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Benefits of Having an Employment Contract

26 Oct 2009 - Published in Blog

Over time the need to have a written employment contract has become a necessity. In the past employers and employees used to make verbal agreements concerning the rights and obligation of their employment relationship. Since verbal agreements are difficult to prove, these days, contract of service are preserved in a written documents known as the [...]

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Bright Sparks in Singapore’s Economy Shows Promise for Businesses Ahead

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Singapore’s Company Incorporation Specialist says time is ripe for entrepreneurs to take advantage of upcoming rebound. Hyatt, Burger King, IHOP, The Jim Henson Company, LexisNexis, FedEx Corp, Microsoft Corp, CNN, MTV Networks, Trader Joe’s, Wikipedia Foundation, Sports Illustrated, GE, HP, IBM, Procter & Gamble, United Technologies. What do these well known household names have in [...]

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Towards A Unique Identity And Greater Efficiency

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From 1 January 2009, all entities such as businesses, companies and societies operating in Singapore will be able to interact with several government agencies using just one Unique Entity Number (UEN). UEN shall replace all other identification numbers issued to an entity by different government agencies. Currently an entity uses different identification numbers while interacting [...]

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Singapore – APEC Star Performer

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According to the Study Report of the 2007 Individual Action Plan Peer Review of Singapore, which was released in late August 2008, Singapore is a “star APEC performer” and “on track to meet the Bogor goals” of free and open trade and investment by 2010. According to the report Singapore has made rapid progress towards [...]

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Singapore’s Legal Sector Liberalized

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Following recommendations made last September by a committee tasked with developing the legal sector, headed by Justice V. K. Rajah, The Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill was passed in the parliament in late August. The amendment is expected to provide more leeway for foreign firms in Singapore. The key changes resulting from the amendment are Five [...]

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Business Friendly Singapore, Says Singapore Company Setup Specialists

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Singapore leads the global rankings on the overall regulatory ease of doing business for a third consecutive year. New Zealand is runner-up, and the United States third. Bahrain and Mauritius join the ranks of the top 25 this year. Singapore ranked first on international trade and employment, and second on investor protection and closing a [...]

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Singapore Government Launch Web Portal Gebiz

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Singapore has opened its fair and open tendering system to foreign company for bidding local project. The entry requirement to participate for bidding of local project, foreign entrepreneurs or company must be registered in Singapore and have enough financial backing to cover the value of goods and services for the tender. Companies who are interested [...]

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Singapore- Holds Good News for Foreign Accounting and Finance Professionals

23 Oct 2009 - Published in Blog

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) did a study that revealed that nearly 73 per cent of public accounting firms are now operating below their ideal capacity, while nearly 67 per cent of them said they are sourcing for audit staff from overseas. The numbers showed that the majority of accounting firms [...]

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Singapore’s Greening Efforts Spells More Opportunity in Environment Technology

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Singapore‘s Environmental Technology (ET) industry received a double boost with the launch of the Environmental and Water Technology Centre of Innovation (EWT COI) and the Environmental Technology Capability Development Programme (EnviroTech CDP). Both initiatives, totaling up to $12 million, aim to strengthen local SMEs’ capabilities to develop breakthrough technologies in environmental solutions and energy sustainability. [...]

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Kudos Singapore

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Singapore in the last couple of months, in keeping with its tradition, has topped several recent international ranking by well recognized appraising bodies.  Such accolades further reiterate the excellence of the country’s social, economic and political system, which stimulates the enterprise environment. The latest praise to the city state is from the World Trade Organisation [...]