Singapore in the History of Trade and Internationalisation

1st Recorded Trade Between Romans and Indians

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Mongol Empire (China) Trade Mission to Singapore

Dec 10, 1320

Dutch East India Company is Established

Dec 10, 1602

Adam Smith writes "The Wealth of Nations"

Dec 10, 1776

Suez Canal Opened

Dec 10, 1809

Suez Canal on WikipediaThe canal had an immediate and dramatic effect on world trade. Combined with the American transcontinental railroad completed six months earlier, it allowed the entire world to be circled in record time.

Raffles arrives in SIngapore

Dec 10, 1819

Japanese Occupation of Singapore

Period: Feb 15, 1942 to Sep 15, 1945

GATT formed

Dec 10, 1947

Singapore Attains Self Governance

May 1, 1959

Singapore gained independence as the Republic of Singapore (remaining within the Commonwealth) on 9 August 1965[3] with Yusof bin Ishak as president and Lee Kuan Yew as Prime Minister.

Singapore becomes Independent

Aug 9, 1965

Singapore joins GATT

Dec 10, 1973

DOT Formed

Jan 1, 1974

TDB Formed

Jan 1, 1983

TradeNet Launched

Jan 1, 1989

TDB sets up of Singapore International Arbitration Centre

Dec 25, 1989

SIAC Website

First WTO Meeting - held in Singapore

Dec 9, 1996

IE Singapore Launched

Apr 1, 2002

USSFTA Signed (US & Singapore)

May 6, 2003