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RAFFLES INFRASTRUCTURE
   HOLDINGS LIMITED
     CORPORATE PRESENTATION
RAFFLES INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS LIMITED - CORPORATE PRESENTATION - GEM COMM
1   Executive Summary & Strategy

                       01 Executive Summary & Strategy
                       02 Projects & Pipeline
                      03 Financial Highlights
    Building World
     Connections
                     04    Management

                     05   Investment Merits
RAFFLES INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS LIMITED - CORPORATE PRESENTATION - GEM COMM
1.1      About Us

  Better Infrastructure
       Greater Life

                           •   Mainboard-Listed in Singapore Exchange (SGX) – (Stock code: LUY)

                           •   Principally engaged in infrastructure investment in Asia

Improving standards of     •   Successfully secured large-scale roadway and railway projects and
 living with engineering       established close working relationships with numerous SOEs and
      and technology           government bodies
        innovation

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1.2      Strategy

         KEY INVESTMENT CRITERIA                          WORK WITH REPUTABLE PARTNERS (SOE
                                                          & GOVERNMENT)

      Project participation by state-owned            Congregation of financial, HR and
      enterprises, public-listed companies or         technology resources
      high-tech companies                             As a Singapore-listed company, RI is being
      Project is in line with local national policy   enabled for more intensive fund raising,
      directives                                      regional development experience and
                                                      reputable international branding.
      Potential for long term sustainable
      development
      Working with local authorities

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1.3       Target Business Segments

      Energy          Construction          Environmental              Transport                 Mail &
    Including:           Including:             Water                Infrastructure       Telecommunications
 electricity, gas,   hospitals, public       Conservancy                 Including:             Including:
natural gas, new      housing, office     Including: reservoirs,     aviation, railway,   telecommunications,
   energy, etc.      buildings, hotels,      dams, sewage          shipping, highways;      communications,
                          schools,           treatment, air          bridges, tunnels,    information networks,
                     industrial parks,      purification, etc.      subways, light rail            etc.
                            etc.                                     elevated, public
                                                                      transportation,
                                                                     parking lots, etc.

      To strengthen the city infrastructure, industrial technology transformation
                      and the development of tertiary industry
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1.4        The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Model

Public-Private Partnership (“PPP”)
•   Cooperative agreement between the public and
    private sectors
•   A common business model to fund infrastructure
    projects                                                                 Common
                                                                  Public                  Private
•   As of September 2018, 3,812 projects have been signed                    Interest
    in China. with an investment of 6.1 trillion RMB
    (Source : Xinhuanet)

                                                            " The Belt and Road Initiative" emphasizes
                                                            “Communicating, Building and Sharing“
                                                                 and building a community with
                                                                     integration of interests.

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1.4.1   Working Together as One

                                              Local Government/
                                                 Experienced
                                                  Operators
               Identify
         Infrastructure need                     Operation

                                 PPP
             Local                              Resource          Capital Investment
          Government                          Congregation          & Fund Raising

         Propose Solution
                                               Construction

                                 Resource       Established
                               Congregation    Construction
                                               Companies                               7
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1.4.2 PPP Earns both Construction and Investment Profit

                                                      Public-Private
                                                    Partnerships (PPP)

     Investor

                            Investment
                               Profit             Infrastructure Projects

   Infrastructure
      Projects

             Construction
                Profit
                                                        Total Return
    Contractor                           Construction
                                                                       Investment Profit
                                            Profit

                                           Getting both the Construction and
                                                   Investment Profit
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1.5      Partnership - Transport Infrastructure

Strategic Alliance

   China Railway 23rd. Bureau Group Co., Ltd.                    Tianfu Railtech Valley

   China Railway International Group

   Affiliated to China Railway Construction Co., Ltd.   Technological and innovative enterprises, mainly
                                                        focusing on the core technology of the rail transit
                                                        industry.

