Ministry of Trade and Industry

Govt intervention to address disruption, uncertainty must follow basic economic principles: PM Wong

PM Lawrence Wong at the Economist Service’s 25th anniversary dinner at Parkroyal Collection Pickering on Sept 30.

Singapore chip industry gets ‘SG Semiconductor’ as a national brand identity

Announced on Sept 25 by Minister for Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry) Tan See Leng, SG Semiconductor will make it easier for companies and talent to understand what the country and its chip ecosystem offers.

Singapore joins over 50 US trade partners for webinar on forced labour prohibitions

The Ministry of Trade and Industry said the US shared its perspective on the design and enforcement of forced labour import prohibitions.

Singapore will have to carefully assess any action aimed at easing US tariff rates: DPM Gan

Any import prohibition would have significant implications for Singapore’s trade, DPM Gan told Parliament.

Timeline, reclamation profile of new western island not yet determined: Chee Hong Tat

AI will drive Singapore’s economic growth, but may not fuel job creation as before: Tan See Leng

(From left) Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng participating in a dialogue alongside Euston Quah, chair professor of economics and director of the Economic Growth Centre at Nanyang Technological University, at the Ministry of Trade and Industry Economic Dialogue 2026 at NTU@one-north on Aug 26, 2026.

Firms transshipping through S’pore must declare the true country of origin of goods: MTI

This comes after a White House report naming Singapore as part of China’s ‘shadow transshipment network’.

US flags 40 economies, including Singapore, in China’s ‘shadow transshipment network’

PSA Tanjong Pagar terminal in Singapore.

Singapore bankers, China-linked clients gear up for Beijing’s scrutiny of offshore trusts

On July 24, China’s Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration issued their clearest rules yet on taxation of offshore trusts.

Singapore upgrades 2026 GDP growth forecast to 4.5%-5.5% on stronger AI boom

The Ministry of Trade and Industry expects Singapore’s economy to expand by 4.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent in 2026, sharply higher than the earlier forecast of 2 per cent to 4 per cent.

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