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  2. GIC (sovereign wealth fund) - Wikipedia

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    GIC Private Limited is a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund that manages the country's foreign reserves.Established by the Government of Singapore in 1981 as the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, of which "GIC" is derived from as an acronym, its mission is to preserve and enhance the international purchasing power of the reserves, with the aim to achieve good long-term returns ...

  3. List of countries by sovereign wealth funds - Wikipedia

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    Government Pension Fund of Norway. 1,555. Oil & Gas. Saudi Arabia [25] [26] Public Investment Fund / National Development Fund. 1,345. Oil & Gas. Kuwait [27] Kuwait Investment Authority / Gulf Investment Corporation / Wafra International Investment Company.

  4. Temasek Holdings - Wikipedia

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    temasek .com .sg. Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, or simply Temasek, is a Singaporean state-owned conglomerate owned by the Government of Singapore. Incorporated on 25 June 1974, Temasek has a net portfolio of US$287 billion (S$382 billion) as of 2023, with S$27 billion divested and S$31 billion invested during the year.

  5. Art Fund - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund sponsors the Museum of the Year award (known as the Gulbenkian Prize from 2003 to 2007 and the Art Fund Prize from 2008 to 2012). This is a £100,000 prize awarded annually to the museum or gallery that had the most imaginative, innovative or popular project during the previous year.

  6. Kingdom of Singapura - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Kingdom of Singapura ( Malay: Kerajaan Singapura) was a Malay Hindu - Buddhist kingdom thought to have been established during the early history of Singapore upon its main island Temasek from 1299 until its fall sometime between 1396 and 1398. [2]

  7. National Trades Union Congress - Wikipedia

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    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 is at the heart of the labour movement of Singapore, comprising 59 affiliated trade unions, 5 affiliated trade associations, 6 social enterprises, 6 related ...

  8. Founding years of modern Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The establishment of a British trading post in Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles led to its founding as a British colony in 1824. This event has generally been understood to mark the founding of colonial Singapore, a break from its status as a port in ancient times during the Srivijaya and Majapahit eras, and later, as part of the Sultanate of Malacca and the Johor Sultanate.

  9. Visual art of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The visual art of Singapore, or Singaporean art, refers to all forms of visual art in or associated with Singapore throughout its history and towards the present-day. The history of Singaporean art includes the indigenous artistic traditions of the Malay Archipelago and the diverse visual practices of itinerant artists and migrants from China, the Indian subcontinent, and Europe.