Alvin Tan

🇸🇬 Singapore Minister of State for Trade & Industry, and National Development. Published by and at the direction of Mr Alvin Tan Sheng Hui.

[Alvin Tan @alvinshtan]

Met with Brazil’s Secretary for Asia & the Pacific, Amb Susan Kleebank, during her visit for the 2nd Singapore–Brazil Political Consultations 🇸🇬🇧🇷We approach 60 years of ties in 2027, and bilat trade is up ~110% since 2020. Looking forward to Brazil ratifying the MERCOSUR–SG FTA.

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🇿🇦🇸🇬 Hosted South Africa’s Tourism Minister @PatriciaDeLille in Singapore. We discussed strengthening tourism ties, joint marketing and trade fairs, building a more resilient sector via youth skills and tools like AI, and deepening trade links through FTAs and AfCFTA.

[Alvin Tan @alvinshtan]

🇪🇸🇸🇬 Adiós, Embajadora. ¡Hasta pronto y gracias por su amistad y colaboración!

Outgoing Spanish Ambassador to Singapore Mercedes Alonso Frayle dropped by to say her goodbye before she concludes her posting in Singapore.

Muchas gracias, Ambassador!

[Alvin Tan @alvinshtan]

🇵🇪🇸🇬 Had excellent discussions with my seat mate, Peru’s new Minister of Foreign Trade, Teresa Mera Gómez. We have a strong network of agreements, including the Peru-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

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🇳🇿🇸🇬 New Zealand Minister for Trade and Investment, @toddmcclaymp is a good friend of Singapore. He was just in Singapore for the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership Ministerial Meeting. And we continue to grow partnerships in areas like the digital and green economy

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🇲🇾🇸🇬 Met Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, @LiewChinTong on the sidelines of the CPTPP Commission Meeting in Melbourne. 📈 There’s much we are doing together bilaterally, and regionally through platforms like the CPTPP and ASEAN.

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🇦🇺🇸🇬 Caught up with Australia’s Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Policy, @MThistlethwaite. With the CPTPP, the Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement and CSP 2.0, we can take our partnership to greater heights for our businesses and people.

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🇬🇧🇸��� Met with UK Minister of State for Trade Policy, Sir Chris Bryant. With the UK now the newest member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), we are deepening our collaboration in supply chain resilience and digital trade.

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🇸🇬🇨🇦 In Melbourne this week, Canada’s Deputy Minister of International Trade Rob Stewart and I met on the sidelines of the CPTPP Commission Meeting.

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🇯🇵🇸🇬 Good meeting with Japan’s State Minister of Cabinet Office, Iwata Kazuchika on the sidelines of the CPTPP Commission Meeting in Melbourne.

[Alvin Tan @alvinshtan]

🇪🇺🤝🇸🇬 A full and fruitful day with European Commission Executive Vice-President @MarosSefcovic here in Melbourne, Australia for the European Union-Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership (EU–CPTPP) formal dialogue.

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🇷🇼🇸🇬 Hosted Rwandan Minister of Trade & Industry Prudence Sebahizi in Singapore, along with Rwanda’s newly minted High Commissioner to Singapore Innocent B. Muhizi.

[Alvin Tan @alvinshtan]

🇬🇭 Akwaaba! Ghana is writing a new chapter of growth, and Singapore companies are part of this story.

Today’s Singapore Business Federation–Ghana Business Roundtable,
was a good platform to discuss building partnerships of trust and opportunity.

📷: SBF

[Alvin Tan @alvinshtan]

🇬🇭🇸🇬 It’s our honour to host President @JDMahama of Ghana’s 1st State Visit to Singapore.

This visit brings us even closer together to collab in areas such as agri-trade and fintech, and we look forward to doing more together.

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🇳🇦 Thank you Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, Namibia’s Trade Minister for hosting us in your beautiful Land of the Brave.

And congratulations to @AyorkorBotchwey on your appointment as Secretary-General of The Commonwealth.

[Alvin Tan @alvinshtan]

At the inaugural Commonwealth Business Summit in Windhoek, Namibia.

Our Commonwealth members account for 15% of global trade, and the value of intra-Commonwealth trade exceeded US$880B in 2024.

We can and will do more for global trade.

[Alvin Tan @alvinshtan]

Spoke about social cohesion in Singapore with @SyaOthmanCNA on @ChannelNewsAsia earlier this week. Oh and @ladygaga too.

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Met with Rwanda��s Minister of ICT and Innovation @MusoniPaula in Kigali. Minister Paula is familiar with 🇸🇬 and works with Minister @joteo_ylm on digital and cybersecurity issues. We spoke about AI, digital adoption and how our digital and finance sectors can deepen cooperation🤝

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🇷🇼🇸🇬A wide ranging discussion over lunch with National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) Governor @rwangombwajRW and Deputy Governor @SorayaMHlive in Kigali at the sidelines of the Inclusive FinTech Forum.

@sopnendu

[Ministry of Environment - Rwanda @EnvironmentRw]

At the sidelines of @inclusIFF in Kigali, Minister @Dr_Uwamariya met with Singapore State Minister for Trade and industry @alvinshtan.

They discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest linked to green growth and climate resilience.