung-bak at the Breakfast Dialogue with Singapore business leaders, 5 June

Japan SBFChairmanMr.TonyChewledadelegationtoparticipateintheinauguralAsiaBusinessSummitinTokyo,Japan,14–15March. Hespokeonthe“PathtotheGrowthoftheGlobalEconomy–ExpandingTradeandInvestmentthroughRegionalEconomicIntegration”,whilstSBFCouncilMemberDr.RobertYapandSBFCEO,Mr.TengThengDarparticipatedintwoothersummitsessions.TheSummitprovidedagoodopportunityfortheleadingbusinesschambersinAsiatodiscusscommonissuesandchallenges.ItalsofosteredclosecollaborationbetweentheAsianbusinesscommunity.

Asian Business Summit, Tokyo, 14 – 15 March

Taiwan SBFhostedthe10thJointConferencebetweenSBFandtheChineseInternationalEconomicCooperationAssociation(CIECA)inSingaporeon8November.Theeventwasco-chairedbyMr.PeterSeah,ChairmanofDBSBank,SingaporeandMr.DouglasTongHsu,ChairmanandCEOofFarEasternGroup,Taiwan.


Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)SBFledabusinessmissiontoPyongyang,DPRK,from15–20May,headedbyMr.PohChoonAnn,ViceChairmanoftheSBFChinaBusinessGroup.Themission,whichcoincidedwiththe13thPyongyangSpringInternationalTradeFair,offeredoverseasbusinessesandinvestorsnumerousprospectsfortradeandinvestmentineconomiczonesintheDPRK.AbusinessmatchingsessionarrangedbyDPRKChamberofCommerceenabledourdelegatestomeetwith66DPRKcompanies.ThemeetingsandsitevisitsprovidedparticipantswithusefulinsightsontheopportunitiesandthechallengesofdoingbusinessintheNorthKoreanmarket.SeveralcompaniesexpressedinteresttoexpandtheirbusinesstoDPRK.

TheConferencewhichwasattendedby58Singaporeand37Taiwanrepresentatives,providedaplatformforbusinessmeninSingaporeandTaiwantonetworkandlearnmoreaboutbusinessopportunitiesinbothmarketsaswellastoexplorejointcollaborationsinthirdcountries.

SOUTH ASIA

SBF’sSouthAsiaBusinessGroupfacilitatedatotalof473businessmatchesforSingaporecompaniesthroughaseriesofseminarsandbusinessmissionscoveringIndia,Bangladesh,SriLankaandBhutan.Thesebusinessexchangesborefruitforfourcompanies.

2010sawtheestablishmentoftheSouthAsiaBusinessGroup(SABG)withMr.KaranSinghThakral,ExecutiveDirectorofThakralGroupofCompaniesasitsfirstChairman.HeisassistedbyfiveViceChairmen–Mr.RaviManchandaofStandardCharteredBank,Mr.SoumenMitraofTataCapital,Mr.VivekChhabraofAsiaPacificBreweries,Mr.VikasGoreofDPArchitectsandMr.VKRajanofChestertonSuntecInternational.SABGiscurrentlyfinalisingtheintegrationofIESingapore’sNetworkIndiaintoSABG.

SBFsteppedupitsmarketdevelopmenteffortsonSriLankaviaabusinessforuminMay,followedbyabusinessmissiontoColomboinJuly.TheiAdvisorySeminarSeriesonBusinessOpportunitiesinSriLankawasattendedby192Singaporeparticipantsand15SriLankancontacts.Separately,themissionenableddelegatestocultivate80SriLankancontactsand94businessmatches.ItalsoprovidedseveralmissionparticipantsanopportunitytofinalisetheirbusinessplansforSriLanka,withonecompanyinkingajoint-venturedealwithalocalpartnertoestablishalogisticsfacilityinColombo.

Singapore and Taiwan speakers at the SBF – CIECA Conference

Co-Chairman Mr. Peter Seah delivering his Opening Remarks at the SBF – CIECA Conference on 7 November

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Aspartofitsinitiativetodevelopfrontiermarkets,SBForganisedthefirst-everBhutanInvestmentSeminar.ThevisitingBhutanofficialandbusinessdelegationcomprisedseniorofficialsoftheMinistryofIndustry,BhutanChamberofCommerce&Industry,andTourismCouncilofBhutan.ItwasledbyDashoSonamTshering,Secretary,MinistryofExternalAffairsandMr.SonamP.Wangdi,Director,DepartmentofTrade.TheseminarprovidedparticipantswithusefulinsightsontheeconomicconditionsandpotentialbusinessopportunitiesinBhutan.Basedonthehighinterestlevelofparticipants,SBFwillbeplanningabusinessmissiontoBhutaninSeptemberorOctober2011.

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

SBFcontinueditsstrongengagementoftheIndianmarketviathefollowingbusinessfacilitationactivities:

SeminarontheASEAN–IndiaFreeTradeAgreementon28Januarywhichdrewin78participants.

InvestinIndiaSeminar:UpdateontheDelhi–MumbaiIndustrialCorridoron9Februarywhichattracted123participants.

