Estonia seeks deeper trade, investment ties with Singapore with an eye on Asean growth

Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Estonian companies have shown a significant increase in interest in Singapore and the wider South-east Asia region. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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SINGAPORE - Living under the shadow of the war in Ukraine and sharing a 294km border with Russia, one might imagine that Estonians would be hunkering down in fear.

But the leader of the tiny Nordic nation was instead in Singapore this week, accompanied by a delegation of representatives from 18 companies and pitching Estonia as a safe and dynamic investment destination with a thriving start-up ecosystem eager to support ambitious entrepreneurs.

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