The small city state of Singapore offers many investment opportunities. In recent years the country has positioned itself as a financial hub and has built a knowledge-based economy. The following graphic shows the Top 15 Singapore Stocks by Market Capitalization traded in the Singapore Exchange as of November 30,2009: Source: Singapore Exchange Ltd. ETF : …
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Electronics manufacturing is one of the large industries in the small city state of Singapore. The government’s policies so far have been successful in attracting foreign capital and companies to invest in this sector. There are four Singapore ADRs that are traded in the NASDAQ market.The following is a brief overview of these stocks: 1.Chartered …
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The latest data from the Singapore government shows that the economy is still in contraction mode. The first quarter GDP shrank by 10.1% when compared to the same quarter last year. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was just 3.3%. This figure is artificially kept low by the government due to the many incentives offered to private …
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The tiny city state of Singapore is not immune to the global economic turmoil. Up until last year Singapore had strong growth and was even hailed as the “Switzerland of Asia” due to many international financial institutions having offices there. The government of Singapore rode to boom and even granted licenses to develop huge casino/entertainment …