MNCs

THE BROAD VIEW

Borders and breakthroughs: How geopolitics is reshaping corporate innovation

Firms need a new strategy to navigate a world where corporate nationality impacts competition

Minister of State Alvin Tan (centre) at a fireside chat on MNC-SME collaborations at the Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific 2025. With him are some participants in the discussion: (from left) Chee Teck Lee of Moveon Technologies; SMF vice-president Melvin Tan; Don Teng of Omron Asia-Pacific; and Chua Ren Tsong from Clemvision.

SMEs that are ‘born global’ open themselves to MNC partnerships: MTI

The uncertainty from the trade tariffs is prompting diversification and creating opportunities for Singapore companies to work with the bigger boys, says Minister of State Alvin Tan

The Singapore team has been involved in producing sequels to one of Ubisoft’s flagship titles, Assassin’s Creed.

Incentives may be revoked if conditions for support are breached, MTI says in reply to Ubisoft question

WP MP Gerald Giam had asked about Singapore’s support for French game developer

MP Saktiandi Supaat says attracting investments and good jobs to Singapore is critical to its survival, adding that it cannot be taken for granted that corporates will always choose to stay in the city-state.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2025

Budget debate: MPs suggest ‘exit interviews’ with MNCs; more support for tie-ups with SMEs, M&As

Learning why multinationals scale down could help Singapore stay attractive, says Saktiandi Supaat

Large MNEs accounted for 73 per cent of Singapore’s total corporate income tax revenue in 2021.

Singapore depends on multi-national enterprises for 73% of its corporate tax revenue

SINGAPORE is the fourth-most dependent economy in the world that relies on large multinational enterprises (MNEs) for its corporate income tax revenue.

In an increasingly technology-led world, exceptional soft skills, including in-person networking, critical thinking and problem-solving are increasingly valuable. 
WORKING LIFE

Is Singapore’s workforce ready to embrace its global ambitions?

WHEN it comes to work trends, Singapore often finds itself at the crossroads of tradition and transformation. What began as the need to keep pace with the evolving world has now led to a digitally adv...

By culling information from all listed firms, domestic and foreign, this novel index reliably sizes up firms’ exposure to countries better than traditional ones.

Better geographic investing begins with an inclusive index

Such an index can help portfolio managers make more informed investment decisions and better manage risks

More multinational companies are introducing “Chinese walls” between their Chinese operations and the rest of the world.

Deglobalisation is not just for countries

Multinational companies are rethinking their corporate structures for a world that looks more like the 1930s than the 1990s

The global tax deal, rewrites outdated rules of international taxation to deter multinational companies like Alphabet’s Google or Amazon from booking profits in low-tax countries.

Global tax deal at risk as first pillar teeters

One of the two pillars of a global corporate tax overhaul due to come into force next year is at risk of collapsing as plans over how to share taxing rights on the 100 biggest, most profitable multina...

Local companies in China are competing with MNCs more fiercely for market share in many industries. Chinese players selling portable electronics, groceries, and 5G  infrastructure have gained 20 to 40 percentage points of market share over the past decade.
PERSPECTIVE

The China imperative for MNCs 

Multinational companies operating in the country must reconfigure for opportunity and risk