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Singapore is situated in the Indian Ocean off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula,
very close to the equator. There is no distinctive seasons and its like summer time
throughout the years with temperatures range from 22 °C to 34 °C (72° to 93 °F)
It is located in a good geographical location. No natural disastrous, thus your property
is well protected and will not vanish into thin air causing all your investment to become
zero.
Singapore itself has a good reputation and credits have to be given to the Singapore Government. It also create a good enviroment such as more greenery and less pollution, thus fresher air to breath. The government has make Singapore a clean, beautiful, peaceful and
uncorrupted place to live, work, stay and do business.
In fact, Singapore has got a lot of good recognition as well.
- World's easiest place to do business
World Bank report: "Doing Business 2007: How to Reform"
- Top 20 business environments
The Economist Intelligence Unit, in its Business Environment Ranking (2006-2010)
- World's 3rd overall competitiveness
IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006
- Singapore the best place in the world for Asians to live, says ECA International 03 April 2006
- Singapore is best city for Asian expatriates to live: Survey by International Herald Tribune ( IHT ) Published: March 4, 2008
- World's 2nd freest economy
The Heritage Foundation, Index of Economic Freedom 2007
- Best quality for port infrastructure
Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007
- 2nd most technologically ready nation in Asia
Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007
- Most cost-competitive place for business
KPMG Competitive Alternatives Study, 2006
- World's 13th E-ready country
Economist Intelligence Unit, 2006
- 4th least restrictive immigration laws for employing foreign labour
IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006
- 1st in the world for quality of air transportation
World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006
- World's 3rd overall competitiveness
IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006
- World's most globalised nations
A.T. Kearney/FOREIGN POLICY Magazine Globalization Index 2006
- 2nd global country brand for shopping
Global Country Brand Index, 2006
- 2nd country brand for nightlife/dinning
Global Country Brand Index, 2006
- Least bureaucracy and red tape in Asia
Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, June 2006
- Perceptions of corporate governance standards
Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, June 2006
- Asia's highest integrity government
Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, March 2006
- World's 2nd most 'Network Ready' country
Global Information Technology Report 2005/06, World Economic Forum
- 5th most competitive Asian economy
Global Competitiveness Indes (GCI), 2005-2006
- Asia's no. 1 place to live, work and play
Mercer Human Resource Consulting, 2005-2006
- Best labour force
BERI's 2005 Labour Force Ranking
- 2nd most attractive environment for highly-skilled foreigners
IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005
- 4th most attractive investment incentives in Asia
IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005
- World's 2nd top country for investment potential
BERI Report August 2005
- 4th most vital international air travel hubs
National Academy of Science, May 2005
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World's easiest place to do business - World Bank report: "Doing Business 2007: How to Reform"
http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/
Top 20 business environments - The Economist Intelligence Unit, in its Business Environment Ranking (2006-2010)
http://www.eiu.com/site_info.asp?info_name=sovereign_ratings&rf=0
According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, in its Business Environment Ranking (2006-2010); Singapore got an AA rating which means to EIU is that its have the Capacity and commitment to honour obligations not in question. The highest rating is AAA and only Finland, Norway and Sweden were given that rating. From the rating given, Singapore was one of the top 20 business environments.
World's 3rd overall competitiveness - IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006
http://www.imd.ch/research/publications/wcy/index.cfm
http://www.geneva.ch/IMD_2008.htm
According to The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) 2008, Singapore position overall 2nd place to be the world competitiveness country, only behind the United States who tops the ranking. IMD is the world’s most renowned and comprehensive annual report on the competitiveness of nations, ranking and analyzing how a nation’s environment creates and sustains the competitiveness of enterprises.
Singapore the best place in the world for Asians to live, says ECA International
http://www.eca-international.com/ASP/ViewArticle2.asp?ArticleID=150
Poor air quality in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur cause fall in ranking
High living standards make Singapore the most favourable place in the world for Asians to live according to the latest Location Ranking Survey on expatriate living conditions by ECA International, the world’s largest membership organization for international human resources professionals, serving a global network of over 4000 HR professionals in 1500 companies in 35 countries.
Singapore claims the top spot because it offers residents a good quality of living, scoring favourably in most categories. High quality infrastructure and health facilities, combined with low health risks, air pollution and crime rates make it a very desirable location in which to live. And the cosmopolitan make-up of Singapore adds to its appeal.
Kobe is the only other Asian city ranked in the top 10, ranked fifth behind Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Making up the top 10 are Auckland, Copenhagen, Vancouver, Wellington and Basel.
Yokohama and Tokyo are the other Asian locations to feature in the top 20, ranked 11th and 14th respectively. They are followed by Hong Kong (32), Taipei (60), Macau (64), Bangkok (69) and Kuala Lumpur (72). Shanghai, 89th in the global ranking, is considered the best Chinese city for Asians to live, beating Beijing because of its more favourable climate and lower levels of air pollution.
Baghdad came out as the worst location to live, followed by Kabul and Karachi. Their position at the bottom of the rankings is largely due to the high risk to personal safety and lack of adequate infrastructure and facilities.
Culture, language and proximity to an expatriate’s home country also affect the overall scores which are used by ECA member companies to establish allowances which compensate expatriate staff for the difficulties of living in their assignment location.
“Although Singapore is top for Asians, it comes in at only 58 for Western Europeans. Although still a great place to come to, distance from home, differences in culture, language and climate all make it harder to live here than Basel, for example, which comes top for Europeans," explained Lee Quane, General Manager of ECA International in Hong Kong.
