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Doing business in Singapore for clients from India

Natives of India were counted in Singapore’s first census of 1824, and Chulia traders of the Bay of Bengal ran networks of their own. Indian groups and families today come for fund vehicles, family offices and a treaty relationship that goes back to 1994.

Funds, family offices and outbound groups

Indian wealth is among the sources of the family-office wave, and the Global Investor Programme offers some principals a route to residence, including through a family office with S$200 million under management, S$50 million of it in Singapore. Indian companies going abroad may use a Singapore holding company or a variable capital company. Lawyers will notice a shared heritage in the colonial codes, under which Indian decisions remain persuasive in Singapore.

Tax treaty and trade agreements

The double taxation agreement was signed on 24 January 1994 and entered into force on 27 May 1994. It has since been amended by protocols and by the Multilateral Instrument. The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement dates from August 2005. The ASEAN-India agreement has covered goods since 2011 and services and investment since 2015.

Below you will find the articles written for clients from India as they are published, followed by the sections of the book Singapore as an International Financial Centre. Your own lawyers advise you on the law of India.

Articles for clients from India

Singapore as an International Financial Centre