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Singapore consistently scores high marks in global and regional rankings of the factors that matter to businesses. These range from political risk to workforce productivity, from the quality of life to the prospects for making profits.

Singapore: Most Cost-Competitive Place for Business

Country		Cost Index		Rank


	Singapore		77.7		1

	Canada		94.5		2

	France		95.6		3

	Netherlands		95.7		4

	Italy		97.8		5

	United Kingdom		98.1		6

	United States		100.0		7

	Japan		106.9		8


	Germany		107.4		9

Source: KPMG Competitive Alternatives Study, 2006

World's easiest place to do business




	Rank		Country


	1		Singapore

	2		New Zealand

	3		United States

	4		Canada

	5		Hong Kong

	6		United Kingdom

	7		Denmark

	8		Australia

	9		Norway


	10		Ireland

Source: World Bank report: "Doing Business 2007: How to Reform"

Top 20 Business Environments




Rank	Country	Total Score


1	Denmark	8.77

2	Canada	8.75

3	United States	8.59

4	Finland	8.59

5	Hong Kong	8.58

6	Singapore	8.58

7	Netherlands	8.57


8	United Kingdom	8.57

Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit, in its Business Environment Ranking (2006-2010)

World's Most 'Network Ready' Country




	Rating		Country


	1		United States

	2		Singapore

	3		Denmark

	4		Iceland

	5		Finland

	6		Canada

	7		Taiwan


	8		Sweden

Source: Global Information Technology Report 2005/06, World Economic Forum

World: E-readiness Rankings




	Rank		Country


	1		Denmark

	2		United States

	3		Switzerland

	4		Sweden

	5		Britain

	6		Netherlands

	7		Finland

	8		Australia

	9		Canada

	10		Hong Kong

	11		Norway

	12		Germany

	13		Singapore


	14		New Zealand

Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2006

Singapore: 2nd Most Technologically Ready Nation in Asia




	Rank		Country


	1		Finland

	2		Japan

	3		Sweden

	4		Israel

	5		Iceland

	6		Germany

	7		United States

	8		Switzerland

	9		Norway

	10		Denmark

	11		Singapore

	12		Canada

	13		United Kingdom

	14		Netherlands

	15		United Arab Emirates


	16		Taiwan

Source: Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007

Most competitive Asian Economy




	Rank		Country


	1		United States

	2		Finland

	3		Denmark

	4		Switzerland

	5		Singapore

	6		Germany

	7		Sweden


	8		Taiwan

Source: Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), 2005-2006

Best Labour Force




	Country		Rating


	Singapore		88

	USA		74

	Taiwan		73

	Switzerland		73

	Belgium		72

	Japan		71

	Netherlands		65

	Ireland		65

	Sweden		61


	France		61

Source: BERI's 2005 Labour Force Ranking

Countries with the least restrictive immigration laws for employing foreign labour




