Singapore and UAE to start talks on economic pact, form joint energy task force
Both countries signed two other deals on water cooperation and vector control.
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IRAS said it had identified the taxpayers through ongoing compliance reviews.
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Singapore and the UAE to launch economic partnership negotiations to further trade, investment links
During their meeting in Abu Dhabi, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan witnessed the inking of three agreements on energy cooperation, water cooperation and disease vector control....