Other Briefings
Singapore’s EDB Launches S$10 Million Corporate Venture Launchpad
Singapore’s Corporate Venture Launchpad will run for one year and enable eligible corporates to launch investible new ventures within six months.
Singapore and Thailand Launch Integrated Real Time Payment Systems
Singapore and Thailand launched the world’s first linkage of real-time payment systems, which will facilitate faster and cheaper cross-border transfers.
An Introduction to Doing Business in Singapore 2021 – New Publication from Dezan Shira & Associates
Doing Business in Singapore 2021 is designed to comprehensively guide new and established investors in Singapore.
Termination of employment in Singapore
Termination of employment in Singapore can be implemented by either the employee or the employer.
Singapore Faces Succession Setback, but Should be Business as Usual
On April 8, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced that he will step aside as the successor to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
The Indonesia-Singapore Bilateral Investment Treaty Comes into Effect
The Indonesia-Singapore Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) updates the rules on the treatment of investments from both countries.
GST Changes in Singapore for 2021: How Should Businesses Prepare
Singapore has delayed the increase of the goods and sales tax (GST) for 2021 and has extended GST rules to include low-value goods imported via air or post.
How Singapore is Helping Businesses Accelerate Digital Transformation and Expand Overseas
Singapore has extended several measures to assist businesses in accelerating their digital transformation.
Singapore to Reduce Foreign Worker Quota for Manufacturing Sector
Singapore’s foreign worker quota will be reduced for the manufacturing sector from 20 percent to 15 percent by January 2023.
UK exporters’ use of Singapore as ASEAN’s supply chain gateway boosted by new bilateral trade agreement
By Bob Savic, Advisor to Dezan Shira & Associates From “Singapore-on-Thames” to cruising on the Singapore River There was much controversy, before and after the United Kingdom’s (UK) Brexit from the European Union (EU), in talk of it adopting a free trade and manufacturing model similar to Singapore’s. The idea was dubbed as “Singapore-on-Thames” by […]
