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| 1. | Singapore’s Port attracts some 140,000 vessel calls a year and saw 27.1 million twenty-foot shipping containers in 2007, making it the largest shipping port in the world. orld. |
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| 2. | According to the 2008 Index of Economic Freedom by the US-based Heritage Foundation, Singapore is the second most free economy in the world, after Hong Kong. |
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| 3. | According to the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), Singapore is ranked number one globally as:
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| 4. | The Mercer Human Resource Consulting's Quality of Living Survey 2008 has ranked Singapore as Asia's most livable city. |
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| 5. | Singapore is perceived as the fourth least corrupt country in the world, according to the 2007 corruption rankings of the World Democracy Audit. |
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| 6. | According to the Singapore Statistics group, Singapore’s real GDP (gross domestic product) growth averaged 7.7% in 2006/2007 and is currently at 6.7% for 2008. |
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| 7. | The Singapore government provides a range of incentives for investors, including tax holidays, loans, grants and equity financing. Visit the EnterpriseOne website for more details of Singapore government assistance. |
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| 8. | In 2008, Singapore has one taxi for every 195 people. | |
| 9. | The population density of singapore is 16,392 per square mile. | |
| 10. | Singlish is a local dialect spoken by Singaporeans. It is a mix of English, Hokkien Chinese and Malay. | |
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Singapore is one of the most vibrant, cosmopolitan and safe cities in Asia and has plenty of interesting attractions catering to most tastes. If you are planning to visit Singapore and have time from your busy schedule, Healy Consultants can recommend some of the following attractions: |
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| For more information on Singapore's attractions, visit the Uniquely Singapore website. | ||
| Singapore Business Etiquette | ||
| For more information on doing business in Singapore, follow this link. | ||
| Contact Us | ||
For more information, contact email@healyconsultants.com or call us in Singapore at (+65) 6735 0120. |
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