The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) partnered industry players and successfully executed a live shipment from Singapore to Thailand during Q1 2023.
This fully paperless, live cross-border trade involved the use of an ETR, that is functionally equivalent to a paper Bill of Lading...
GBG has released its Asia Financial Institution Study, "Combatting Escalating Fraud in a Digital World". According to the TABInsights study commissioned by GBG, Asia's top financial institutions (FIs) continue to be challenged by the expanding threat landscape in the past few years as well as the tightening of...
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions has released the results of its True Impact of Failed Payments Report, a snapshot of cross-border payments performance on a global scale.
The report assesses insights collected from 400 payment executives representing leading corporations and financial institutions across the APAC, EMEA,...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have launched the linkage between Singapore’s PayNow and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). This will enable customers of participating financial institutions in Singapore and India to send and receive funds between bank accounts or...
The global economy shows signs of steadying, however, many indicators remain weaker than a year ago, according to the Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) for Q4 2022 from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants).
The Q4 report shows the...
Singapore's FY2023 Budget Statement was delivered on Tuesday, 14 February, by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Lawrence Wong. This budget comes as Singapore returns to DORSCON Green, the demand has picked up for sectors like F&B and retail, and air travel has resumed.
Against the backdrop of slowing global economies, rising interest rates and economic uncertainties, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), in partnership with DBS Bank, held the annual flagship Seminar on Business Outlook 2023 on Wednesday 18 January to help Singapore businesses better capture opportunities and sustain broad-based growth.
This article was contributed by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS).
Corporate Income Tax (CIT) filing deadline is around the corner – all companies will need to file their CIT Returns (Form C-S/ Form C-S (Lite)/ Form C) for the Year of Assessment...
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in the corporate world, as businesses seek to integrate sustainable practices into their core business models.
However, more than half (56%) of employers do not have well-defined sustainability goals or strategies for their business, and only 14% are in...
While businesses are optimistic in 2022, consumers are more cautious, revealing headwinds may be on the way for the second half of the year.
This is according to the third Shop Small Research for Singapore conducted by American Express with 304 local business leaders in May...