Why Singapore risks losing top spot in Asia for regional headquarters

Sophie Harding

November 27, 2014

Singapore risks losing its reputation as the best place in Asia to set up regional headquarters because of planned changes to tax rules and competition from Hong Kong and Malaysia. However, industry professionals in Singapore have been quick to quash these claims.

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Sophie Harding

Sophie Harding worked at ITR between 2014 and 2015

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