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Singapore among top 10 exporters of creative goods: Unctad study
UN agency: Domination of Asian economies in this sector is a clear sign of region's role in global creative economy
Published Tue, Jun 4, 2019 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
SINGAPORE came in 10th on a list of the world's 10 largest exporters of "creative goods", which are one of the fastest-growing sectors in the global economy.
The United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (Unctad), using figures from 2015 (the latest available), said the Republic shipped US$10 billion in goods under the categories of art and crafts, audio-visuals, design, digital fabrication, new media, the performing arts, publishing and the visual arts.
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