Guidance

Overseas business risk for Singapore

Information on how UK companies can control risks when doing business in Singapore.

• From: Department for International Trade, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 25 November 2014
• Last updated: 30 January 2023
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  1. 30 January 2023

     Updates made to the following sections: 1. Political Overview 2. Economic and Trade Overview 3. Human Rights 4. International Relations 5. Bribery and Corruption 6. Intellectual Property 7. Organized Crime 8. Digital Security

  2. 16 February 2021

     Updated information in Political, Economic and Trade Overview; Bribery and Corruption; and Intellectual Property, and new Digital Security section, to reflect latest developments in Singapore.

  3. 18 April 2016

     Major updates made to the following sections: 1. Political and Economic 2. Human Rights 3. International Relations 4. Intellectual Property

  4. 13 August 2015

     1. Changes to Economic Overview section 2. Changes to Bribery and Corruption section 3. Changes to Intellectual Property section

  5. 26 November 2014

     changes to ease of doing business ranking and intellectual property details

  6. 25 November 2014

     First published.

  7. 5 May 2014

     Updated with 2013 figures.

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Overseas Business Risk: Singapore

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This report looks at issues UK businesses may face when operating in Singapore including the economic and political environment, intellectual property, organised crime, human rights, bribery and corruption and terrorism.