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Singapore companies must go global despite ongoing trade turbulence: SBF returning chairman SS Teo

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Tessa Oh
Published Tue, Jun 3, 2025 · 06:00 AM
    • Teo Siong Seng, better known as SS Teo, urges businesses to “break out of their comfort zone” and actively pursue new opportunities in emerging markets, particularly in South-east Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
    • Teo Siong Seng, better known as SS Teo, urges businesses to “break out of their comfort zone” and actively pursue new opportunities in emerging markets, particularly in South-east Asia, Africa and the Middle East. PHOTO: TAY CHU YI, BT

    [SINGAPORE] In his second tenure as Singapore Business Federation (SBF) chairman, Teo Siong Seng is prioritising efforts to push businesses to venture into new markets.

    In the face of global uncertainties and trade tensions, he stressed that companies can no longer rely exclusively on a few established major markets, such as the United States, for growth.

    “While the environment is so complicated and fast changing, we have to be confident that Singapore companies do have a good reputation in terms of their quality of services and goods,” he said.

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