Singapore has retained its position as the world's fourth-best financial center in this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) report, with a better overall score.
Improved financial stability, a stable currency, a strong trade balance and healthy international investment enabled the Republic to keep its ranking.
Hong Kong claimed the top spot in the financial development index for the second year running. It was followed by the United States and Britain, then Singapore, Australia and Canada. These top rankings were the same as last year's. Full story
