What is a free trade zone?
A free trade zone, otherwise known as an export-processing zone, is a specially designated area within a country that is exempt from certain regulations on taxation and trade. These areas are set up to promote…
Category Archives: Business Incorporation
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 foreign direct investment. But there is more to Vietnam than its advantageous…
Healy Highlight – South Africa company registration
South Africa is one of the most sophisticated and promising emerging markets. With its world-class research and development and an impeccable financial infrastructure, South Africa is the economic powerhouse of the African continent with a…
Singapore Business Incentives News
Funding for Singapore-based companies looking to invest offshore International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, the official body for facilitating overseas investment by Singapore-based companies, has simplified the application process for a scheme aimed at encouraging and supporting…
China still growing strong – OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts that China’s economy will grow by 8.5% in 2013, and even more in 2014. This assessment is one of the most positive outlooks for the world’s…
Healy Highlight – Promising developments
There have been a couple of positive developments in Singapore and Hong Kong over the past week. 1. The Hong Kong-Mexico DTA comes into effect Hong Kong’s Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with…
Mixed signals from Singapore – The Budget
Let’s start with some good news: the figures released for the Singapore economy on Monday are mostly positive. The economy grew by 1.5% in the 4th quarter of 2012 over the same period in 2011,…
Healy Highlight – Euro Tax Update
There have been a few recent developments that could potentially impact company incorporation in Europe. The French government isn’t about to give up on its plan to introduce a ‘Super Tax’ on its top earners,…
Singapore Jewels
The Singapore jewelry sector: a golden opportunity? An interesting article on the potential for growth in Singapore’s jewelry sector was published on Biz Daily a few days ago. Singapore is home to 1,305 of Asia’s…
Healy Highlight – Predictions 2013
2013 is well underway and we are finding a lot of entrepreneurs are looking to kick-off their business ideas and established companies to expand overseas. Popular areas: Middle east (Dubai), Singapore, HK The financial and…