Denmark, Switzerland and Singapore, the other three countries that topped the U.S., all ranked higher in education and the lack of government regulation than America.
America is pursuing a regional trade agreement for the Americas, has signed bilateral deals with Chile and Singapore, has begun bilateral talks with 14 other countries, and promises many more.
Its leaders are frequent visitors to the region and, like nine other countries, including Japan, Singapore and South Korea, it is lobbying for permanent observer status on the Arctic Council.
Morgan in Singapore, believe that the same economic trends should boost bonds in other countries, such as Singapore and Thailand, where yields remain high.
Once Singapore's two megacasinos are ready for business and other countries around Asia open the door to the industry, the group will need to protect its Genting Highlands crown jewel.
Other countries, including South Korea and Singapore, have technology accelerators or incubators in Silicon Valley and have had them for far longer.
Not surprisingly, as ITIF demonstrated in its report The Global Innovation Policy Index, Singapore offers top-tier IP protections similar to those in other developed countries and has strengthened them in recent years.
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Singapore imports most of its lower skilled labour from other countries in the region such as India and the Philippines.
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The Easycard is currently in talks with smart-cards providers in other Asian countries, including Octopus in Hong Kong, Ez-link in Singapore and T-Money in South Korea.
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She cites examples from her school such as Manoj Sahoo, recruited by Cargill to run its Indian operations out of Singapore, and two other Tuck students joining Samsung to train in Seoul and then return to their native countries, Israel and India.
Other countries in the region who have gone through the same transition, such as Malaysia and Singapore, have witnessed impressive developments.
Since Singapore decided to lift its four-decade ban on casinos, other countries in the region such as Thailand and Japan began looking to follow suit.
Given these priorities, Toshiba has assigned production of different lines to selected countries: refrigerators and other white goods in Thailand, televisions and other brown goods in Singapore, and information equipment in the Philippines.
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