Festival of Business: What are the opportunities for UK business in Asia?

Friday, September 16, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business advice | Tags: business, India, Grant Thornton, China, Manchester, sponsor, conference, fob, event, exports, Nick Farr, HSBC, Telegraph, Festival of Business, opportunities

Our final Festival of Business post focuses on the opportunities for UK businesses in Asian markets from the ‘Looking East: India or China?’ panel discussion at today’s Telegraph Festival of Business, in partnership with Grant Thornton.

The panel featured:

• Mark Berrisford-Smith, Senior Economist, HSBC
• Dalip Puri, Head of Multicultural Commercial Banking UK and Global Head of Indian Business, HSBC
• Ben Chan, Deputy Head of Business Planning and Strategy, Hong Kong, HSBC
• Grant Thornton’s Head of China Britain Services Group, Nick Farr (pictured)

You can read the full story, their views and thoughts on the Asian opportunity, on our International Markets blog: Festival of Business: Looking East – India or China?

For further insight and information, visit the Telegraph’s Festival of Business website. Alternatively, visit our Performance Improvement page for dynamic businesses, or our Emerging Markets section featuring our dedicated China Britain Services Group and South Asia Group.

You might also find these posts useful:

* Read more Festival of Business reports
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* How to invest successfully in China