Doing business in Singapore for clients from Kenya

A new treaty to plan around

Technology, trading and investment businesses in Kenya can use the months before January 2027 to review how payments between the two countries are structured. Where a company is set up in Singapore, a nominee director by way of business may be supplied only through a provider registered under the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024, which came into force on 9 June 2025. Founders with international investors will find the private company limited by shares a familiar form.

Tax treaty and trade agreements

The double taxation agreement was signed on 23 September 2024 and entered into force on 20 April 2026. It replaces a text of 2018 that never entered into force, and its lower rates apply from 1 January 2027. No free trade agreement between Singapore and Kenya among the 29 agreements Singapore has in force was found, as checked in November 2026.

Below you will find the articles written for clients from Kenya 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 Kenya.