Economy, Finance & Trade Publications
Position Paper: Circular Economy 2020
EuroCham’s position paper on Circular Economy offers a vision of circularity for three waste streams: electronics, food, and packaging; providing insights on regulatory shifts and responses to such shifts as well as advocating for local and global collaboration in effectively transitioning to a circular economy. There is growing momentum for a transition towards a circular
October 29, 2020
Position Paper: Green Finance 2020
This position paper examines the state of Green Finance in Singapore and ASEAN with the aim of creating an understanding and awareness of the sector to facilitate an open and constructive dialogue with the green finance ecosystem in Singapore. The main focus of the paper is Green Finance in Singapore and how to evolve this
October 28, 2020
EuroCham’s Advocacy Work In Favour of the EUSFTA
EuroCham Magazine 2019 EuroCham Advocacy EUSFTA
January 7, 2020
Details of the EU Singapore Free Trade Agreement
THE EU-SINGAPORE TRADE AGREEMENT The EU-Singapore trade agreement is one of the first ‘new generation’ bilateral agreements. On top of the classical removal of customs duties and non-tariff barriers for trade in goods and services, it contains important provisions on intellectual property protection, investment liberalisation, public procurement, competition and sustainable development. The agreement establishes the
January 7, 2020
The EU Singapore Free Trade Agreement: Explained
THE PATH TO EU SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT The path to realizing the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) was not an easy one. The European Commission (EC) started in 2007, preliminary FTA negotiations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), but all came to naught. The Commission considered therefore that bilateral agreements could serve
January 7, 2020
Position paper on risk based capital framework 2 (RBC2)
An updated implementation of the second Risk Based Capital framework (RBC2) will be introduced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore due to evolving global regulatory landscapes. The new capital regime is expected to enhance risk assessments and more accurately reflect insurance companies’ businesses and their risks profiles.The EuroCham Financial Services committee provided substantial feedback to
April 23, 2019
Dialogue with Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Ministry of Law
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Committee works closely with the Singapore and EU IP authorities including the EU IP Office, Singapore Customs, as well as the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), on topics relating to border enforcement, and IP commercialisation initiatives.The IPR Committee had discussed with the Singapore authorities the challenges brand owners faced
April 23, 2019
Position paper: Enhancing the EU-Singapore regulatory dialogue and investment climate
In the context of strengthening economic cooperation between Singapore and the EU, the Financial Services Committee highlighted the importance of increased regulatory cooperation especially due to the increasingly connected European and Asia Pacific markets. The committee endorses the objectives of the EU–Asia Pacific Financial Services Forum and believes it is important to improving mutual understanding;
April 23, 2019
Position paper by the Financial Services Committees
The Financial Services committee provided feedback to the European Commission with an Asian perspective on what the impacts of proposed rules and taxonomy governing sustainable finance would have on European financial institutions operating in Singapore and the region.As attitudes shift and the demand for sustainable finance increases, the European Commission had convened a high level
April 19, 2019
The Illicit Trade Environment Index 2016
The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by the European Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, has created the Illicit Trade Environment Index, which measures 17 economies in the Asia Pacific region on the extent to which they enable illicit trade.
February 16, 2017
