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Enlarge Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the Marina Bay Esplanade in Singapore. The nation is increasingly seen as a corporate logistics hub and gateway to the region's emerging markets. Vorrarit Anantsorrrarak /Barcroft Media/Landov A reflection of the Marina Bay Esplanade in Singapore. The nation is increasingly seen as a corporate logistics hub and gateway to the region's emerging markets. For the past six years in a row, the World Bank has rated the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore as the easiest place in the world to do business. Drawn in part by this reputation, money and talent are pouring into the island nation's growing technology sector. One of Facebook's co-founders recently renounced his American citizenship and relocated to Singapore, where he has been investing in tech startups. One of these firms is Perx, co-founded by fo...

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