                                                        It brings together the world's top scientists and
                                                        consultants, and has strong independent R&D
                                                        capabilities.
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1.5.1     Tripartite Agreement to Form Consortium

         Consortium with:                                   Objective:                     Planning to bid two tourist
                                                                                            railway projects namely:

        o China Railway 23rd.                         Congregation of financial             o   BASHAN RAILWAY (巴山
          Bureau Group Co., Ltd.                       resources, operational,                  大峡谷) – Contract Value
          (中国铁建-23局)                                  design and construction                   S$56m
                                                     expertise to increase global           o   MEISHAN RAILWAY (眉山)
        o Tianfu Railtech Valley
                                                          competitiveness                       – Contract Value
          (天府轨谷)
                                                                                                S$120m

                                                                                        *Converted by 1 SGD = 5 RMB

              •   Ranked 58th in 2017 Fortune Global 500                            •   Technology company incorporated in
              •   Ranked 14th in 2017 China 500                                         Chengdu
              •   3rd in 2015 ENR’s Top 250 Global                                  •   Principal business activities include
                  Contractors                                                           R&D on new technologies to reduce
              •   Largest engineering contractor in China                               tourist-related transportation pollution
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1.5.2 Potential Partnership- Water Conservancy

                                    Beijing Capital Group Co., Ltd. is a large
                                    state-owned enterprise directly under the
                                    supervision of the State-Owned Assets
                                    Supervision and Administration Commission
                                    of People’s Government of Beijing
                                    Municipality (Beijing SASAC)

                                    Beijing Capital Group has established its
                                    core business in the four fields:
                                    o   Environmental protection;
                                    o   Infrastructure;
                                    o   Real estate; and
  BEIJING CAPITAL GROUP CO., LTD.   o   Financial services

                                    With core competitive edges in capital
                                    operation, industry collaboration,
                                    innovation and R&D.

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2   Projects & Pipeline

                       01 Executive Summary & Strategy
                       02 Projects & Pipeline
                      03 Financial Highlights
    Building World
     Connections
                     04    Management

                     05   Investment Merits
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2.1.1   Project: Xingwen County Roadway
                                     About                         Reconstruction of provincial, county, township and
                                                                   other roads, with a total length of about 220 km

                                     Construction Period           Project is expected to continue to contribute to the
                                                                   Group’s profitability in FY2020

                Chengdu              Customer                      Xingwen County government

                                     Project Value                 SGD 110m* (Est Construction Cost)

                                     Raffles Infrastructure’s      90.91%
                Chongqing            Stake
                                     Financing Structure           Equity (est 30%) and Debt Financing (est 70%)

         Xingwen County
                                     Project Est Return            Cost of construction + 8.8% return/year           on
                                                                   construction cost amortised over 10 years
                                                                   (Recognised Upon Delivery Of Land Parcels)

                                     Status                        Construction Progress 60-70%

                                                                   5 out of 26 parcels delivered
                                                                   (Est 23% of revenue has been recognised so far)

           Contributed to FY2019’s   Payment Terms                 Xingwen County government will make progressive
                                                                   payment within the next 10 years upon completion
        strong earnings turnaround                                 of each road parcel
                                                                   (The Group has already started receiving payment from
                                                                   the Xingwen County government)
                                     *Converted by 1 SGD = 5 RMB                                                           13
2.1.2 Project: Xingwen County Roadway

    State-owned wholly owned                                            90.91%
    construction company

•   Share capital of RMB 500m
                                  Construction
•   Highest and second
                                 Yibin Highway     3.18%                              5.91%      Local
    highest level of                                                                          Government
    construction qualification       & Bridge
                                    To provide                                                  related
    for national road            Construction
                                   construction
                                                           Bo Dao Road Construction           companies
    construction and                 Co., Ltd
                                    capabilities
    engineering construction                                        Co., Ltd
    respectively
2.1.3 Project: Xingwen County Roadway

     Xingwen County                                             Revenue
                                                               Recognition
       Government

                               Cost of construction +
                       8.8% return/year on construction cost
                              amortised over 10 years

                                                                Guaranteed Profit
                                                               *Cost of construction and return is
                                           Costs                underwritten by Xingwen County
                                                                Government, the local authority
                                      • Interest costs
      Bo Dao Road                     • Sub-contractor         In the event of a construction cost
   Construction Co., Ltd                costs                     overrun (above the budgeted
                                                                S$110m), it shall be borne by Yibin
                                                               Highway & Bridge Construction Co.

