Dear Valued Customers, Welcome to the month of September! Can you believe how quickly we are approaching the end of the year? Since our last catch up, several key things have taken place in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong and here’s a brief snapshot of some of our highlights for the month. Over in Singapore……
Enhancements Aim to Help Enterprises Broaden Their Geographic Reach and Develop Diversified Markets Hong Kong will upgrade its business fund to support the business development of enterprises. The Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading & Domestic Sales (BUD Fund) will undergo enhancements in three phases. The enhancements aim to help enterprises develop diversified markets even more.…
The “One Country, Two Systems” Approach an Ideal Gateway for Singapore Hong Kong’s Chief Executive is inviting Singaporean businesses to come and explore the opportunities in Hong Kong and boost the HK-Singapore business ties. Hong Kong practices a “one country, two systems” approach thanks to its unparalleled strengths. This makes it the ideal gateway for…
The “One Country, Two Systems” Approach an Ideal Gateway for Singapore Hong Kong’s Q2 economy grows 7.5% in 2021, an increase over the previous year. The growth indicates that Hong Kong’s economy is on the road to recovery with improving global economic conditions. Among some of the growth that contributed to Hong Kong’s Q2 economy…
Consensus Focuses on the International Tax Reform Framework’s Key Principles Hong Kong welcomes the consensus on tax reform reached by the international community. The consensus focus on the international tax reform framework’s key principles. The reform was announced on 1 July by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development. They identified it as the international…
Government Increases Funding From $50 Million to $100 Million The Hong Kong Government is increasing the 5G subsidy scheme funding to encourage the early deployment of 5G. Applications for the subsidy scheme will close on 31 July 2022. An additional 100 projects are expected to benefit from this subsidy scheme. The Subsidy Scheme for Encouraging…
IMF Confirms Hong Kong Has a Resilient Financial System The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirms Hong Kong remains a strong international centre of financial stability. This was affirmed in the IMF’s Financial System Stability Assessment Report. Factors that have contributed to Hong Kong’s strong standing in the IMF’s report include prudent policies, strong regulatory and…
IMF Confirms Hong Kong Has a Resilient Financial System The 2025 Fintech strategy for Hong Kong has been unveiled by the Monetary Authority aimed at encouraging the financial sector to comprehensively adopt the technology. The purpose of encouraging technology adoption by 2025 is to ensure that the financial services sector can provide fair and efficient…
Dear Valued Customers, Welcome to our June newsletter! Hopefully everyone is staying safe as we gradually recover from the effects that the pandemic has left us with last year. Here are some of the updates happening in Singapore since we last caught up: Recent Graduates and Mid-Career Employees Equipped with Skills They Need to…
2021’s First Quarter Sees an Expansion of 7.8% The Hong Kong economy received some welcome news today when it was announced that the first quarter of 2021 saw an expansion of 7.8% in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The expansion is a mark of the very strong goods export growth amidst the global economic recovery that…