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Singapore-focused ETFs emerge as a strategic Asia allocation option on resilience, AI-driven growth and strong momentum.

Singapore's economic strength and stability underpin my buy rating on the iShares MSCI Singapore ETF. EWS has broken out of a long-term consolidation, targeting the 2007 all-time high of $31.94 per share. The ETF offers an attractive, consistent 3.97% dividend yield, supported by 25 years of consecutive payments.

The iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) offers concentrated exposure to Singaporean equities, with 54% in financials and only 16 holdings. EWS benefits from Singapore's equity market reforms, robust banking sector earnings, and structural AI/digital infrastructure growth, supporting near-term and long-term catalysts. Projected dividend yields from key holdings like DBS (6.1%) and ongoing institutional inflows underpin…

Sunway MCL—the Singapore-based developer controlled by Malaysian billionaire Jeffrey Cheah—and its partner China's CSC Land Group placed the highest bid for a prime residential site near the city-state's main shopping district, amid booming property demand in one of the world's most expensive real estate markets.

Chinese automakers are speeding into right-hand-drive markets from Australia to Southeast Asia and ​challenging long-dominant Japanese car companies with premium electric vehicles aimed at affluent consumers.