SeminaronOpportunitiesintheSEZSectorinIndiaon23Marchattendedby202participant.

India–SingaporeTrade&InvestmentBusinessForumon7June,organisedtogetherwithFederationofIndianChambersofCommerceandIndustrywhichattracted250participants.

SBF’sSouthAsiaBusinessGroupalsoorganisedthefollowingeventsonBangladeshinresponsetointerestexpressedbytheSingaporebusinesscommunity:

RoadshowonthePower&EnergySectorinBangladesh,25Januarywhichdrew126Singaporeparticipants.

SeminarontheInvestmentClimateandBusinessOpportunitiesinBangladeshon23Februarywhichdrew92Singaporeparticipants.

Business mission to Sri Lanka, 11 – 16 July

Bhutan Investment Seminar, 5 October

Mr. Lee Yi Shyan, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry

TherewasstrongfocusonAfricain2010,withtheinaugurationoftheAfrica–SingaporeBusinessForum(ASBF)andthelaunchoftheSBFAfricaBusinessGroup(AfBG).

Inaugural Africa – Singapore Business Forum DrivenbythegrowinginterestinAfrica’sunexploredpotential,theForum,jointlyorganisedbySBFandInternationalEnterprise(IE)Singapore,providedSBFmembersandtheSingaporebusinesscommunitywithbusinessandnetworkingopportunitiesinAfrica.


Dr. Mo Ibrahim, Chairman, Mo Ibrahim Foundation

Launch of SBF Africa Business Group

Panel discussion: Singapore – Your link to Africa – AsiaPanel discussion: Doing Business in Africa – Mitigating risks and navigating the business environment

Ms. Obiagelli Ezekwesili, Vice President Africa Region, The World Bank

TheeventwhichwasgracedbyMr.LeeYiShyan,MinisterofState,MinistryofTradeandIndustry,andeightAfricanministersfromAngola,Cameroon,RepublicofCongo,Gabon,Mauritius,NigeriaandTogo,alsofeaturedprominentPan-AfricanleaderssuchasDr.MoIbrahim,ChairmanofMoIbrahimFoundation.TheForumwasattendedbysome400participants,approximatelyone-thirdofwhomhailedfrom17Africancountries.

Launch of Africa Business GroupThehighlightoftheForumwasthelaunchoftheAfricaBusinessGroup(AfBG),aninitiativeoftheSBFtostrengthenandconsolidateSingapore’sbusinessinterestsandeconomicpresenceintheemergingSub-SaharanAfricaregion.TheAfBGisheadedbyMr.ShabbirHassanbhai,SBFCouncilMemberandSingapore’sHighCommissionertotheFederalRepublicofNigeria.

ThroughtheASBFandtheAfBG,companiesnowhaveaneffectivebusinessplatformforassistancewhenventuringintoAfrica.AfBGwillorganiseprogrammestoassistitsmemberstoestablishcontacts,buildmarketknowledge,andenhanceadvocacyefforts.AfBGwillworkwithgovernmentagenciestobuildastrongerprofileforSingaporeancompaniesinAfrica,andhelpfacilitatemorepartnershipsbetweenSingaporeanandAfricanbusinesses.

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Business Missions to AfricaFollowingthelaunchoftheAfricaBusinessGroupinJuly,SBFledtwohighprofileoutboundmissionscoveringsixAfricancountries(Angola,SouthAfrica,Botswana,Kenya,Rwanda&Uganda);withSeniorMinisterofStateforForeignAffairsZainulAbidinRasheedparticipatinginthemissiontoEastAfrica.

TheobjectivesofthemissionsweretodiscoverandexplorebusinessopportunitiesinAfrica,understandtheoverallbusinessenvironmentandemergingsectors,meetkeygovernmentofficials,chamberofficialsandbusinessmenandstrengthenchambertochamberco-operation. Themissionsattracted39participantsrepresentingindustriessuchasoilandgas,ICTandtelecommunications,maritimeandshipping,constructionandbuildingmaterials,financialandprofessionalservices,foodandconsumerproducts,agriculturalproductsandservices.

SBF’sfacilitationeffortsenabledparticipantstogainabroadunderstandingofthedifferentbusinessenvironmentsandeconomiclandscapesinthemarketsvisited.

VastopportunitieswereidentifiedforSingaporecompanies,includingconstruction,oilandgas(Angola),professionalservices,transportationandlogistics(SouthAfrica)andICT,healthcareandeducation(Botswana).Thetwomissionsgenerated684usefulcontacts,370businessmatchingsforourcompaniesandachievedprojectedsalesofmorethan$21million.

Business mission to Southern Africa, 13 – 22 September

Business matching session in progress

Business Forum with Uganda Investment AuthorityBusiness mission to East Africa, 4 – 15 December


Cementing business ties with Middle Eastern CountriesAstheleadbusinesschamberdrivingourcompanies’internationalisationeffortintotheMiddleEast,SBFactsasthenationalsecretariattotheSaudi–SingaporeBusinessCouncil(SSBC)andtheOman–SingaporeBusinessCouncil(OSBC).Bothcouncilswereestablishedundertheauspicesoftherespectivegovernments,asabusiness-to-businessplatformtofosterclosereconomiclinkagesbetweenthebusinesscommunitiesofbothcountries.

