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Enterprise Singapore

Political Risk Insurance Scheme

Instrument Description

Enterprise Singapore is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The Political Risk Insurance Scheme (PRIS) is available for Singapore-based companies to cover a range of political risks that may occur during overseas projects and investments. Covered risks include:

  • “Expropriation
  • Currency inconvertibility and transfer restrictions
  • Political violence
  • Breach of contract by host government
  • Non-honouring of sovereign financial obligations”

Eligible Projects and Transactions

PRIS applies for overseas projects or investments by Singapore-based companies. Criteria:

  • “Global headquarter anchored in Singapore
  • At least three strategic business functions in Singapore
  • An annual turnover not exceeding SGD 500 million
  • An annual total business spending of at least SGD 250,000 in Singapore for each of the past three years
  • A minimum paid-up capital of SGD 50,000 per qualifying Singapore-based company”

Eligible Regions

Enterprise Singapore offers its services based on a case-by-case decision.

Key Features

  • Size of coverage: 50 per cent of the premium for up to the first three years of each Political Risk Insurance policy. This is subject a maximum amount of SGD 500,000 per qualifying Singapore-based company.

Eligible Countries

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    Afghanistan
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    Albania
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    Algeria
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    American Samoa
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    Andorra
  • Flag of Angola
    Angola
  • Flag of Anguilla
    Anguilla
  • Flag of Antigua & Barbuda
    Antigua & Barbuda
  • Flag of Argentina
    Argentina
  • Flag of Armenia
    Armenia
  • Flag of Aruba
    Aruba
  • Flag of Australia
    Australia
  • Flag of Austria
    Austria
  • Flag of Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan
  • Flag of Bahamas, The
    Bahamas, The
  • Flag of Bahrain
    Bahrain
  • Flag of Bangladesh
    Bangladesh
  • Flag of Barbados
    Barbados
  • Flag of Belarus
    Belarus
  • Flag of Belgium
    Belgium
  • Flag of Belize
    Belize
  • Flag of Benin
    Benin
  • Flag of Bermuda
    Bermuda
  • Flag of Bhutan
    Bhutan
  • Flag of Bolivia
    Bolivia
  • Flag of Bosnia & Herzegovina
    Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Flag of Botswana
    Botswana
  • Flag of Brazil
    Brazil
  • Flag of British Virgin Is.
    British Virgin Is.
  • Flag of Brunei
    Brunei
  • Flag of Bulgaria
    Bulgaria
  • Flag of Burkina Faso
    Burkina Faso
  • Flag of Burundi
    Burundi
  • Flag of Cambodia
    Cambodia
  • Flag of Cameroon
    Cameroon
  • Flag of Canada
    Canada
  • Flag of Cape Verde
    Cape Verde
  • Flag of Cayman Islands
    Cayman Islands
  • Flag of Central African Rep.
    Central African Rep.
  • Flag of Chad
    Chad
  • Flag of Chile
    Chile
  • Flag of China
    China
  • Flag of Colombia
    Colombia
  • Flag of Comoros
    Comoros
  • Flag of Congo, Dem. Rep.
    Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Flag of Congo, Repub. of the
    Congo, Repub. of the
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    Cook Islands
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    Costa Rica
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    Cote d'Ivoire
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    Croatia
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    Cuba
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    Cyprus
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    Czech Republic
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    Denmark
  • Flag of Djibouti
    Djibouti
  • Flag of Dominica
    Dominica
  • Flag of Dominican Republic
    Dominican Republic
  • Flag of Ecuador
    Ecuador
  • Flag of Egypt
    Egypt
  • Flag of El Salvador
    El Salvador
  • Flag of Equatorial Guinea
    Equatorial Guinea
  • Flag of Eritrea
    Eritrea
  • Flag of Estonia
    Estonia
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    Ethiopia
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    Faroe Islands
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    Fiji
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    Finland
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    France
  • Flag of French Guiana
    French Guiana
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    French Polynesia
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    Gabon
  • Flag of Gambia, The
    Gambia, The
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    Gaza Strip
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    Georgia
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    Germany
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    Ghana
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    Gibraltar
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    Greece
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    Greenland
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    Grenada
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    Guadeloupe
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    Guam
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    Guatemala
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    Guernsey
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    Guinea
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    Guinea-Bissau
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    Guyana
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    Haiti
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    Honduras
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    Hong Kong
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    Hungary
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    India
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    Indonesia
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    Iran
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    Ireland
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    Isle of Man
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    Israel
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    Italy
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    Jamaica
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    Japan
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    Jersey
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    Jordan
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    Kenya
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    Kiribati
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    Korea, North
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    Korea, South
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    Kosovo
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    Kyrgyzstan
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    Laos
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    Latvia
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    Lebanon
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    Lesotho
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    Liberia
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    Libya
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    Liechtenstein
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    Lithuania
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    Luxembourg
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    Macau
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    Madagascar
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    Malawi
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    Malaysia
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    Maldives
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    Malta
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    Marshall Islands
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    Martinique
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    Mauritania
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    Mauritius
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    Mayotte
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    Mexico
  • Flag of Micronesia, Fed. St.
    Micronesia, Fed. St.
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    Moldova
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    Monaco
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    Mongolia
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    Montserrat
  • Flag of Morocco
    Morocco
  • Flag of Mozambique
    Mozambique
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    Myanmar
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    N. Mariana Islands
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    Namibia
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    Nauru
  • Flag of Nepal
    Nepal
  • Flag of Netherlands
    Netherlands
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    Netherlands Antilles
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    New Caledonia
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    New Zealand
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    Palau
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    Rwanda
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    Saint Helena
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    Saint Kitts & Nevis
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    Saint Lucia
  • Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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  • Flag of Samoa
    Samoa
  • Flag of San Marino
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    Sao Tome & Principe
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia
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    Senegal
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    Serbia
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    Seychelles
  • Flag of Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone
  • Flag of Slovakia
    Slovakia
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    Slovenia
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    Solomon Islands
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    Somalia
  • Flag of South Africa
    South Africa
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    South Sudan
  • Flag of Spain
    Spain
  • Flag of Sri Lanka
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  • Flag of St Pierre & Miquelon
    St Pierre & Miquelon
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    Swaziland
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    Switzerland
  • Flag of Syria
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  • Flag of Taiwan
    Taiwan
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    Tajikistan
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    Tanzania
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    Thailand
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    Timor Leste
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    Togo
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  • Flag of Turkey
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  • Flag of Uganda
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    Wallis and Futuna
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    West Bank
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