Singapore Business Federation

SBF signs 11 MOUs to train workers and help companies in wholesale sector grow

The agreements are expected to benefit about 700 firms and 1,000 staff

Listed companies on the STI will face mandatory Scope 3 reporting starting from the financial year 2026. 

Singapore expands carbon registry to help businesses better track emissions footprint

94 new emission factors added to the Singapore Emission Factors Registry, bringing the new total to 319

SBF and PwC recommend raising the carbon credit offset cap and bolstering decarbonisation support through grants, vouchers and tax allowances.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: SBF, PwC jointly propose centralised digital IP registry, expanding JS-SEZ to include Indonesia

The expanded JS-SEZ could create a more integrated and attractive proposition for global investors, say SBF and PwC

From left: Ryan Huang, Money FM 89.3 presenter, who moderated the panel; Chen Ze Ling, DBS group head of corporate and SME banking; Kok Ping Soon, SBF CEO; Wendy Foo, Ryan's Grocery founder; and Ryan Chioh, Far East Flora deputy group managing director.

More companies intensifying overseas expansion efforts after ‘better-than-expected’ 2025: panel

Singapore SMEs should also look into making sustainability a core part of their strategy as it helps with saving costs

A larger share of businesses anticipate worsening conditions (37%) rather than improvement (14%) in 2026.

Singapore firms call for cost relief, manpower support in Budget 2026: SBF survey

Manpower costs, uncertainty in external demand and rental costs are weighing down businesses

Entreprenuer Goh Mui Wi (right), who runs several dining concepts in Singapore, hopes to expand her business in Thailand.
BRANDED CONTENT

Expert guidance, business insights, wide network: How companies can navigate new markets more easily

Expansion overseas may seem a bold move but the Singapore Business Federation helps home-grown companies find their footing amid complex laws, local practices and shifting customer demands

Flora Lee, managing director of Millennium 3 Building Products, says one of the comments she received from a judge in the 2024 E50 awards was to consider expanding the company overseas.
ENTERPRISE 50 AWARDS

Taking growth overseas: Millennium 3 builds on E50 lessons to expand abroad

The raised-flooring specialist is fifth in this year’s Enterprise 50 awards, its best showing yet

Acting Transport Minister and Senior Minister of State for Finance Jeffrey Siow (left) and SBF vice-chairman Andrew Kwan. Siow says the release of the ESR's mid-term report will provide a chance to discuss proposals with stakeholders and hopefully secure funding support.

Economic Strategy Review aims to give mid-term update, ‘get some funding’ for early ideas

The committees will consolidate ideas and put up final recommendations by mid-2026

There is increased confidence in India’s economic potential among Singapore businesses, notes SBF.

SBF’s new Singapore Enterprise Centre in Bengaluru to help SMEs expand into India

The international centre is expected to engage more than 470 companies over the next two years through various initiatives