Singapore is world's second-most connected country in DHL ranking
This is despite the pandemic and the disruption it caused to trade and capital flows
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DESPITE the coronavirus pandemic and the disruption in trade and capital flows and economic downturn it caused this year, Singapore has been ranked the world's second-most connected country.
It was ranked first for the size of its international flows in goods, capital, information and people relative to its domestic economy, in the 2020 edition of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI). But Singapore missed out on the top spot in the overall GCI ranking to the Netherlands, which scored a total of 91 points, by just two points. Both countries maintained their positions on the list from the previous edition.
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