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The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI) was first established in 1906 as the General Chinese Trade Affairs Association by prominent members of the Chinese community. Its original purpose was to look after the trading interests of the Chinese business community, resolve and mitigate differences among the different clans and ...
SBF was formed on 1 April 2002 [9] as the successor to the Singapore Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, [5] which had consisted of five business chambers and associations in Singapore. [10] SBF has compulsory membership, [4] [5] [11] unlike its predecessor which had struggled financially as a result of voluntary membership. [4]
The Council was created in response to a request from the ASEAN governments at the ASEAN-US dialogue of 1984. First known as the "US-ASEAN Center for Technology Exchange," the Council's mission was to enhance trade and investment opportunities for US companies in ASEAN, and to increase the ASEAN countries' access to US sources of technology and training.
The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), also known as the Singapore National Trades Union Congress (SNTUC) internationally, is the sole national trade union centre in Singapore. NTUC leads the labour movement of Singapore , comprising 59 affiliated trade unions, 5 affiliated trade associations, 6 social enterprises, 6 related organisations ...
The Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce in Marlborough, Massachusetts. City chambers of commerce have a long history in the US. The Charleston Chamber of Commerce is one of the oldest, dating back to colonial 1773. [24] That same year, Boston's Chamber of Commerce organized a seminal tax protest: The Boston Tea Party. [25]
While its founding members had mostly a link to the financial industry, the member base of the SwissCham grew to over 200 corporate members by 2018, from start-up companies and well established SMEs to large multinationals, representing all major industries of Swiss business in Singapore.
Strategic direction for ICC is provided by its executive board, consisting of up to 30 business leaders and ex-officio members. It is elected by the World Council on the recommendation of the Chairmanship. Meeting three times a year, the executive board oversees the establishment of ICC's strategic priorities and the implementation of its policies.
Centralised institutes in Singapore offer three-year pre-university courses under three streams, the traditional science and arts streams concurrently offered in junior colleges, and the commerce streams. These lead to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations, and formerly in complement with the London Chamber of Commerce and ...