Strategic Location in a Region of Opportunities
Asia's immense economic growth, driven largely by China and India is expected to surpass that in other parts of the world. Singapore's strategic geographical location enables it to access 548 million people in the Southeast Asian market and 3.2 billion strong Asian market within 7 hours of flight time.
Singapore's unique location and sophisticated telecommunications network also allow financial institutions to transact business with any part of the world within the same working day. Financial institutions trade around-the-clock with Asia-Pacific centres, as well as European and American centres, making Singapore a significant hub for 24-hour trading in foreign exchange and securities. As the world's third most wired and Asia's most wired nation, close to 99% of the population, or almost every home, school and business has access to broadband internet. International travel is equally convenient, with 84 airlines operating scheduled services through Singapore to more than 180 cities in 57 countries worldwide.