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How Singapore scores on the six Execution Economics pillars: institutions, capital, infrastructure, talent, technology and trust. Country scorecards are published progressively as research is completed.
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SingaporeSingapore's Open FDI Stance Attracts Thai Capital
A high-profile real estate investment from a Thai conglomerate into Singapore highlights the city-state's durable appeal, which is built on institutional quality and a predictable, open business environment.
SingaporeSingapore, the Market, and the State
Foreign capital is a constant in Singapore. The state's role is to ensure that each new wave of investment also builds national capacity for the long term.
SingaporeSingapore Draws Thai Capital for Waterfront Development
A new luxury mixed-use project on the Singapore River, backed by a prominent Thai investor, shows how the city-state's institutional quality continues to attract foreign capital.
SingaporeSingapore, Los Angeles, and the Advantage of Reliable Ports
The Port of Los Angeles is seeking closer ties with Singapore, a reminder that institutional reliability is a key component of comparative advantage.
SingaporeSingapore and the US-China Trade Strain
The recent US investigation into excess manufacturing capacity in Singapore and 15 other economies shows how friction in global trade can test even the most reliable states. The outcome will have implications for the whole region.
SingaporeSingapore's IP Ruling Highlights ASEAN's Institutional Maturity
The recent trademark decision in Singapore in favor of a local firm over a British competitor is a case study in ASEAN's evolving institutional landscape and its implications for managing trade relationships, including with China.
SingaporeThe ASEAN Power Grid Needs More Than Announcements
The new Singapore-World Bank partnership to make the ASEAN Power Grid investable is a positive step, but turning ambition into reality requires a focus on institutional reliability and execution.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Signals Institutional Strength
Recent volatility in Singapore's electricity market highlights the value of strong institutions and a reliable state, which provide a crucial comparative advantage in a turbulent world.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Delivers a Lesson in Stability
The recent volatility in global energy markets has shown how Singapore's market structure and institutional capacity give it a competitive edge.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Delivers a Lesson in Institutional Reliability
Recent volatility in global energy markets has seen Singaporean households seek out fixed-price electricity plans. This is a sign of a mature market, where reliable institutions offer consumers choice and certainty even in turbulent times.
SingaporeState Capacity is a Utility
A state that can deliver essential services on time and on budget has a powerful advantage in a world of volatile energy prices and geopolitical risk.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Delivers Stability Amid Volatility
Singapore's liberalized electricity market is providing consumers with choice and some insulation from global energy shocks. This highlights the benefits of strong regulatory institutions and a focus on execution, a core theme of ASEAN's development.
SingaporeState Capacity is a Utility
A usable state is often more valuable than an exciting one.
SingaporeState Capacity is a Competitive Edge in Energy Markets
Reliable infrastructure and predictable regulation are a form of competitive advantage in a volatile world.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Delivers a Lesson in Stability
The recent volatility in Singapore's electricity market highlights a core regional theme: predictable state capacity is a competitive advantage.
SingaporeSingapore's Open Electricity Market Navigates a Turbulent World
Amid global energy shocks, Singapore's agile electricity market demonstrates the value of institutional design and execution.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Delivers Choice Amid Uncertainty
Singapore's liberalized power market offers consumers more choice and pricing certainty in the face of global energy shocks, a case study in how institutional design builds resilience.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Delivers a Lesson in Reliability
A predictable regulatory environment and a diversity of supply options give Singapore's households and businesses a buffer against global energy shocks.
SingaporeSingapore's Energy Market Under Pressure
In a volatile global energy market, Singaporean households and businesses are turning to fixed-price electricity plans. This move highlights the value of predictable state institutions in managing economic uncertainty.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Delivers Stability Amid Volatility
Amid global energy price volatility, Singapore's electricity market demonstrates the value of institutional design in delivering reliable services and predictable pricing for consumers and businesses.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Delivers Stability Amid Global Volatility
Singapore's functional energy market provides a buffer against global energy shocks, demonstrating how institutional reliability creates a competitive edge.
SingaporeReliability as a National Asset in Singapore's Energy Market
Recent volatility in Singapore's electricity market provides a case study in the value of institutional reliability. While many systems can deliver under ideal conditions, the true test of a state's capacity is its ability to provide certainty in turbulent times.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Points to Institutional Strength
In an uncertain world, the quiet competence of Singapore's energy regulation offers a competitive advantage.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Delivers a Lesson in Reliability
In a volatile world, Singapore's electricity market demonstrates the value of strong institutions and a dependable state. Its ability to provide stable power prices when global markets are in turmoil shows that institutional reliability is a core part of national comparative.
