# Lee: Boosting Singapore-Central Asia trade over next decade would diversify economy

https://mins.news/en/video/40491

- CNA, 2026-09-01 14:23 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLyNKCJp19Q

> Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong says Singapore’s economic ties with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan could expand four- or fivefold over the next decade, helping diversify the economy. At the end of his official Central Asia visit, he pointed to opportunities in trade, agriculture, airport development and energy.

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