Saudi ArabiaThe3rdmeetingoftheSSBCtookplaceinRiyadhon17January.Singapore’sdelegationwasledbyMr.TangKinFei,SBFCouncilmemberandSingaporeCo-ChairmanoftheSSBC.Themeetingsoughtsolutionstobusinesschallengesfacedbycompaniesfrombothcountriesineachother’smarket;italsoidentifiedspecificsectorsofopportunitytodeveloppartnerships.AbusinessmissiontoRiyadhandJeddahwasalsoorganisedinconjunctionwiththe3rdSSBCmeeting,attendedby35representativesfrom24companies.

AkeyrecommendationoftheSSBCMeetingwasthefocusonhighpotentialsectorsandthecreationoftaskforcestomatchcapabilitiesandrequirementstotapthefollowingsectorsinSaudiArabia–energyandwater,info-communication technology,transportationandlogistics,services(tourism,healthcare,education)andbusinessprocesses.

Thebusinessmissionalsogenerated268usefulcontactsforthedelegationandachievedprojectedsalesofmorethan$67million.

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OmanTheinauguralOman–SingaporeBusinessCouncil(OSBC)meetingwasheldinSingaporeon14June. Co-ChairedbyMr.ShabbirHassanbhai,ViceChairmanoftheSBFMiddleEastBusinessGroupandMr.SaudAhmedAl-Nahari,CEO,PortServicesCorporationSAOGfromOman,themeetingsetouttheguidingprinciplesandgoalstobeachievedbytheCouncil.

TheSingapore–OmanBusinessForum,whichwasorganisedinconjunctionwiththemeeting,offeredSingaporeanandOmanicompaniesopportunitiestoexploreprojectsthatcanbejointlypursuedintheSultanateorinothercountriesintheGulfregion. Participantsfrom122Singaporecompaniesnetworkedwiththe22-memberbusinessdelegationfromtheSultanateofOman,ledbytheOmanChamberofCommerceandIndustry(OCCI).

The1stOSBCmeetingidentifiedandformed5priorityindustryclusters(Environment&Energy,Information&CommunicationsTechnology,Infrastructure&UrbanSolutions,Transportation&LogisticsandEducation)asafocusedapproachtodevelopthesesectorsinOmanandtofurthergrowSingaporecompanies’tradeandinvestmentinterestsinthecountry.

TheForumgenerated108matchingbusinessinterestsforbothsetsofparticipants.


CENTRAL ASIA, AMERICAS & EUROPE

TajikistanTheinauguralTajikistan–SingaporeBusinessForumwasorganisedinconjunctionwiththestatevisitofH.E.EmomaliRahmon,PresidentofTajikistan.Hewasaccompaniedbya32-memberstrongbusinessdelegationcomprisingkeyappointmentholdersofstateownedenterprisesandelitebusinessmen.Thesedelegates,primarilyfrombanking&financialservices,ICT,infrastructureandagriculturenetworkedwith113Singaporeparticipants.

Throughthevariouspresentationsattheforum,ourcompanieswereinformedonsomekeyprojectsinTajikistan,includingenergyandtransportinfrastructureprojectsamountingtooverUS$1billion.Singaporebusinesseswereencouragedtocapitaliseonthetwofreeeconomiczones–“PanjiPoyon”and“Sugd”andtoinvestinprioritysectorslikeconstruction,hydropower,

agriculture,tourismandhospitality. AnSBFmembercompanysignedanMOUwithTajikistan’sStateCommitteeonInvestmentsandStatePropertyManagementtodeepenthebilateralinvestmentrelationship.

UzbekistanSBFtogetherwithInternationalEnterprise(IE)Singapore,ledabusinessmissiontotheRepublicofUzbekistanfrom22–28April.The17-memberdelegationcomprisedcompaniesfromtheoilandgas,engineering,automotivesandaftermarket,commoditytrading,pharmaceutical,transportandlogistics,industrialequipmentandspareparts,andgreenenergytechnologyandsolutionsindustries.

DelegatesbenefittedfromtheSingapore–UzbekistanBusinessForumandBusinessMatchingsessionattendedbymorethan80state-ownedcompanies,businessassociationsandprivatecompaniesfromdiverseindustries.A3-partyMOUwassignedbyamembercompanytoconductapreliminaryfeasibilitystudyontheestablishmentofturnkey“dryports”logistichubprojectinUzbekistan.

Businesssalesattributabletothemissionareexpectedtobe$1.19million. Singaporedelegateshadanaverageoffourface-to-facebusinessmeetingswiththeirUzbekcounterpartsduringthemissionandmade130contacts.

H.E. Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan

Promoting Central Asia as a new business destinationAspartofitseffortstointroducenewsourcesofbusinesstomembers,SBForganisedseveralnetworkingactivitiestohighlightthebusinesspotentialofCentralAsia.

