International and Emerging Markets Blog

Five opportunities for UK businesses in China over the next five years

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 | Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories: China | Tags: business, China, growth, UK, M&A, infrastructure, technology, retail, sectors, mergers and acquisitions, opportunities, Five Year Plan, cost

What’s your five-year plan for doing business in China? Following the ratification of China’s 12th Five-Year Plan in March 2011, we predict the five best opportunities for UK business with operations or interest in China.

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Festival of Business: Looking East – India or China?

Friday, September 16, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: China , India, Thought leadership | Tags: India, business, Grant Thornton, China, sponsor, conference, HSBC, Manchester, comment, Nick Farr, Festival of Business, opportunities, Telegraph, exports, panel, opinion

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What are the opportunities for UK businesses in Asian markets? We report from the ‘Looking East: India or China?’ panel discussion at today’s Telegraph Festival of Business, in partnership with Grant Thornton.

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Foreign nationals working in China may be hit twice on social security

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 | Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories: China , Thought leadership | Tags: tax, China, remuneration, Chinese, national insurance, secondment, working abroad, social security, foreign nationals

The new Chinese social security rules mean that employers seconding staff to China may also have to budget for social security contributions and adapt remuneration packages for foreign nationals accordingly.

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