CII & Singapore

Coinciding with the government of India’s “Look East” policy, the CII South East Asia Regional Representative Office was established in Singapore in September 1994, to broaden the relationship between ASEAN and India by encouraging and supporting contacts and assisting both Indian Industry and businesses in Singapore and through Singapore, in ASEAN.

The focus of this office has been to work both with corporates and government in Singapore and other countries in ASEAN - to devise a strategy which promotes an enduring and mutually beneficial economic relationship spanning trade, investment, technology transfer, training and development across sectors such as Infrastructure, Manufacturing & Engineering, ICT, Healthcare, Tourism, Environment, Agriculture, Science & Technology, Finance and Banking, Logistics and Retail.

The CII’s South East Asia Regional Representative Office in Singapore is supported by the ASEAN desk at the CII Headquarters and also by the network of CII offices in India.

Today, CII’s South East Asia Regional Representative Office is a reference point for not only Indian, but also ASEAN industry. It assists and actively enables Indian industry to look at new markets in ASEAN and work closely with a number of ASEAN industry associations, think tanks, universities and government representatives. Likewise, they also encourage ASEAN companies to look at Indian as a lucrative investment destination.

Aims and objectives of CII’s work in Singapore

• To encourage Indian companies to establish new businesses in Singapore.
• To promote cooperation between companies and organizations in India with counterparts in Singapore both with respect to trade, economic and investment cooperation in India and Singapore and also third countries.
• To organise events, seminars and sector specific delegations focusing on Small and Medium Enterprises, Quality, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Insurance, Financial Services, Tourism, Biotechnology, IPR, ICT, Education, Technology and other areas in India and Singapore - with greater participation from ASEAN.
• To work closely with organizations in Singapore to look at a China-India-ASEAN network for promoting trade and economic cooperation.
• To create awareness amongst Indian exporters to look at Singapore as a gateway for their products and services into the Southeast Asian region and explore benefits from Singapore’s FTA with Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the United States of America.