SingaporeSingapore's Power Market Delivers Stability Amid Volatility
Global energy shocks are a reminder that a resilient grid is a national asset. The city-state's market-based approach, and the institutions that support it, offer a case study in building that resilience.
SingaporeSamsung, KKR, and Singapore's Hyperscale Formula
Samsung's $1 billion investment into KKR's Helix data center platform shows how Singapore combines capital, coordination, and control to attract hyperscale capacity.
SingaporeSingapore, AI, and ASEAN's Industrial Future
A jump in Singaporean factory output, driven by AI demand, shows how high-value manufacturing can take root. Yet the wider ASEAN region must still focus on the slower work of building institutional capacity to translate investment announcements into realised flows on the ground.
SingaporeSingapore, AI, and ASEAN's Next Manufacturing Shift
Singapore's industrial surge from AI demand shows its institutional strengths. Can its ASEAN neighbors follow the same playbook?
SingaporeSingapore's AI Bet Highlights ASEAN's Execution Challenge
Singapore's industrial output is surging on AI demand, but this success story is a reminder that across the region, turning foreign investment interest into reality depends on the patient work of improving institutions and infrastructure.
SingaporeSingapore, FDI, and the Challenge of Scale
A jump in Singaporean factory output, driven by AI demand, highlights a core ASEAN challenge: converting FDI announcements into realized, on-the-ground investment. For neighbors like Indonesia, the slower work of improving institutions and infrastructure is the real measure of.
Singapore intelligence
All trackers →Investment & FDI signals
Full fdi tracker →- fdi· Singapore· 13 November 2026Singapore billionaire Kwek Leng Beng-controlled firm to buy Marriott hotel for $366M
CDL Hospitality Trusts, controlled by the Kwek family, plans to acquire a Marriott-managed hotel in Singapore for US$366 million.
366000000Source: e.vnexpress.net ↗ - fdi· Singapore· 12 November 2026Fintech firm Airwallex to invest more than $2 billion, grow its headcount to over 1,000 in Singapore
Airwallex commits over $2 billion over five years to expand operations and grow its workforce to over 1,000 employees in Singapore.
2,000,000,000Source: Straits Times ↗ - fdi· Singapore· 10 November 2026Apple paid US$3.25 billion in Singapore income tax in FY2026
Apple reported a US$3.25 billion income tax payment in Singapore for the 2026 fiscal year, representing 9.4% of its global cash tax payments.
AI policy & adoption
Full ai tracker →- ai· Singapore· 12 November 2026AI digital assistants set to reshape online shopping
AI digital assistants are emerging to assist consumers with online shopping by automating product searches, price comparisons, and review scrutiny.
- ai· Singapore· 9 November 2026Big investors still hunting private market deals including in S’pore, despite risks and slower exits
Singapore remains a key hub for private equity, with investors increasingly focused on opportunities created by the AI infrastructure boom.
Trade & supply chain signals
Full trade tracker →- trade· Singapore· 12 November 2026Singapore life insurers pay out more than $15 billion in first nine months of 2026
Singapore life insurers recorded over $15 billion in payouts during the first nine months of 2026, with maturity benefits accounting for 74% of the total.
- trade· Singapore· 10 November 2026Singapore to launch gold vault service for foreign central banks
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is launching a bullion vaulting service for foreign central banks and reducing taxes on gold market firms to increase its share of the precious metals trade.
Infrastructure signals
Full infrastructure tracker →- infrastructure· Singapore· 12 November 2026Megaspeed has hired a US law firm to review export control compliance, says Singaporean director
Megaspeed has engaged a US law firm to conduct a comprehensive inventory of its graphics processing units to ensure compliance with export controls.
- infrastructure· Singapore· 10 November 2026Fewer than 1% of workers in ‘green jobs’ across ASEAN, including S’pore: Report
A report indicates that fewer than 1% of workers across ASEAN are in green jobs, with Singapore opportunities concentrated in construction and utilities sectors.
Other signals
- data centre· Singapore· 10 November 2026Equinix launches SG6 data center in Singapore
Equinix has launched its SG6 data center in Singapore, featuring 1,550 cabinets in its first phase and an expected capacity of 20MW upon full build-out.
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