Singapore ranks among places in Asia where it's easiest to do good
Regulatory and institutional setup make it easier to give, and tax breaks for charitable donations are high: report
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.
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