International and Emerging Markets Blog
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 | Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: tax,
investment,
China,
UK,
investors,
funding,
subsidiary,
Hong Kong,
regulatory,
supply chain,
foreign investment,
holding companies,
structures,
entity,
employees,
staffing,
inbound,
inward,
foreign exchange
What do investors and businesses from China (and other emerging economies) need to know before investing or setting up in the UK? Our quick guide covers the main issues: from choice of entity and location, to employment considerations, regulatory issues and foreign exchange controls.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: tax,
investment,
China,
due diligence,
technology,
intellectual property,
Nick Farr,
financing,
Hong Kong,
Chinese,
foreign investment,
intermediary,
holding companies,
IP,
structures,
entity,
expats,
Singapore,
WFOE,
FIE,
employees,
staffing,
business monitoring
The continuing increase in foreign direct investment in China has led to significant improvements in the country’s legal and regulatory framework. We outline eight key considerations for those wanting to invest – successfully – in the world’s leading recipient of foreign capital.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
India,
statistics,
China,
infographic,
data,
research,
IBR,
women in business,
women,
gender,
board,
diversity,
Russia,
female,
International Business Report,
map
The percentage of women in senior management roles makes for fascinating reading across different countries. But now you can also compare how countries rank over time using data from Grant Thornton’s International Business Reports since 2004 – just click on the image left to see the full infographic on Many Eyes, or read on for the summary.
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Thursday, August 18, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: report,
legislation,
taxation,
mining report,
mining,
miners,
study,
environmental,
nationalisation,
intervention,
Martin Goddard,
‘Increasing and unpredictable’ intervention by governments is putting the mining sector at risk of stagnating and causing uncertainty among companies and nervous investors, according to Grant Thornton International’s new global mining study.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 | Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
tax,
China,
UK,
Hong Kong,
holding companies,
DTA,
tax treaty,
double taxation agreement,
Wen Jiabao
During Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s recent visit to the UK, a new double taxation agreement (DTA) between the UK and China was signed. Find out what the new tax treaty involves, when it is set to start and what actions you should be taking.
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Interviews
| Tags: business,
finance,
Grant Thornton,
insight,
due diligence,
interview,
corporate finance,
staff,
people,
private equity,
IPO,
Meet our experts,
profile,
transactions,
Mo Merali,
Q&A
As our Head of Private Equity, Mo Merali has led teams on all aspects of Transaction Advisory Services work, including a number of multi-million-pound cross-border assignments. Here we ask him about his toughest deals, pivotal career moments and what companies should be focusing on right now.
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Thursday, August 04, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
China,
LSE,
AIM,
London Stock Exchange,
guide,
London,
IPO,
listing,
alternative investment market,
flotation,
how to,
services,
share offering,
requirements,
float
Grant Thornton recently helped the first Zambian company to list on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. If you’re considering a market flotation in London, here is the what, why and how of listing on AIM…
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