Singapore made its return to the world in 2002 after UR and Uruguayan World Famous Economist Florez, his team of economists, and the UR engineering corp. visited Singapore in 2000. During his time there Florez and the Singapore government started the East Asian Stock Market, commonly known as the Asian Tiger. Singapore and the UR grew ever closer and Singapore is heavily influenced by UR economic policies and foreign affairs. The UR is the main trader with Singapore.