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Latin America Inpartnershipwiththerespectiveembassies,governmentagenciesandprivatecompanies,SBForganiseda5-partmarketprofileseriesfocusedonkeymarketsinLatinAmerica,includingBrazil,Peru,ParaguayandVenezuela.TheseriesalsohighlightedthevastpotentialofbusinessprospectsacrossLatinAmerica.SingaporebusinesseswereinformedthatLatinAmerica,whichwasnotaffectedbytheglobalfinancialcrisis,offersnumeroustradeandinvestmentopportunitiesinareassuchasinfrastructure,energy,oilandgas,R&D,biotechnology,hospitalityandtransportation.

Theexchangesenabledsome200Singaporebusinessmentonetworkwithmorethan30visitingdelegatesfromoverseasgovernmentagencies,including20keyregionalcompaniesandtradeorganisations.

Inparticular,theRiodeJaneiroInvestmentOpportunitiesRoadShowhighlightedspecialprojectsinRiointherun-uptotheupcoming2014WorldCupand2016OlympicGames.

GermanySBFledabusinessmissiontoGermany,inconjunctionwiththeGermany–SingaporeBusinessForum(GSBF)2010,withfocusonPrecisionEngineering,MedicalTechnologyandEnvironmentalTechnology.Theforumwasattendedby28Germancompaniesand36Singaporecompanieswithanover-archingfocusonforgingsuccessfulSingapore-GermanSMEpartnershipsforbusinessgrowth.TheSingaporedelegatesofelitebusinessmenfromthePrecisionEngineeringandEnvironmentalTechnologyfieldattendedGlobalConnect2010inStuttgart,aswellasotherbusinessmeetingsandbriefingsduringvisitstovariousbusinesschambersandmanufacturingfacilities.

Business mission to Germany, 24 – 30 October

Asidefromtheeconomicbriefings,thedelegatesalsoattendedsectoral-basedplenarysessionsandpaneldiscussionsoninnovationandinternalisationchallengesandopportunities.InadditiontoGSBF,thedelegationhadtheopportunitytowitnesstheGlobalConnect2010openingceremonyandvisitedtheGlobalConnectFairduringtheirstayinStuttgart.Participantsweregenerallyverysatisfiedwiththemission,withtotalexpectedvalueofsalesamountingto$850,000basedonthefeedbackcollectedfromparticipants.

Company Visit to Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG


SUMMING UP GROWTH

LIST OF 2010 ACTIVITIES

JANUARY WorkshoponIncoterms2000 SeminaronTotalRewards–Aligning

rewardstoorganisationalgoals Post-CopenhagenConferenceon

ClimateChangeandLandUse FocusGroupDiscussionforReview

oftheCompaniesAct Russia–SingaporeBusiness

Conference Briefing&NetworkingSessionwith

visitingKenyanDelegation SingaporeMeet-The-Experts

Seminar:JumpstartyourSS540Compliance

PandemicFluBusinessContinuityPlan

SeminaronBusinessOpportunitiesinCzechRepublic&NetworkingSession2010

IslamicBanking&FinanceSeminar EBISSeminar–Secretsand

StrategiesofSuccessfulRegionalExpansion

Hands-onWorkshoponPreparationofFinancialStatementsusingFSManager

SeminaronASEAN–IndiaFreeTradeAgreement(AIFTA)–AchievingBreakthroughWithYourBusiness

WorkshoponFinancialReportingStandard21–TheEffectsofChangesinForeignExchangeRates

FEBRUARY BriefingonProposedPMEsDispute

ResolutionProcess SeminaronNegotiating,Drafting&

ManagingCommercialContracts SeminaronInvestmentClimate

andBusinessOpportunitiesinBangladesh

WorkshoponGST–WhatyouneedtoknowaboutGSTtoavoidcommonpitfallsandmanageauditqueries

TheCanada–SingaporeSeminaronBusinessofEnergyandEnvironment

DoingBusinessinThailandSeminar

MARCH SeminaronBudget2010 SeminaronEnhancingCrisis

PreparednessatWorkplaces WorkshoponEmploymentLaw CleanEnergy&Sustainable

DevelopmentIndustryBusinessNetworkingSeries–HighlightsonCleanandGreenOpportunitiesinChina

SeminaronEgyptDayinconjunctionwithvisitbyEgyptianMinisterofInvestment

FluPandemicSeminar:Food&BeverageIndustry

IntroductiontoSS540:2008(BusinessContinuityManagement)

CAPEXIL–BuyerSellerMeet CarbonFootprint&Disclosure

Seminar SeminaronChina–SingaporeFree

TradeAgreement&ASEAN–ChinaFreeTradeAgreement

BriefingonForeignWorkersLevy

SeminaronDirector’sDuties&Liabilities

FluPandemicAwarenessCourse Botswana–Seminar&Business

Matching WorkshoponUnderstandingthe

UCP600&ISBP2007 ThePrinciplesofBCM&The

SS540:2008BCMTrainingCourse IndiaSEZShow InvestmentOpportunities@

Hangzhou–QianjiangEconomicDevelopmentAreaandHangzhou–SingaporeEco-Park

SeminaronImprovingProductivity-BridgingSales&CreditManagementthroughBusinessProcessManagement

