For foreign investors evaluating Singapore as a base for regional or international operations, local director and management presence requirements are best understood as a governance design issue. How ...

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Vietnam does not impose a branch profit remittance tax and instead applies corporate income tax and profit remittance rules.

Indonesia is accelerating the development of its Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as part of a broader structural shift in industrial policy and investment facilitation. Rather than operating as isolated ...

Foreign investors rely on Singapore because its tax environment is predictable, transparent, and designed to support cross-border business. Even so, deciding how profits should be repatriated is a ...

Singapore is entering a new phase of sustained economic expansion. DBS Group Research projects that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) could double by 2040, reaching between US$1.2 trillion ...

The European Union and Indonesia signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in September 2025 after nearly a decade of negotiations. The agreement grants tariff-free access for ...

Vietnam has become one of Southeast Asia’s most attractive destinations for foreign investment, drawing multinational companies into manufacturing, services, and technology. As operations mature, the ...

Brunei’s expanding network of industrial parks has opened new opportunities for foreign investors with offerings of investment-ready facilities, seamless customs procedures, and one of the region’s ...

作为东南亚首屈一指的旅游目的地，马来西亚的崛起反映了其数十年来在基础设施、文化品牌塑造以及国际宣传方面的精准投资。 2024 年，该国迎来了 2500 万国际游客，较前一年增长了 24.2%。