Singapore remains one of the most straightforward jurisdictions in the world for foreign companies to establish a legal presence, but straightforward is not the same as simple. The registration ...

For foreign investors actively comparing Indonesia against Vietnam, Thailand, or the Philippines, the more useful question is not "what is the new number," but "what does this number actually obligate ...

Intra-group payments are not all taxed in the same way in Indonesia. Payments made by an Indonesian company to an overseas related party are generally subject to Article 26 withholding tax at a ...

Human resource management in Singapore has evolved in tandem with the dynamic and competitive market environment. The Singaporean government has long supported a centralized system for managing its ...

If an employee is covered by the EA, they are entitled to annual leave after working three months. An employee’s annual leave entitlement is dependent on the number of years they have worked at the ...

Singapore has a highly developed, open, and appealing free-market economy with several sectors thriving due to government incentives, lack of red tape and transparent business environment offering ...

Singapore has a very strong legal infrastructure for protecting the rights of workers, and as such, employers are subject to a number of labor and fair employment laws and regulations. Domestic ...

Non-resident individuals are taxed at a flat rate of 15 percent or according to the progressive resident tax rates, whichever results in a higher tax amount. For other types of income such as director ...

The Ministry of Manpower (MoM) issues a wide range of employment permits to expatriates planning to work in Singapore. Each employment permit differs across various categories of employees and is ...

Singapore introduced a new funding package to support high-growth companies raising capital in the country’s public equity market. The package, which includes over S$1.5 billion (US$1.09 billion) in ...

Human resource management in Singapore has evolved in tandem with the dynamic and competitive market environment. The Singaporean government has long supported a centralized system for managing its ...

Singapore signed a digital trade agreement with South Korea in November 2022 under the Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement (KSDPA); making it the fourth of its kind signed by the city-state.