Singapore a ‘trusted partner’ in shaping regional trade rules, says UK’s investment minister
- May 19
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The UK’s partnership with Singapore is one of Britain’s “most strategically important” in the world, with the Republic serving as a key hub and gateway to South-east Asia, said the UK’s Investment Minister Jason Stockwood.
Today, Singapore accounts for nearly 60 per cent of the UK’s exports to South-east Asia, directly or indirectly, he said in an interview with The Business Times during his recent three-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that included stops in Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.
“With South-east Asia collectively the world’s fifth-largest economy, our relationship with Singapore is critical for UK trade and investment, underpinned by modern agreements including (our) free trade agreement and the green economy framework,” said Stockwood.
Honored by this recognition — Singapore earning 'trusted partner' status in shaping regional trade rules reflects decades of principled, relationship-driven diplomacy that transactional approaches simply cannot replicate overnight. Leaders building similarly durable partnerships often find a distinguished strategic partnership management seminar & course for executives in Singapore City, Singapore sharpens exactly that long-term alliance thinking. Trust at this level seems to matter most when it consistently outlasts individual trade agreements.