What the legal text of CECA say of intra-corporate transferees
The legal text of CECA has a stringent definition of an intra-corporate transferee.
Our high dependence on trade makes us vulnerable to anti-trade measures like tariffs. Our small size means our negotiating power is small. Being small means we have few weapons in our disposal for retaliation. This is why Singapore takes a rules-based approach to international affairs and support multilateral institutions.
Free flow of Indian FTs to Singapore? Not according to India
Today, more than half of Singaporeans in the workforce are in PMET jobs and the number is increasing. Without the free trade agreements including CECA, Singapore would not be able to attract so many global multinationals to set up company here, creating many PMET jobs for Singaporeans.