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2.2   Project: Dengfeng City Railway

                                      Insufficient investment in tourism
                                                 infrastructure

                                Underdeveloped and outdated transportation
                                                 system

                                Reduced accessibility to   Inability to cater to surge in
                                  tourist attractions        visitors demand during
                                                             holidays and weekends

                                     Traffic congestion and breakdown of
                                               transport system

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2.2.1 Project: Dengfeng City Railway

                                                             70 km tourist railway network
                                                             to be completed in 4 phases
                                                             connecting famous historic
                                   Description
                                                             attractions like Zhongyue
                                                             Temple, Songshan Study
                                                             Courtyard and Shaolin Temple

                                   Value                     SGD 1.2 billion*

                                                             Expected completion end of
                                   Construction
                                                             2026

                                                             Working with govt on project
                                   Status                    route design
                                                             (We have already found investors for
                                                             the project)

                                                             Tourist board of the People’s
                                   Client
                                                             Government of Dengfeng

                               *Converted by 1 SGD = 5 RMB                                          17
2.2.2 Project: Dengfeng City Railway

    To complete the building     To complete the building          To complete the             To complete the
        of tourist railway      of tourist railway between       building of tourist          building of tourist
       between Songshan         Songshan Tourist Centre (         railway between          railway between Safari
    Tourist Centre (嵩山游客集           嵩山游客集散中心) to                 Zhongyue Temple           Zoological Park (野生动
    散中心) to Shaolin Temple            Songshan Study               (中岳庙) to Luya                   物园) and
      Tourist Area (少林景区)        Courtyard (嵩山书院) and            Waterfall (卢崖瀑布)           Chaoyanggou Opera
                                     Zhongyue Temple            and Safari Zoological               Town
                                           (中岳庙)                  Park (野生动物园)                 (朝阳沟戏曲小镇)

         PHASE 1:                     PHASE 2:                     PHASE 3:                     PHASE 4:
       (2018 – 2020)               (2020 to 2022)                (2022 - 2024)                (2024 - 2026)
    Estimated distance:           Estimated distance:           Estimated distance:         Estimated distance:
          15 km                         15 km                         20 km                       20 km
 Estimated contract value:     Estimated contract value:     Estimated contract value:   Estimated contract value:
     SGD 260 million*              SGD 260 million*              SGD 340 million*            SGD 340 million*
*Converted by 1 SGD = 5 RMB                                                                                          18
Railway: Pipeline- China
2.3     (Subject to approval/bidding)

                                             Dengfeng

                                         Total mileage : 150km
                                         Signed agreement with
                                         the Henan Dengfeng City
           Bashan                        Municipal Government

 Total Mileage : 100km
 Railway network & rolling
 stock project in 3 phases
 Currently in agreement with
 partners and operators                       Meishan

                                        (E-Mei Mountain – Wawu
                                        Moutain – Gongga Mountain)
                                        3 connecting mountains
                                        Total mileage : 200km
                                        Currently in agreement with
                                        partners and operators
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2.3.1 Railway: Bashan

                               100km railway network & rolling stock project
   Description                 in 3 phases (Phase 1 5.5km section with 7
                               stations)

                               Bashan Valley to be opened up for tourist
   Purpose                     attraction venue

   Construction                Oct 18 – Jul 20                                           Bashan
                                                                                         Valley
   Status                      Final Stage Contract Negotiation

   Value                       SGD 56 million*
   Financing                   Equity and Debt Financing
   Structure
                                                                                         Chongqing
                               Consortium Public–private partnership with      Chengdu
   Structure                   Xuanhan County Government

   Participation               Financing and providing management
   method                      consultancy

 *Converted by 1 SGD = 5 RMB                                                                         20
2.3.2 Railway: Bashan

       Consortium                                                    Project
                                                                 Establishment

 o Raffles Infrastructure (Special
                                                                                     China Railway
   Purpose Vehicle) 【 Financing 】                                                    23rd. Bureau
                                      Manufacturing                                  Group Co., Ltd.
                                                                                     【 Rail 】
 o China Railway 23rd. Bureau Group
                                       Dazhou
   Co., Ltd 【 Rail 】                                              Manufacturing      Xinzhu
                                       State
                                       Owned                                         Corporation
                                       Operator                                      【Trains】
 o Chengdu Tianfu Railtech Valley
   【Technology】

                                            Financing                            Sales
 o Sichuan Rongteng New Material
   Technology Development Co. Ltd.
   【Resources】                           Bank of China【 Bank 】               Leasing
                                         【 Equity 】                          Company