EEPC–BuyerSellerMeet SeminaronBuildingResiliencein

yourOrganisation IndonesiaNewInvestment

Climate&BusinessOpportunitiesForum2010

Tajikistan–SingaporeBusinessForum&NetworkingSession2010

APRIL LuncheonTalkonDirectors’

ResponsibilitiesforBCM BriefingonGSTE-Filing WorkshoponChinaEmployment

ContractLaw DevelopmentsandBusiness

OpportunitiesinSino-SingaporeTianjinEco-city

FluPandemicAwarenessCourse WorkshoponAccountingfor

BusinessCombinationsunderFRS103

Seminars, Workshops, Dialogue Sessions organised by SBF


WorkshoponAdvanceLettersofCredit–CaseStudies–30TrapinLettersofCreditOperations

SBFOrientationProgrammeforNewMembers

SeminaronUnderstandingInternationalTradeFinanceinaNutshell

Paraguay&Brazil–AnExceptionalEntrepreneurialOpportunityinSouthAmerica

Asia’sNextEmergingGem?AcloserlookintotheinvestmentpotentialofVietnamandCambodia

TurkeySeminar&NetworkingLunch

MAY PresentationofSBFOutstanding

SustainabilityAwards PresentationofSBFGreenITAwards Thailandupdate–whatnextfor

businessventures WorkshoponIncoterms2000 WorkshoponCompensationand

Benefits–BuildingandSustainingCompetitiveBusinessAdvantage

OverviewoftheWorkplaceSafetyandHealthAct

WorkshoponGST WorkplaceSafetyandHealthfor

theService,HospitalityandRetailSectors

IndonesiaNow:BusinessOpportunitiesandSuccessStrategies–FeaturingSingaporeCaseStudy

JilinAgriculturalCorporationFoodZoneSigningCeremony&ProjectPresentation

WorkshoponIntegrityatWork BriefingonNationalWagesCouncil

(NWC)Guidelinesfor2010/2011 WorkshoponLettersofCredit–An

in-depthunderstandingforImporters&Exporters

SeminaronNewDirectTaxCodeandRecentFDIGuidelinesinIndia

InsightsintoanInvestor’sMindset FurnitureLearningInstituteWorkshop

SeriesForFurnitureCompanies

JUNE SBF–LamdongProvinceMOU

SigningCeremony EffectiveStrategiestoBCMSS540

&BS25999Certification TheBusinessContinuity

Management(BCM)GlobalStandards BreakfastDialoguewithSouthKorea

PresidentH.E.LeeMyung-bak KITA–SBFBusinessMatching Seminarondrivinginnovationand

productivitythroughpeoplepractices ShapingupfortheEconomic

Upturn–Work-lifeToolsforPersonalandCorporateSuccess

Omanbusinessforum GREEN2010SeriesIncorporating

Singapore–GermanyBusinessSeminaronEnergy,Environment&Water

MOUSigningwithEnvironmentalManagementAssociationofSingapore,NgeeAnnPolytechnicCentreofInnovationforEnvironment&WaterTechnologiesandSingaporeWaterAssociationduringGREEN2010

CEOWorkshop–BizSafeLevel1 WorkshoponLettersofCredit–

Anin-depthunderstandingforImporters&Exporters

7thCAEXPOTrade&BusinessPromotionConference

Malaysia:GrowthWithinReach?–GetFirstMoverAdvantagesonNewBusinessOpportunities

LaosBusinessForum 3PPublicPrivatePartnership

ClosingtheGapbetweenEmergencyManagementandCorporateFirstResponder

TheEuropeanDebtCrisis:EconomicImpactonAsianBusinesses

CEOBreakfastTalk–SeizingtheWhiteSpace

JULY WorkshoponEmploymentAct BriefingontheGovernment

Schemes EconomicStrategiesCommittee

MinisterialDialogue SeminaronCorporateGovernance

&Directors’DutiesandLiabilities SeminaronPracticalWays

toImproveProductivityandCompetitiveness

BriefingonExtensionofWorkplaceSafety&HealthAct

BCMSeminar–AerospaceIndustry SeminaronSingaporeGuangzhou

KnowledgeCity BriefingonAutoInclusionScheme

forEmploymentIncome Africa–SingaporeBusinessForum

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YoungBusinessPeopleAssociationofHoChiMinhCity(YBA)BusinessMatching

BCMThroughSS540–Areyougameforit

BizSAFEforYourWorkplaceHealth&Safety

DialogueSessiononASEANCompetitiveness

SeminaronDevelopmentandOpportunitiesinLogisticsSectorintheKingdomofBahrain

CEOsRoundtableonSustainabilitySolutionsfortheManufacturingSector

SeminaronBusinessProcessManagement&OfficeProductivityMeasuresToImproveEfficiency

SeminaronSustainabilityReporting–GlobalDevelopments

IranInvestmentOpportunitiesForum NetworkingsessionwithIran

delegationledbyQIETAIIranOil,Gas&Petrochemical

WorkshoponAccountingforFinancialInstruments:MeasurementsandClassification

IntroductiontoWorkplaceSafetyandHealthActforSeniorManagement

NationalSecurityDialogue SeminaronImprovingCorporate

GovernancewithRiskManagementSystems

CEOWorkshoponbizSAFELevel1 Oman–TradeandFriendship

ExperienceNetworking

AUGUST EnhancingYourBusinessResilienceandSustainabilityviaBCM

BusinessNetworkingTeaSessionwithCEOEastEconomicRegionCEO

SeminaronBusinessOpportunitiesinMalaysia

IndonesiaBizknow-how:Legal&Taxworkshop

SDBGInformalNetworkingSession–“TheBusinessofSustainability”