	Ranking		Country


	1		Ireland

	2		Chile

	3		United Kingdom

	4		Singapore

	5		Hong Kong

	6		Iceland

	7		Scotland

	8		Argentina

	9		Finland


	10		Portugal

Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006

Most attractive environment for highly-skilled foreigners




	Rank		Country


	1		United States

	2		Singapore

	3		Switzerland

	4		Hong Kong

	5		Ireland


	6		United Kingdom

Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005

Most attractive investment incentives in Asia




	Rank		Country


	1		Slovak Republic

	2		Czech Republic

	3		Ireland

	4		Singapore

	7		Hong Kong

	10		Thailand


	11		United States

Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005

Singapore: 1st in the World for Quality of Air Transportation




	Ranking		Country


	1		Singapore

	2		Bavaria

	3		Hong Kong

	4		Germany

	5		Denmark

	6		Finland

	7		Australia

	8		Austria

	9		Iceland


	10		Netherlands

Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006

Singapore: Best Quality for Port Infrastructure




	Ranking		Country


	1		Singapore

	2		Netherlands

	3		Hong Kong

	4		Germany

	5		Belgium

	6		Denmark

	7		Finland


	8		Japan

Source: Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007

Most Vital International Air Travel Hubs




	Rank		City


	1		Paris

	2		Anchorage

	3		London

	4		Singapore

	5		New York

	6		Los Angeles

	7		Port Moresby

	8		Frankfurt

	9		Tokyo


	10		Moscow

Source: National Academy of Science, May 2005

World: Overall Competitiveness




	Rank		Country (<20m>


	1		United States

	2		Hong Kong

	3		Singapore

	4		Iceland

	5		Denmark

	6		Australia

	7		Canada

	8		Switzerland

	9		Luxembourg


	10		Finland

Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006

World's top 11 Countries for Investment Potential




Rank	Country	POR Score


1	Switzerland	83

2	Singapore	78

3	Netherlands	73

4	Japan	73

5	Norway	72

6	Taiwan	72

7	Germany	71

8	Austria	69

9	Belgium	67

10	Sweden	66


11	United States	66

Source: BERI Report August 2005

Bureaucracy and Red Tape in Asia




	Country		Level of Red Tape (0 = no red tape, 10 = high levels of red tape)


	Singapore		2.48

	Hong Kong		2.52

	Taiwan		5.21

	South Korea		5.49

	Malaysia		5.9

	Japan		6.07

	Thailand		6.39

	Philippines		7.54

	China		7.67

	Vietnam		8.23

	India		8.2


	Indonesia		8.62

Source: Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, June 2006

World's Top 20 Most Globalised Nations




	Rank		Country


	1		Singapore

	2		Switzerland

	3		United States

	4		Ireland

	5		Denmark

	6		Canada

	7		Netherlands

	8		Australia

	9		Austria

	10		Sweden

	11		New Zealand

	12		United Kingdom

	13		Finland

	14		Norway

	15		Israel

	16		Czech Republic

	17		Slovenia

	18		Germany

	19		Malaysia


	20		Hungary

Source: A.T. Kearney/FOREIGN POLICY Magazine Globalization Index 2006

Perceptions of Corporate Governance Standards




	Country		Rating (0 being the best and 10 the worst)


	Singapore		2.4

	Japan		3.8

	Hong Kong		4.2

	Taiwan		5.8

	South Korea		5.9

	Thailand		5.95

	Malaysia		6

	India		6.1

	Philippines		6.85

	Indonesia		7.5

	China		8


	Vietnam		8.8

Source: Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, June 2006

Singapore has one of Asia's highest Integrity Government




	Country		Level of Corruption (0 = no corruption, 10 = high levels of corruption)


	Singapore		1.3

	Japan		3.01

	Hong Kong		3.13

	Macao		4.78

	South Korea		5.44

	Taiwan		5.91

	Malaysia		6.13

	India		6.76

	China		7.58

	Thailand		7.64

	Philippines		7.8

	Vietnam		7.91


	Indonesia		8.16

Source: Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, March 2006

Global Country Brand for Shopping




	Rank		Country


	1		United States

	2		Singapore

	3		Italy

	4		United Arab Emirates

	5		Japan

	6		France

	7		United Kingdom

	8		Canada

	9		Thailand


	10		India

Source: Global Country Brand Index, 2006

Country Brand for Nightlife/Dinning




	Rank		Country


	1		Italy

	2		Singapore

	3		United States

	4		Spain

	5		Netherlands

	6		United Kingdoms

	7		France

	8		Greece

	9		Thailand


	10		Brazil

Source: Global Country Brand Index, 2006

The best place to live for Asian expatriates




	Rank		Location


	1		Singapore

	2		Sydney - Australia

	3		Melbourne - Australia

	4		Canberra - Australia

	5		Kobe - Japan

	6		Auckland - New Zealand

	7		Copenhagen - Denmark

	8		Vancouver - Canada

	9		Wellington - New Zealand


	10		Basel - Switzerland

Source: ECA International 2006

Asia's No.1 place to live, work and play




Rank	City	Country


1	Zurich	Switzerland

2	Geneva	Switzerland

3	Vancouver	Canada

4	Vienna	Austria

5	Auckland	New Zealand

6	Dusseldorf	Germany

7	Frankfurt	Germany

8	Munich	Germany

9	Bern	Switzerland

9	Sydney	Australia

33	Paris	France

34	Singapore	Singapore


35	Tokyo	Japan

Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting, 2005-2006

Singapore: World's 2nd Freest Economy




	Rank		Country


	1		Hong Kong

	2		Singapore

	3		Australia

	4		United States

	5		New Zealand

	6		United Kingdom

	7		Ireland


	8		Luxembourg

Source: The Heritage Foundation, Index of Economic Freedom 2007

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