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Railway: Pipeline - Asia
2.3.3   (Subject to approval/bidding)

                   Thailand, Songkhla City             Bengal, Yangganji City

                  Development City Monorail in        Development of Light Rapid
                       Songkhla, Thailand              Transit System Project in
                                                             Bangladesh
                  Joint Consortium with China
                  Railway International Group         Joint Consortium with China
                                                      Railway International Group

                        SGD 696 million*                     SGD 146 million*
                           (Bidding)                            (Bidding)
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                      *Converted by 1 SGD = 23 BAHT     *Converted by 1 SGD = 0.73 USD
2.3.4 Monorail: Songkhla City

                                Thailand
                                Songkhla City Monorail
    Description
                                Hat Yai City, Shan State Station - Van Station
                                Est length: 12.54 km
    Structure                   PPP-BOT
    Value                       SGD 660 million*

    Consortium
                                China Railway International Group
    Partner
    Local
    Government                  Songkhla State Administration
    Partner

  *Converted by 1 SGD = 5 RMB                                                    23
2.3.5 Monorail: Yangganji City

                                Bengal, Yangganji City
    Description                 Urban Light Rail Rapid Rail Transit System Est
                                length: 16.5 km

    Structure                   PPP-BOT
    Value                       SGD 280 million*

    Consortium
                                China Railway International Group
    Partner
    Local
    Government                  Yangganji City Management Department
    Partner

  *Converted by 1 SGD = 5 RMB                                                    24
3   Financial Highlights

                       01 Executive Summary & Strategy
                       02 Projects & Pipeline
                      03 Financial Highlights
    Building World
     Connections
                     04    Management

                     05   Investment Merits
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3.1           Financial Highlights

                                                         Deconsolidated Fabrics operations since 3QFY19

                                                         Infrastructure segment started to contribute only
     S$ m                                                from 4QFY19

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                                                         Strong turnaround in profitability with
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                                                         contributions from infrastructure segment –
                                                         Xingwen County Project
         20                                                  •   5 out of 26 parcels delivered
                                                             •   Est 23% of revenue has been recognised
         10                      5          4                    from the project so far
                                                             •   The Group is expected to recognise the
          0                                                      rest of the revenue from the Xingwen
                -1        FY2018            FY2019
                                                                 County project in FY20, setting up for a
        -10
                                                                 potentially very strong FY20
                     Net profit to owners   Sales
                                                         FY2019 net profit to owners of S$4.1 m translates to
                                                         a PE of only 7.2x

*Converted by 1 SGD = 5 RMB

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3.2           Financial Highlights

    Key Highlights (S$ m)                              FY2019                         As at 2 Sep 19
   Revenue                                              37.8    Price                   S$0.435
   Net profit                                           5.0     Market cap (SGD m)        29.6
   Net Profit to owners                                  4.1    YE                       6/2019
   P/E                                                  7.2     52 wk high/low (S$)    0.550/0.190
   P/B                                                  0.8     YTD % change             +35.9%
   Return on equity                                    13.5%
                                                                Free Float %              16.1%
   Net D/E                                             -56.8%
   Est Dividend yield                                   N/A

 *Adjusted for other expenses and extraordinary gain
  Converted by 1 SGD = 5 RMB

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4   Management

                       01 Executive Summary & Strategy
                       02 Projects & Pipeline
                      03 Financial Highlights
    Building World
     Connections
                     04    Management

                     05   Investment Merits
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4.1       Management Team

                                   MR CHOO HAN KIAT, ERIC
                                   Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer

                                   o More then two decades of experience in the
                                     finance field with previous positions for global
                                     MNCs like Hewlett Packard and Apple Inc.

                                   o Since 2007, Eric has been involved in the
                                     management of many cross-industry and
                                     multi-disciplinary financial management,
                                     mergers and acquisitions and corporate
                                     investment and financing projects in Asia.
Management experience in
international MNCs and strategic   o Successfully provided billions worth of
relationships with government        financial services for central and state-
agencies                             owned enterprises as well as government
                                     related agencies, setting the groundwork for
Conduce in overseeing and            future strategic partnerships.
securing of new projects
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4.2      Management Team

