Singapore

Singapore is a major trading hub, financial center and driver for development of high-tech solutions within the maritime industry, renewable energy, and smart cities and urban planning. This gives companies ample opportunities in both Singapore, as well as the overall region.

Singapore is an ideal location for establishing a presence in Asia due to its political stability, minimal corruption, safe society, and English as a working language. Given its reputation as the gateway into Asia, companies operating in Singapore reach both the domestic market and the neighboring regions with ease due to its central location and integration in the global business community. Several multinational actors also operate a regional office in the city-state, giving Singapore a global reach far outside the Southeast-Asian region.

Along with the global footprint in business is the top tier research and education sector. The universities and research institutions in Singapore are among the world’s highest ranked institutions. This combined with an innovative, well-established, and resourceful ecosystem for entrepreneurship and commercialization, along with regulations ensuring ease of doing business, creates and environment where the path is short from ideation to launch of new products and services.

The report Singapore Business Climate Survey (PDF) give some insights into how Norwegian companies experience doing business in Singapore.

Employees Singapore

Arne-Kjetil Lian

Department Manager

+47 90 89 93 04

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Arne-Kjetil has experience from Telenor ASA, a Norwegian multinational telecommunications company. He has been instrumental in Telenor’s effort to expand in the Asian market. Before joining Telenor, Arne-Kjetil worked in the shipping industry – one of Norway’s world’s leading spearhead sectors. As an experienced business leader with extensive experience working with the private sector, and sound understanding of their working style and culture, Arne-Kjetil has a great ambition to push up business-to-business cooperation between Singapore and Norway in the next years.

Diana Tan

Consultant

+65 68 18 20 67

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Diana has a long track record of 40 years with Innovation Norway and its predecessors. She works mainly with accounting, HR and administration and also assist the India office and the Embassy in accounting matters.

Susanna Quek

Marketing Advisor

+65 68 18 20 66

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Susanna has experience on advisory services in various sectors with focus on Circular Economy, Healthcare, Seafood, Food & Beverages, Tourism and Entrepreneurship. In addition to client and special assigned projects, Susanna is also responsible for organising the Norwegian Pavilion at major trade exhibitions both for Innovation Norway and client. She also handles administrative matters both for the projects and the office.