The Singapore Business Federation is the apex business chamber that champions the interests of the Singapore business community in trade, investment and industrial relations. It represents more than 15,000 companies as well as the local and foreign business chambers and key national and industry associations from business sectors that contribute significantly to the Singapore economy.
Ministries and Statutory Boards
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is responsible for maintaining internal security and law and order in Singapore. Also collectively known as the Home Team, the MHA consists of the Ministry Headquarters, six operational Departments (the Singapore Police Force, the Internal Security Department, the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, the Singapore Prisons Service and the Central Narcotics Bureau), the Home Team Academy, as well as two statutory boards (the Casino Regulatory Authority and the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises).
The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board, also known as SPRING Singapore, is the the national standards and accreditation body of Singapore. SPRING works at establishing internationally-recognized standards to ensure business security and global competitiveness in global trade.
EDB is the lead government agency responsible for planning and executing strategies to enhance Singapore’s position as a global business centre and grow the Singapore economy. We dream, design and deliver solutions that create value for investors and companies in Singapore. In so doing, we generate economic opportunities and jobs for the people of Singapore; and help shape Singapore's economic future.
Associations
The Singapore Shipping Association in cooperation with local and international governments and non-governmental organizations to promote a safe and secure shipping environment in Singapore.
The Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC), established in 1837, is the oldest chamber of commerce in Asia, as well as the oldest commercial organization in Singapore. It is also unique in the local context in that membership is open to companies and individuals of all races and nationalities. Currently, over 40 nationalities are represented in the Chamber membership, which encompasses both multinational corporations with operations in Singapore and locally-owned business enterprises; Singaporean companies form the largest single national group (42%), followed by American (14%), Japanese (8%) and German (8%).
The Singapore Chemical Industry Council, or (SCIC) actively works with government and non-governmental agencies to represent the domestic, regional, and international interests of the Chemical Industry of Singapore in the private sector.
The Singapore Hotel Association works to represent the interests of Singapore's hotel industry in advancing sustainable growth.