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SCHENKER SINGAPORE CEO CHARLIE KOK PLAYS
A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ALIGNING THE BUSINESS WITH
THE GOVERNMENT’S GOAL TO SUPPORT FOREIGN
INVESTMENT AND TRANSFORM SINGAPORE INTO
A WORLD-CLASS LOGISTICS HUB IN ASIA.WORDS HOLLY JOHNSON � IMAGES YEW KWANGS
ingapore has come a long way since gaining independence in 1965.
Once a low-income country lacking in natural resources, infrastructure
and housing, investment and jobs, the bustling nation is now one of
Asia’s wealthiest – an achievement largely bolstered by its emergence
as the highest-performing logistics hub in the region, according to
the World Bank. The GDP growth of the city-state has been among
the world’s highest, at an average of 7.7 per cent since independence and topping
9.2 per cent in the first 25 years. »INSPIRE | Interview