Global Business Groups Function Committee 2021-2024

Chairman

Mr Alessandro Perrotta
Vice President
Singapore Manufacturing Federation

Deputy Chairman

Mr Andrew Lim
Council Member
Singapore Manufacturing Federation

Regional Heads

Ms Vivian Chua
Regional Head, Americas Regional Business Group

Mr Wayne Sim
Co-Regional Head, ASEAN Australasia and Oceania Regional Business Group

Mr Melvin Tan 
Co-Regional Head, ASEAN Australasia and Oceania Regional Business Group

Ms Phyllis Ong
Regional Head, Europe Regional Business Group

Mr Mohan Kumar
Co-Regional Head, India, Africa, Middle East and Central Asia Regional Business Group

Mr Desmond Tay
Co-Regional Head, India, Africa, Middle East and Central Asia Regional Business Group

5 Business Groups

• Americas Regional Business Group 
• ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific and Oceania Business Group 
• China and Northeast Asia Business Group
• Europe Regional Business Group
• India, Middle East, Central Asia and Africa Business Group

Leads and Information

• Policies

  Find out international trade guidelines and policies before you take your business abroad.

  • Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

    Connect to new markets and enjoy benefits such as tariff concessions, faster market entry and Intellectual Property (IP) protection with Singapore’s FTA network.

• Certificate of Origin (Ordinary/Preferential)

  A COO document certifies that your goods are wholly obtained, produced or manufactured in Singapore. A Preferential COO document may help your qualify for benefits such as preferential tariffs under FTAs and Schemes of Preferences.

Government Assistance Schemes

Attain assistance in international marketing activities with cost-saving schemes.

• LEAD International Fairs and Mission (LEAD IFM)

An initiative by Enterprise Singapore, companies participating in LEAD supported trade fairs and business missions can stand to receive funding support of up to 70% of eligible expenses. Eligible expenses include exhibition rental space, booth construction, publicity and fair or mission consultancy costs.

• Double Tax Deduction for Internationalisation (DTDi)

An initiative by Enterprise Singapore, companies planning to expand overseas can benefit from the Double Tax Deduction Scheme for Internationalisation (DTDi), with a 200% tax deduction on eligible expenses for international market expansion and investment development activities.