Gan Kim Yong

Germany to work closer with Singapore on supply chain issues

Export-driven Germany is squeezed between Trump’s tariffs and China’s tightening export curbs

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong says that members of the grouping working together will enable faster, coordinated responses to supply-chain risks.

Future of Investment and Trade Partnership agrees on supply-chain resilience efforts at first meeting

The group of small and medium-sized pro-trade countries is not ‘against any particular country’, says DPM Gan Kim Yong

DPM Gan Kim Yong says technological change may hold immense promise for productivity gains, but they also bring about unease.

DPM Gan urges workforce to be AI-ready as NTUC charts next phase of transformation

The labour movement crosses more than 1.4 million members; set to hit 1.5 million by 2030

The Republic is focusing on AI across three levels: first literacy, then integration, followed by development, notes DPM Gan Kim Yong at a fireside chat during the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025.

Companies, consumers must have basic understanding of AI to reap potential benefits: DPM Gan

Singapore’s compact size makes it easier to roll out training and raise AI literacy across the population, he adds

SNEF has been a steady hand for employers for 45 years, balancing business needs with workers’ well-being and national interest, says Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.

How employers develop their workforce will determine how well they adapt to uncertainty: DPM Gan

To support employers, SNEF is setting up a one-stop centre integrating its advisory, consultancy and transformation services

According to Singapore Pools' website, the 10-cent fee applies for each PayNow transaction, including bet placement and prize claims.

Singapore Pools’ 10-cent PayNow fee under scrutiny; surcharges by merchants prohibited, says DPM Gan

ABS is engaging Singapore Pools over its years-long practice of charging 10 cents per PayNow transaction

DPM Gan, in his keynote address, noted that the zone has made good headway and that both countries look forward to more investments in the months ahead.

Singapore-based firms commit over S$5.5 billion of investments in Johor after JS-SEZ deal

DPM Gan says that Johor-Singapore SEZ shows what nations achieve by choosing partnership over protectionism

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong says the two-year period for the grant may be extended if necessary.

New grant lets tariff-hit local companies claim up to 50% of costs of adapting

Capped at S$100,000 per company, it is available for a two-year period until Oct 6, 2027