{"id":"oct2026-uae-singapore-trade-energy-cooperation","canonicalSlug":"oct2026-uae-singapore-trade-energy-cooperation","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/oct2026-uae-singapore-trade-energy-cooperation","language":"en","title":"UAE and Singapore agree new cooperation steps in trade, energy and technology","summary":"The leaders backed a fourth joint committee and welcomed CEPA negotiations; 2025 non-oil bilateral trade was about US$6.5bn, up 25% from 2024.","body":["The UAE and Singapore agreed to convene their fourth Joint Committee and broaden cooperation in trade, investment, energy, AI, digital infrastructure and logistics, according to a joint statement issued after a meeting in Abu Dhabi on 21 October. The statement says the two sides welcomed the launch of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which is still under negotiation.","They also welcomed signed or renewed memoranda on investment, capacity-building and industrial development from the September Abu Dhabi–Singapore Joint Forum, and the conclusion of memoranda on energy, water and disease-vector control. The statement reports non-oil bilateral trade of about US$6.5 billion in 2025, 25% higher than in 2024. It also says Singapore’s Temasek plans to deepen its UAE presence with an Abu Dhabi office; these are agreed cooperation steps and an announced corporate plan, not evidence that all prospective projects or negotiations are complete."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"UAE and Singapore agree new cooperation steps in trade, energy and technology\n\nThe leaders backed a fourth joint committee and welcomed CEPA negotiations; 2025 non-oil bilateral trade was about US$6.5bn, up 25% from 2024.\n\nThe UAE and Singapore agreed to convene their fourth Joint Committee and broaden cooperation in trade, investment, energy, AI, digital infrastructure and logistics, according to a joint statement issued after a meeting in Abu Dhabi on 21 October. The statement says the two sides welcomed the launch of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which is still under negotiation.\n\nThey also welcomed signed or renewed memoranda on investment, capacity-building and industrial development from the September Abu Dhabi–Singapore Joint Forum, and the conclusion of memoranda on energy, water and disease-vector control. The statement reports non-oil bilateral trade of about US$6.5 billion in 2025, 25% higher than in 2024. It also says Singapore’s Temasek plans to deepen its UAE presence with an Abu Dhabi office; these are agreed cooperation steps and an announced corporate plan, not evidence that all prospective projects or negotiations are complete.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["logistics","ai","power","non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-21","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T12:10:13Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-22T12:10:13Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-22T12:02:45Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-21","translatedAt":"2026-10-22T12:03:05Z","sources":[{"url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2us4ye-joint-statement-between-the-united-arab-emirates","name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM)","checkedAt":"2026-10-22","attribution":"Joint Statement between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Singapore","publishedAt":"2026-10-21"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/oct2026-uae-singapore-trade-energy-cooperation","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/oct2026-uae-singapore-trade-energy-cooperation","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/oct2026-uae-singapore-trade-energy-cooperation","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/oct2026-uae-singapore-trade-energy-cooperation","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/oct2026-uae-singapore-trade-energy-cooperation","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/oct2026-uae-singapore-trade-energy-cooperation","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/oct2026-uae-singapore-trade-energy-cooperation"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["policy-update","project-update"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"AE","subdivisionCode":null},{"role":"event-location","countryCode":"AE","subdivisionCode":"AE-AZ"},{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"SG","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation","agreement","plan"],"measurementPeriod":null}}