Datamonitor's Singapore Country Analysis Report analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of Singapore. The report provides a holistic view of the country from historical, current and future perspectives. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats/risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. Uses of Country Analysis Reports: Understanding gained from country profiles can be used to plan business investment or market entry in a particular country. The insights provide ideas about key business opportunities. The profiles also provide an overview of the legal and regulatory framework to start or operate a business in the country. Typical uses of each PESTLE segment are: ' Political section provides understanding about the political system and key figures relevant to business in the country and governance indicators. ' Economic section deals with the economic story of a country that provides a balanced assessment of significant macro-economic issues. ' Social section enables understanding of customer demographics through income distribution, rural-urban segmentation and centres of affluence, healthcare and educational scenario. ' Technological section provides strategic information on technology and telecom, technological laws and policies, technological gaps, patents and opportunity sectors in the country. ' Legal section provides information about the legal structure, corporate laws, laws to start a new business and the tax regime. ' Environmental section provides information on the country's performance on environmental indicators and policies.

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Country Analysis Report - Singapore - In-depth PESTLE Insights
Published on August 2009
Report Summary
Datamonitor's Singapore Country Analysis Report analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental
(PESTLE) structure of Singapore. The report provides a holistic view of the country from historical, current and future perspectives.
Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and
threats/risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented with relevant
quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Uses of Country Analysis Reports:
Understanding gained from country profiles can be used to plan business investment or market entry in a particular country. The
insights provide ideas about key business opportunities. The profiles also provide an overview of the legal and regulatory framework
to start or operate a business in the country. Typical uses of each PESTLE segment are:
' Political section provides understanding about the political system and key figures relevant to business in the country and
governance indicators.
' Economic section deals with the economic story of a country that provides a balanced assessment of significant macro-economic
issues.
' Social section enables understanding of customer demographics through income distribution, rural-urban segmentation and centres
of affluence, healthcare and educational scenario.
' Technological section provides strategic information on technology and telecom, technological laws and policies, technological gaps,
patents and opportunity sectors in the country.
' Legal section provides information about the legal structure, corporate laws, laws to start a new business and the tax regime.
' Environmental section provides information on the country's performance on environmental indicators and policies.
Table of Content
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Key facts and geographic location 9
Key facts 9
Geographical location 10
PESTLE analysis 11
Summary 11
Political analysis 12
Economic analysis 15
Social analysis 18
Technological analysis 21
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Legal analysis 23
Environmental analysis 26
Political landscape 28
Summary 28
Evolution 29
Structure and policies 30
Performance 33
Outlook 34
Economic landscape 36
Summary 36
Evolution 36
Structure and policies 37
Performance 39
Outlook 54
Social landscape 55
Summary 55
Evolution 55
Structure and policies 55
Performance 59
Outlook 61
Technological landscape 62
Summary 62
Evolution 62
Structure and policies 62
Performance 63
Outlook 66
Legal landscape 67
Summary 67
Evolution 67
Structure and policies 67
Performance 72
Outlook 72
Environmental landscape 73
Summary 73
Evolution 73
Structure and policies 73
Performance 75
Outlook 76
APPENDIX 77
Ask the analyst 77
Datamonitor consulting 77
Disclaimer 77
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Map of Singapore 10
Figure 2: Singapore: political events timeline 29
Figure 3: Singapore: key political figures 30
Figure 4: Distribution of seats by political parties in the 2006 elections of Singapore 32
Figure 5: Evolution of GDP growth in Singapore, 1971'2008 37
Figure 6: Market capitalization of Singapore stock exchange, 2001'08 38
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Figure 7: GDP and GDP growth rate of Singapore, 2003'13 40
Figure 8: Sector specific GDP in Singapore, 2008 41
Figure 9: Agricultural output in Singapore, 2001'07 42
Figure 10: Industrial output in Singapore, 2001'08 43
Figure 11: Services output in Singapore, 2001'08 44
Figure 12: Current account balance in Singapore, 2002'08 47
Figure 13: Singapore's external trade position, 2003'07 49
Figure 14: Singapore's foreign investment position, 2002'08 50
Figure 15: CPI and CPI-based inflation in Singapore, 2002'08 52
Figure 16: Number of unemployed and rate of unemployment in Singapore, 2002'08 54
Figure 17: Major religions in Singapore 57
Figure 18: Healthcare expenditure in Singapore, 2002'12 60
Figure 19: Education expenditure in Singapore, 2002'07 61
Figure 20: Growth of fixed and mobile phones in Singapore, 2002'12 64
Figure 21: Internet users in Singapore, 2002'12 65
Figure 22: Carbon dioxide emissions in Singapore, 2000'07 76
TABLES
Table 1: Singapore: key fundamentals 4
Table 2: Singapore'key facts 9
Table 3: Analysis of Singapore's political landscape 12
Table 4: Analysis of Singapore's economic landscape 15
Table 5: Analysis of Singapore's social landscape 18
Table 6: Analysis of Singapore's technology landscape 21
Table 7: Analysis of Singapore's legal landscape 23
Table 8: Analysis of Singapore's environmental landscape 26
Table 9: Mid-year population by age (millions) in 2007 56
Table 10: Patents received by Singapore from the IPOS, 2003'08 63
Table 11: Singapore: individual income tax rates, 2008 70
Table 12: International environmental treaties signed and ratified by Singapore 75
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