GrowingoverseaswithSBFMissions,JustBeer&DinnerGet-together

WorkshoponFreeTradeAgreements APECOutreachSeminar BusinessContinuityManagement:

TourismSector WorkshoponProductivity–The

Basics&Leveragingon6Sigma WorkshoponUnderstandingthe

UCP600&ISBP2007 NetworkingSessiononChinaClean

andGreenSector BriefingonCompanyTaxObligation SeminaronProductivitythrough

EffectiveManagementSystem CEODialogueonMergersand

Acquisitions WorkshoponCrisisManagement VietnamBusinessKnow-how

Seminar

SEPTEMBER InvestmentOpportunitiesSeminar

inShandong–Zibo(Boshan)andMOUSigningofQilu–SingaporeLowCarbonResidential&HotelDevelopmentPark

KoreaExportsPromotionMission–MarineParts&Accessories“OnetoOneBusinessMatching”

BriefingonProposedRe-employmentLaw&PMEDisputeResolutionFramework

BusinessContinuingManagementManagerCourse

CEOWorkshop–bizSAFElevel1 RiskManagementCourse–bizSAFE

Level2 SeminaronCorporateGovernance

&Directors’Duties&Liabilities

OCTOBER IntroductiontoAngelInvestments SBF–KITABusinessMeeting BhutanInvestmentSeminar LaunchofSingaporeSustainability

Awards2011@GESOpeningReception

SustainbilityCEOsRoundtableDuringGlobalEntrepolis@Singapore2011

GlobalEntrepolis@Singapore2011–RiskManagementCxOBriefing

GlobalEntrepolis@SingaporeSummit2010

BCMBriefingtoSPRINGMarineLIUPEnterprises

CXOSeminar“BecomingtheMostAdmiredBusinessLeaders&Companies”

NetworkingSessiononOpportunitiesinEnvironmentandSustainabilitySectorsinGermanyandJapan

BusinessCreditManagementWorkshopSeries–EffectiveBusinessCreditManagement

SBF–WDAConference“GearingTowardsAnInnovativeandProductiveEconomy”


Seminars, Workshops, Dialogue Sessions supported by SBF

JANUARY SustainingBusinessSuccessthrough

QualityManagementStandards CrisisAsiaExecutiveDevelopment–

BusinessImpactAnalysis(Programme2200)

RoadshowonPowerSectorinBangladesh

10thDoingBusinessinJapanSeminar:Japan–IncreasingFDIandNewBusinessOpportunities

Leaders’Forum2010on“TheWayofGrowthinAdversity”byDr.YuShiwei

TheBusinessofGoingGreen–PostCopenhagenDialogue

CrisisAsiaExecutiveDevelopment–TableTopExercises(Programme4101)

FEBRUARY bizSAFEConvention2010 MeetingSessionwithU.S.Aerospace

TradeMissionDelegates TurkishBuyingMissionProgramme:

IstanbulFashionWeek2010 InvestinIndiaSeminar–Update

ontheprojectsofDelhiMumbaiIndustrialCorridor

AsiaGreenITSeminar SeminaronStandardisationand

GreenhouseGasManagement–MakingtheRightStrategicConnection

MARCH BriefingonFairEmployment ICTBusinessOutlookForum

2010–SustainabilityinaRecoveringWorld

SouthAfricaBusinessSeminar&Matching

ImplementingCorporateCarbonManagementProgramme

RoundtableonBusanPort–PlatformtoExpandyourbusiness

WorldContinuityCongressSingapore2010

VisitbyLuandaInternationalTradeFair

IsraeliCleantechSeminar SPRING’sIDG–BusinessRisk

ManagementSeminarforFoodIndustry

EssentialsforBusinessSeminar

SingaporeBrandConference

APRIL Roadshowbygovernmentof

Kamataka ECOWorld@Singapore2010 BusinessExcellencefor

OrganisationsinAsia2010 DoingBusinessinIndia

Seminar BCA–IFMASustainableFacility

ManagementConference “HowtodoBusinesswith

Venezuela”Seminar SingaporeCertifiedEnergy

Manager(SCEM)ProfessionalLevel–5thIntake

SBF–KOTRABusinessMatchingKoreaExportsPromotionMission:One-on-Onebusinessmatching

CashFlowManagementWorkshopSeries–“HowBusinessesCanGetOutof“MoneyNotEnough”Situation

CriticalSuccessFactorsforBusinessContinuityManagement

SeminaronElectronicAgreement

NOVEMBER 5thUzbekistan–Singapore

BusinessForum BriefingonBruneiMarket BusinessRiskManagementSeminar:

Globalisation–GrowthversusRisks BusinessCreditManagement

WorkshopSeries–BusinessCreditManagementtoImproveCashFlow

ProductivityProgramme:BusinessProcessImprovement(BPI)Advisory&WorkshopTraining

ASEANConnectivity&LogisticsRoadmapSeminar

LaunchofSingapore’sNationalSolarRepositoryandSolarPioneerAwardsPresentation

DECEMBER WorkshoponIncoterms2000 InvestmentOpportunitiesin

CambodiaSeminar WorkshopChinaEmployment

ContractLaw SeminaronBusiness&Currency

(RMB&USD)Outlookfor2011 WorkshoponEmploymentAct(EA) ForumonMalaysia’sEconomic

TransformationProgramme


MAY SeminaronInvestment

OpportunitiesinSriLanka SIMTechMaunfacturingForum–

SustainableManufacturing ProjectPresentationforJilinCity,

China FoodProcessingOpportunitiesin

IndiaSeminar France–ASEANConferenceon

CleanEnergies Areyourbusinessesassturdyas

yourfurnitureseminar

JUNE BriefingonFairEmployment

Practices ZhengZhouLogisticParkPromotion

Conference TUSKONWorldTradeBridge2010

Seminar ASEAN–GuangzhouTrade&

EconomicWeekLaunchCeremonycumServiceandTradeProjectsExchange

TianjinKeyDevelopmentRegionsPromotionSeminar

CanadaICTForum FLA–developingwisestrategiesto

takeadvantageofChina’seconomicgrowth

SingaporeInternationalWaterWeek–WorkshoponCanadianPipelineTechnologies

SingaporeInternationalWaterWeek–WaterConvention2010

CofaceCountryRiskConference 2ndNingboInport&ExportFair

JULY IndiaBusinessForum SingaporeInternationalWaterWeek

–AmericasBusinessForum HaiPhongFoodProcessingZone:

OpportunitiesforFoodProcessing&DistributionSeminar

NEC–IESingaporeGreenICTDay Suzhou–SingaporeIndustrialPark

Symposium CII–IBFSessiononIndia–

Singapore,EnhancingTrade&EconomicCo-operation

DialogueSessiononISODraftInternationalStandardonEnergyManagementSystem

ThaiSpaCompaniesB@BMatchingSession

SNEF30thAnniversaryCEO&EmployersSummit

NationalSustainabilityConference DelegationfromBergamo,Italy:

B2BMeetings&BusinessMatchingSession

AUGUST GermanyInformationSharing

Session SPRINGTrainingWorkshopon

GreenhouseGasManagementLeveragingonISO14064SeriesStandards

LifethatLovestoHappenSeminar PAYMPolicyForumSeries–CanWe

Survive?Singapore’sEconomyintheNextDecade

Work-LifeConference2010

OfficialLaunchof2ndeditionof:MajorIssuesinCompanyLaw

VibrantGujaratGlobalInvestorsSummit

DoingBusinessinCambodia&LaoPDR

SeminaronOperationSustainabilityforTransportandLogisticsSector

SEPTEMBER VideoConference“PeruInvestment

Opportunities” WorldGreenBuildingCouncil

(WGBC)InternationalCongressBuildingCouncil(SGBC)InternationalConference

BCLE-AUD-SS540BCMLeadAuditorTrainingCourse

Sichuan–SingaporeTradeandInvestmentPromotionSeminar

ChinaHubeiProvince(Singapore)InvestmentSeminar

Sichuan–GuangAnTradeandInvestmentPromotionSeminar

BusinessMissiontoBeijing,ChinaInternationalAutoPartsExpo

Russia–SingaporeBusinessForum2010

BusinessContinuityManagementInternalAuditorCourse

Ports&MaritimeSeminar SingaporeHumanCapitalSummit

OCTOBER CarbonForumAsia SingaporeInternationalEnergy

Week


MAY Pre-MissionBriefingFor

SingaporeBusinessMissiontoPyongyang,DPRKorea

DelegationfromXiamen VisitofBahrainChamber

ofCommerceandIndustryRoundtablemeetingwithBahrainbusinessleadersatSBF

VisitofBahrainChamberofCommerceandIndustry–SBFLuncheonwithBahrainbusinessleaders

VisitofBahrainChamberofCommerceandIndustry–NetworkingDinnerwithSingaporeBusinessesFederation

SBFRoundtablewithHEDatoSriMustapa,MinisterforInternationalTrade&Industry

JUNE China–ASEANBusiness&

InvestmentSummitSecretariat CCPITGuangzhouDelegation

Visit India–SingaporeTrade&

InvestmentBusinessForum DialogueSessionwithTheRight

HonorableMrs.AmaBenyiwaDoe,CentralRegionalMinister,ChairpersonofCEDECOMBoardofCentralRegionalDevelopmentCommission

SBFBriefing:ThereadinessofSingaporebizcommunitiesintheimplementationoftheASEAN–ChinaFreeTradeArea

