MNCs

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From smarter e-waste recycling to circular packaging: How local partnerships with MNCs are driving growth in S’pore

From left: PwC Singapore tax leader Lennon Lee, and Ajay Kumar Sanganeria, KPMG in Singapore partner and head of tax.
TAX TALK

Tax transparency and trust in the business ecosystem

In addition to the decline in scientific collaboration across countries, global companies’ innovation efforts may also be adversely impacted by the growing divergence in technical standards.
THE BROAD VIEW

Borders and breakthroughs: How geopolitics is reshaping corporate innovation

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 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

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

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

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?

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

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

Deglobalisation is not just for countries