With Swiss investments already spreading across Southeast Asia, it comes as no surprise that Indonesia, a prominent member of ASEAN, has been a key focus for Swiss FDI.
The European Union and Malaysia's Partnership and Cooperation Agreement can help restart discussions on a future free trade agreement.
The Smart Digital Hub will host bonded warehouses storing Chinese products to be sold in Thailand and Thai products to be shipped to Chinese consumers to be sold on Alibaba platforms.
While the UK was reducing its overall capital exposure to Malaysia, Malaysia has grown its investments in the UK substantially.
Singapore signed a digital trade agreement with South Korea in November 2022 under the Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement (KSDPA).
The ASEAN region will remain attractive to foreign direct investment with trends in commercial and state investment likely to remain consistent throughout the year.
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Foreign businesses should focus on Indonesia's Company Law, which dictates the accounting standards companies should adhere to when preparing financial statements.
Indonesia adopts a worldwide income taxation system, meaning that those considered tax residents pay tax on income they earn in Indonesia.
A tax resident in Cambodia is someone who domiciles in the country or is in Cambodia for more than 182 days in any 12-month period.
Singapore adopts a territorial basis of taxation and so businesses are taxed only on Singapore-sourced income.
Taxes in Thailand are governed by the Revenue Code, which follows the concept of a self-assessment system.
Malaysia implements a territorial tax system with residents and non-residents taxed on their Malaysian source income.
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Singapore's "alternative arrangements for meetings" that allow organizations to call, hold, or conduct meetings electronically will be removed as of July 1, 2023.
We list the fiscal and non-fiscal incentives that Singapore offers to encourage the development of high-value and Industry 4.0 activities.
Singapore recently launched the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) Impact Hub to promote the country’s ESG ecosystem and set global standards for green and sustainable finance.
Foreign companies looking to obtain a Halal certification in Malaysia must apply to the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM). JAKIM will then conduct an on-site inspection of the applicant’s premises.
Singaporean and foreign companies are now obligated to maintain a non-public register of nominee shareholders and their nominators.
Indonesia’s GR 24/2022 is a new regulation that allows people and businesses in the creative economy to use their IP assets as collateral for financing from banks.
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Singapore and the United Kingdom have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation on fintech and sustainable finance.
Despite the prevailing gloomy economic climate, ASEAN remains very attractive to foreign investment, and several industries look to prosper in 2023.
Indonesia has made the development of its special economic zones a priority policy with the aim of attracting over US$50 billion in foreign investment over the next decade.
The Philippines has fully opened its renewable energy sector to foreign ownership.
We discuss the Industry 4.0 opportunities in Singapore’s manufacturing sector, from electronics to pharmaceuticals, and major players,
Singapore has already embraced Industry 4.0 with its advanced manufacturing steadily moving its production base up the value chain.
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Thailand has made an amendment to the Labor Protection Act to offer the same labor rights to remote workers.
Singapore’s M-SEP scheme enables companies to hire foreign S Pass and Work Permit holders above the permitted prevailing quotas.
ASEAN Briefing outlines Indonesia's public holidays for 2023. This is a comprehensive list of those holidays.
ASEAN Briefing outlines Thailand's public holidays for 2023.This is a comprehensive list of those holidays.
ASEAN Briefing outlines the Philippines' public holidays for 2023. This is a comprehensive list of those holidays.
ASEAN Briefing outlines Malaysia's public holidays for 2023. This is a comprehensive list of those holidays and the states they apply to.
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