Singapore ranks among places in Asia where it's easiest to do good

Singapore

SINGAPORE is one of the easiest places in Asia to be philanthropic, says a report by the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS), a Hong Kong-based philanthropy think-tank.

Along with Japan and Taiwan, the island-state outperformed 12 other Asian economies in regulatory and institutional infrastructure enabling philanthropic giving.

The report also notes that Singapore may be the only economy in the world to offer a 250 per cent tax deduction for charitable donations.

"This is more than double that of any other economy in Asia in…