On 21 February, Singapore and the United Kingdom renewed the bilateral Economic and Business Partnership (EBP), the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced in a news release.

This paves the way for greater economic cooperation and new business opportunities in both countries, said MTI.

The renewed partnership was signed by Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim Hng Kiang and the UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, after their meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Fox was in Singapore from Feb 20 to 22 on an official visit.