JANUARY VisitbyTianjinDelegation VisitbyTheBureauofCommerce

ofAnhuiProvince RoundtableDinnerwithBapak

Gita,ChairmanBKPM RoundtablewithEgyptian

AssistantMinister VisitbyCAEXPOSecretariat NetworkingSessionwithJilin

DelegationledbyJilinViceGovernor

MARCH SessionwithMsArlindaAriff,

President/CEOofIskandarInvestmentBerhad

MeetingwithJilinMunicipalityDelegation

Spain–SingaporeRoundtableSession“StrategicPartnershipsandCollaborativeVenturesintoLatinAmerica”

APRIL VisitProgrammeandFaciliationfor

BECConsultants DelegationfromTianjinCityChina Oman–SingaporeBusiness

Council:2ndSingaporeMeeting

Delegation visits hosted by SBF

TurkeyBuyingMissionProgramme:13thMUSIADInternationalFair

WorkshoponClimateMarketsandtheBusinessofClimateChange

UKEastMidlandsNetworkingSession

NOVEMBER AndhraPradshInvestment

Roadshow MICCI–Johor12thAnnualGolf

Open&NetworkingDinner CleanEnergyExpoAsia2010 LaunchofASEANCompetition

Handbooks BCLE-AUD-SS540BCMLead

AuditorTrainingCourse Singapore–AustriaEconomic

Forum GalaLunchinhonourofHis

ExcellencyXiJinping,VicePresidentofthePRCbySCCCI

NewZealandMinisterofCommerceSimonPowerSpeakingEngagement

ProductionTechnologyoftheFutureForum&Business-MatchingWorkshop

BrazilBusinessDelegationLedbyMinisterofPortPedroBrito

DECEMBER Malaysia–InternationalChinese

BusinessForum


VisitbyIrandelegation–14to15June2010

LuncheonandRoundtablesessionwithIranianMinisterofCommerce

VisitbyOmandelegation–14to16June2010

VisitbyIrandelegation–14to15June2010

DialogueMeetingwithPhilippinesCICT,PTIC-embassyofPhilippines&G2iXDelegates

JULY DelegationaccompanyingMr.Anand

Sharman,MinisterofCommerce&Industry,India

AUGUST BreakfastDialogueSessionwith

MITIMinisterDatoSeriMustapaMohamed

DialogueSessionwithYoungEntrepreneursAssociationofCambodia

VisitofNanjingDelegation(LishuiMunicipalityNanjing)

KoreaChamberofCommerce&IndustryMeetingwithCEO

SEPTEMBER DPRKIncomingDelegationmission

receivedbyMr.PohChoonAn

OCTOBER InformalMSBCMeeting MeetingwithMyanmarDelegation

NOVEMBER 10thJointMeetingBetweenSBF&

CIECA VisitbyGabondelegation(In

conjunctionwithStateVisitofGabonPresident)

IncomingVisitbytheIndustry&CommerceAssociationofMacau

BusinessRoundtablewithFidelityBankofGhana

SBF–BKPMMinisterialDialogueSession

PreliminaryMSBCMeetingforSingaporeCouncilMembers

DECEMBER 5thJointmeetingofMSBC MeetingwithCAEXPO

ViceSecretaryGeneralMr.NongRong

MeetingwithShanghaiPudongPartySecretaryXuLinandhisdelegation

JointMeetingofSBFwithFriendsofBuildingSustainability–GreenKnowledgeExchangeRoundtableDialogue

Overseas Business Missions

JANUARY MissiontoSaudiArabia

MARCH SBFDelegationtotheAsian

BusinessSummit,Tokyo,Japan BusinessMissiontoVancouver

andGlobe2010Conference&ExhibitioninCanada

BusinessMissiontoLaoPDR(Vientiane)

APRIL MissiontoUzbekistan

MAY InternationalBizFellowship–

ExecutiveProgrammeonVietnam BusinessMissiontoPyongyang,

DPRKKorea

JUNE BusinessMissiontoIskandar

Malaysia BusinessMissiontoCleantech

2010inTelAviv,Israel BusinessMissiontoHoiAn,

Vietnam


JULY BusinessMissiontoSriLanka

AUGUST BusinessMissiontoZhejiang

Province&Shanghai(WorldExpo2010)

SEPTEMBER SBFEconomicAgenciesBusiness

MissiontoIskandarMalaysia SBFBusinessMissiontoSouthern

Africa–Angola,SouthAfricaandBotswana

InternationalBusinessFellowship:ExecutiveProgrammeonVietnam

BusinessMissionTargetingGreenandSustainableUrbanSolutionsinCitiesofChina

2ndSBFBusinessMissiontoIskandarMalaysia

OCTOBER 7thChina–ASEANEXPO 7thChina–ASEANBusiness

&InvestmentSummit MissiontoSaudiArabia&Bahrain BusinessMissiontoGermany/Italy

(9)JointBusinessMissionwithWMRAStoGermany–SingaporeBusinessForumwithFocusonEnvironment

NOVEMBER SingaporeBusinessMissionto

APECGreenShowcaseandGreenDevice2010inJapan(Tokyo+Yokohama)

BusinessMissiontoMumbai

DECEMBER MissiontoKenya,Rwanda&

Uganda 25thInternationalAutumnTradeFair,

Dubai BusinessMissiontoYenBai,

Vietnam


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