          MR YANG ZHI
          Head Of Operations

 o Asian-Pacific Region Deputy General Manager at China
   Railway Construction Corporation International Ltd

 o General Manager role of CRCCI (Bangladesh) Ltd., from
   2015 to 2018

 o Head of Overseas Department of the China Railway 23th
   Bureau Co., Ltd. from 2001 to 2014
                                                              Experience and strategic
 o Head of Technology Department of the Zhuzhou Bridge        relationships with major
   Factory from 1988 to 2000.                                 construction companies –

 Bachelors degree awarded by the Faculty of Electronic        Help in overseeing construction and
 Engineering from Changsha Railway College, specialising in   forming of strategic key partnerships
 auto control.
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4.3        Management Team

                                        MR ALLAN POH-CHYE TAN
                                        Special Advisor

                                   o Principal Lawyer, Allan Tan Law Practice, and practices in
                                     the field of corporate finance, regulatory and compliance
                                     laws.
                                   o Admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1994.
                                   o Lead independent director of Nico Steel Holdings Limited
                                     which is listed on the Mainboard of the SGX-ST,
                                     independent director of CNMC Goldmine Holdings Limited,
                                     listed on Catalist of the SGX-ST.
                                   o Bachelor of Laws (Honors) degree from the University of
                                     Buckingham (United Kingdom) and a Master’s degree in
                                     Comparative Business Laws from the London-Guild
                                     University.
Legal Experience – Help in legal
advisory of project deals          o Called to the English Bar as a Barrister-at-law by the
                                     Honorable Society of Gray’s Inn
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5   Investment Merits

                       01 Executive Summary & Strategy
                       02 Projects & Pipeline
                      03 Financial Highlights
    Building World
     Connections
                     04    Management

                     05   Investment Merits
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5.1           Investment Merits

       Positioning                                           Valuation                                     Xingwen County Project
        Strong Pipeline of            Current market cap
                                      ≈ money raised in                       Trading at                            Stable cashflow
        Projects
                                      recent share                            attractive PE of                      contribution for the
Current projects                      placement                               only 4.5x                             next 10 years
• Xingwen County Roadway                                                                                   From progressive payment by
• Dengfeng City Railway                                                                                    Xingwen county government
                                In Sep 18, Raffles Infrastructure   Based on FY19 adjusted net profit
                                successfully raised about S$30m
Currently Bidding for                                               • Xingwen County project which
                                from a share placement at
• Bashan Railway                                                      formed nearly 100% of FY19 net
                                S$0.60/share, including strategic
• Meishan Railway Project
                                major shareholder, state owned
                                                                      profit, only started to contribute          “Guaranteed” Profit
• Monorail in Songkhla,                                               from 4QFY19.
                                enterprise, China Capital Group
• Light Rapid Transit System                                                                               • In the event of a construction
                                                                    • Currently, only 23% of sales from
  Project in Bangladesh         Current investors will be                                                    cost overrun, it shall be borne
                                                                      the project was recognized, with
                                investing at a steep discount to                                             by Yibin Highway & Bridge
                                                                      the remaining sales expected to
                                strategic investor                                                           Construction Co.
                                                                      be recognized in FY20.
                                                                                                           • Providing strong earnings
       Establishing Track                                                                                    visibility for FY20.
       Record
RI’s involvement in reputable
mega projects such as                                                                                                Low customer
Dengfeng City railway is                                                                                             credit risk
expected to raise the profile
of the Group, strengthening                                                                                 For Xingwen county project-
its track record for future                                                                                 project payment is underwritten
projects bidding.                                                                                           by Xingwen County Government,
                                                                                                            the local authority

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For investor relations enquiries:

Raffles Infrastructure                            Chan Hui Si

admin@rafflesinfrastructure.com                   huisi@gem-comm.com

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6       Appendix—Industry Research
Shortage of quality Infrastructure in Asian Developing Countries

       According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)report, infrastructure needs in developing countries
       in Asia will exceed US$22.6 trillion through 2030, or US$1.5 trillion per year, if the region is to maintain
       growth momentum, according to a new flagship.

       Infrastructure in developing countries in Asia remains far from adequate. More than 400 million
       Asians still lack electricity; roughly 300 million have no access to safe drinking water and 1.5 billion
       lack basic sanitation. In many countries, power outages constrain economic growth.

