Heng Swee Keat

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Republic of Singapore

Heng Swee Keat is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. Mr Heng chairs the tripartite Future Economy Council, which oversees the implementation of national strategies in areas such as skills and capabilities development, innovation and productivity, and industry transformation. He is also the Chairman of the National Research Foundation, which sets the direction for Singapore's research, innovation and enterprise strategies.

DPM’s meeting with PRC Vice-Premier Han Zheng in May 2019, in Beijing, China. (MCI)
Economy

Singapore and China: Scaling new peaks together

By Heng Swee Keat 14 Oct 2019
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat and China Vice Premier Han Zheng will co-chair the 15th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation meeting on 15 October in Chongqing. DPM Heng wrote this article for ThinkChina on the eve of his departure for China, sharing Singapore's goals and hopes for our bilateral relationship and collaboration with China.