Singapore GDP Update
A survey of economists by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) found that the average expected Singapore GDP growth rate for 2013 stands [...]
AuthorAidan Healy
Greece Financial Crisis – IMF: we made some mistakes in Greece…
Greece Financial Crisis In a 50-page critique released last week, the IMF has admitted that it was a bit too optimistic with its [...]
Iskandar Malaysia – exciting opportunities just north of Singapore
Singapore is an ideal location for international businesses looking for an Asian base of operations. Its conducive business climate, unobtrusive tax regime, strong [...]
Vietnam eyes increased investment from Singapore
In a visit to Singapore over the weekend, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung presented his plan to make Vietnam a more conducive [...]
Australia’s new budget: more deficits to come
Australia’s new budget was unveiled last week by Treasurer Wayne Swan. The new budget projects that Australia will remain in deficit until 2016, [...]
Investing in Australia
Australia is a developed country with a population of 22 million. The country is rich in many natural resources and is ranked highly [...]
Healy Highlight – Vietnam
Vietnam is one of the fastest developing nations in South East Asia. Because of its location alone, it has been a magnet for [...]
Flight delays bring US budget discussions back to the fore
Flight delays have been rippling across the United States as automatic budget cuts which began in March have started to make themselves felt. [...]
Singapore’s Exchange of Information regime up to global standards
The Ministry of Finance said last week that the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Global Forum) affirmed [...]
Government awards grants to Singapore start-ups
15 tech start-ups received a total of S$6.0 million in funding from the Singapore government last week. The projects spanned several areas such [...]