       Between 2016 and 2030, the region needs to invest US$14.7 trillion for power, US$8.4 trillion for transport,
       US$2.3 trillion for telecommunications, and US$800 billion for water and sanitation improvements. In
       the transport sector, shifts from more carbon-intensive modes of travel (private cars) to less carbon-
       intensive modes (public transit and railways) will require investments.

                                                                                      Source: Asian Development Bank

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6.1             Belt and Road 一带一路

                                                       What is Belt and Road Initiative (B&R)?
                                                       Introduced in 2013, a global development strategy
                                                       spearheaded by China to improve trade and economic
                          一         带          一   路   integration across Asia, Europe, and Africa
                      ONE BELT ONE ROAD

                                                               How it will be implemented?
                                                               • Uses free-trade agreements and infrastructure
                                                                 projects – including roads, ports and railways – to
                                                                 create a modern Silk Road spanning some 65
                                                                 countries
                                                               • Expected to link more than 60 countries,
                                                                 accounting for over 30% of global GDP, 62% of
                                                                 population and 75% of known energy reserves

                                                       At maturity, investment in the Belt and Road Initiative is
                                                       expected to reach US$4 trillion.
      Source: worldbank, enterprisesg.gov.sg

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6.1             Belt and Road 一带一路

                                                       How will it be financed?
                                                       • China established the US$40b Silk Road Fund in early
                                                         2014 to fund the scheme’s infrastructure projects
                          一         带          一   路   •   Chinese financial institutions and multilaterals such
                                                           as Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the
                      ONE BELT ONE ROAD
                                                           China-backed global bank and the New
                                                           Development Bank (NDB), a Shanghai-based bank for
                                                           the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
                                                           countries
                                                       •   Public-Private Partnership (“PPP”) – funding from
                                                           private companies, with suitable incentives and
                                                           safeguards

                                                           China has invested US$90b in projects while banks
                                                           have provided upwards of US$300b in loans,
                                                           according to Reuters citing Chinese officials

      Source: worldbank, enterprisesg.gov.sg

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6.1         Singapore’s Criteria Role in Belt and Road

                                        In Apr 2019, Singapore and China signed the Implementation
                                        Framework for enhancing Singapore-China Third-Party Market
                                        Cooperation, the highlighted sectors for collaboration under the B&R:

                                        •   Logistics
                                        •   e-commerce
                                        •   infrastructure
                                        •   professional services such as financial and legal services

Singapore is China’s largest foreign    In Sep 2017, China’s President Xi and Singapore’s PM Lee reaffirmed
investor since 2013, and one of         the three platforms of collaboration under the B&R
China’s top trading partners in ASEAN
                                            •   Infrastructural connectivity
•   Accounts for 83% of inbound             •   Financial connectivity and
    investments to China from Belt          •   Third-country collaboration, such as joint training for officials
    and Road Countries, and                     from B&R countries.
•   25% of China’s outbound
    investments to these partner
    countries
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6.2      Singapore’s Role in Bangladesh Infrastructure

                                           During the visit, a slew of agreements were signed, forging
                                           more business opportunities between Singapore and
                                           Bangladesh.

                                           International Enterprise Singapore signed a pact with Bangladesh's
                                           Public Private Partnership Authority to help Singapore companies
                                           participate directly in PPP infrastructure projects in Bangladesh.

                                           Bangladesh government announced a 38% increase in the 2019
                                           budget for transport and 44% increase for power.

               Source: The Straits Times
                                           Demand for Bangladesh infrastructure solutions has surged,
 In March 2019, PM Sheikh Hasina
                                           especially in:
        visited Singapore.
                                             •   Power
                                             •   Energy
                                             •   Transport
                                             •   Logistics
                                             •   Ports

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6.3      Cooperation between Singapore and Vietnam

                                    Singapore established Strategic Partnership with Vietnam in 2013.

                                    Vietnam-Singapore Cooperation Centre plans to widen the type of
                                    aid Singapore offers to Asean neighbours, such as
                                       • Vietnam
                                       • Cambodia
                                       • Laos
                                       • Myanmar

                                    They also agreed to step up cooperation in
                     Source: 联合早报     • Technology and innovation
                                      • Food and agriculture trade
In March 2019, DPM Teo Chee Hean      • Air and maritime connectivity
   visited Vietnam and opened         • Facilitation of trade and investment
 Vietnam-Singapore Cooperation
          Centre in Hanoi.

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