Movers and shakers
Quality of living is on the up in most Chinese cities, with Xi’an showing the greatest annual improvement although it remains the worst-ranked of all the Chinese cities covered by ECA’s survey. Infrastructure, health facilities, goods and services, recreational facilities and housing are the areas that are seeing the biggest improvements across the country. However, locations in China still have a long way to go before they offer residents the same living standards afforded to residents in Singapore and Japan, with high levels of air pollution a particular complaint amongst expatriates.
Scores for Phnom Penh and Vientiane have also improved this year, as they have done for the past couple of years. Both have seen a growth in the expatriate community in recent years as they have become more open to foreign investment.
Hong Kong dropped down the rankings this year falling from 20th to 32nd. Its fall is due to an increase in the levels of air pollution, with the number of hazy days rising every year as polluted air from an increasingly industrialized Guangdong province affects the city. An increase in the levels of air pollution caused by forest fires on Sumatra contributed to Kuala Lumpur slipping 11 places this year. Flash-flooding and landslides also affected its overall hardship score.
“It isn’t all good news for Asia,” said Quane. “Although Singapore is ranked the best city in the world and many Asian cities recorded improvements in their score, only five Asian locations make the top 50. This shows that living conditions in most Asian cities is lower than those in their European and North American counterparts. What’s more, the drop experienced by Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur shows that the rapid pace of development in Asia, which is attractive to so many people, is also having a detrimental impact of living conditions through by-products such as pollution.”
ECA’s biggest ever location ranking survey scores 257 locations worldwide according to categories that include climate, prevalence/impact of natural disasters, health facilities and risks, transportation, the quality and availability of goods and services, accommodation standards, education, recreation, crime and socio-political climate. Culture, language and proximity to an expatriate’s home country also affect the overall score. The scores are then used by ECA member companies to establish allowances which compensate expatriate staff for the difficulties of living in their assignment location.
The best locations in the world for Asians to live
| 2005 Rank | Location |
| 1 | Singapore - Singapore |
| 2 | Australia - Sydney |
| 3 | Australia - Melbourne |
| 4 | Australia - Canberra |
| 5 | Japan - Kobe |
| 6 | New Zealand - Auckland |
| 7 | Denmark - Copenhagen |
| 8 | Canada - Vancouver |
| 9 | New Zealand - Wellington |
| 10 | Switzerland - Basel |
The most difficult locations in the world for Asians to live
| 2005 Rank | Location |
| 248 | Iraq - Baghdad |
| 249 | Afghanistan - Kabul |
| 250 | Pakistan - Karachi |
| 251 | Algeria - Algiers |
| 252 | Haiti - Port-au-Prince |
| 253 | Angola - Luanda |
| 254 | Palestine Territories - Ramallah |
| 255 | Mauritania - Nouakchott |
| 256 | Uzbekistan - Tashkent |
| 257 | Sudan - Khartoum |
The best locations in Asia for Asians to live
| 2005 Rank | Location |
| 1 | Singapore - Singapore |
| 2 | Japan - Kobe |
| 3 | Japan - Yokohama |
| 4 | Japan - Tokyo |
| 5 | Hong Kong - Hong Kong |
| 6 | Taiwan - Taipei |
| 7 | Macau - Macau |
| 8 | Thailand - Bangkok |
| 9 | Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur |
| 10 | Thailand - Chiang Mai |
Singapore is best city for Asian expatriates to live: Survey by International Herald Tribune ( IHT ) Published: March 4, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/04/business/AS-FIN-Singapore-Quality-of-Life.php
Singapore has topped a list of cities around the world offering Asian expatriates the best quality of life, followed by Sydney, a survey from a human resources consultancy said Tuesday.
U.K.-headquartered ECA International's annual location ranking, which compares living standards in 254 international locations, found that Singapore is an ideal place for Asians to live in because of the quality of its infrastructure and health facilities.
The city-state's low health risks, air pollution, crime rates and cosmopolitan population added to its appeal, Lee Quane, ECA International's general manager in Hong Kong, told The Associated Press.
Quane noted, however, that while Singapore scored consistently well in most of the 15 categories used to asses each location, it saw a deterioration in some factors.
"Air pollution in 2007 was slightly higher than 2006, primarily due to the haze in 2007," Quane said. Haze from forest fires in neighboring Indonesia has become a major problem Singapore, where air quality levels have worsened every year during the dry season.
While Sydney and Singapore scored similarly well in criteria such as pollution levels, the quality of goods and services available, transport and infrastructure, the Australian city's geographical distance from Asia made it a less favorable location than Singapore, Quane said.
"For Sydney, Japanese or Chinese assignees will have to travel relatively long distances, and so it's much more difficult to maintain contact with family," Quane said. He added that cultural differences were also a factor.
The fifth-best city for Asian expats was Copenhagen, Denmark, the survey found, followed by Canberra, Australia (6th), Vancouver, Canada (7th), Wellington, New Zealand (8th), Yokohama, Japan (9th) and Dublin, Ireland (10th). Elsewhere in Asia, Hong Kong and Tokyo were tied at 15th place.
Hong Kong made improvements in personal security and healthcare infrastructure but air pollution was likely to remain a problem, Quane said.
"People feel safer in Hong Kong than they have in recent years," he said. "But looking at the main reason why Hong Kong still lags behind Singapore is the issue of air pollution."
Quane noted, however, that Hong Kong scored better than Singapore in one respect: the media."In news and media, we regard Hong Kong as much more free and fair than in Singapore," he said. The survey showed that Baghdad, Iraq, remains the least favorable place to live for Asian expats, followed by Kabul, Afghanistan and Karachi, Pakistan, because of the high risk to personal security and lack of suitable facilities for expatriates.
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