Buisness in Singapore

Indonesia grants visa-free entry to Singapore PRs The Singapore government is moving ahead with legislation to impose a minimum effective corporate tax rate of 15% on large multinational enterprises (MNEs), aligning the country with international tax rules to curb tax avoidance strategies.   The new Multinational Enterprise (Minimum Tax) Bill, which was introduced in September […]

Singapore set to implement new measures to avoid money laundering Singapore’s second-largest bank, OCBC, has announced it will stop processing all transactions related to Russia starting November 1, 2024. This decision, which impacts both corporate and private clients, directly responds to increasing operational challenges caused by global sanctions on Russia.   OCBC’s decision will affect

Singapore rises to 2nd place in 2024 Global Talent ranking OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, will open its first office in Singapore by the end of 2024. This expansion follows the launch of its Tokyo office earlier this year and is part of the company’s broader push into the Asia-Pacific region.   The new

Exploring Singapore’s Business Landscape: What the Average Enterprise Looks Like Singapore is set to implement a series of new anti-money laundering regulations that are expected to be rolled out progressively, with full implementation within the year. The new measures come in the wake of a high-profile case in 2023, which exposed a multi-billion-dollar money laundering

EnterpriseSG and Google Cloud partner to boost AI adoption for SMEs Singapore has climbed to second place in the 2024 World Talent Ranking by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), becoming the highest-ranked economy in the Asia-Pacific region. This is a significant leap from its eighth position in 2023 and marks a continued rise

Singapore to launch new office to help SMEs process Singapore has climbed to 4th place in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024, achieving its highest position in over ten years. This marks a significant rise for the city-state, which also maintained its top spot in the Southeast Asia, East Asia and Oceania region. Globally, Switzerland,

Singapore ranks 2nd among major cross-border capital hubs Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) is aiming to boost artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and innovation by partnering with Google Cloud to launch new initiatives aimed at helping startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) integrate AI technologies into their operations. These initiatives were announced during the AI First event

Singapore will construct a new Terminal at Changi Airport Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore will soon have a new resource to help them cut through bureaucratic red tape, particularly in complex cases involving multiple government agencies. The SME Pro-Enterprise Office (SME PEO), set to launch in the first quarter of 2025, aims to

Key skills driving Singapore’s economy from 2012 to 2022 Singapore is ranked second in the global artificial intelligence (AI) startup landscape. The study, which assessed factors such as hiring rates, private investment and the number of newly funded AI companies, placed Singapore just behind the United States as one of the world’s most promising hubs