International and Emerging Markets Blog
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India
| Tags: statistics,
report,
UK,
IBR,
women in business,
women,
Europe,
female,
International Business Report,
quotas,
IWD,
International Women’s Day
Two reports released for International Women’s Day last week came to very different conclusions – so which is correct? The FT analysed the survey data from both Grant Thornton and the Economist Intelligence Unit…
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Thursday, March 08, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: statistics,
report,
UK,
IBR,
women in business,
women,
International business report,
Europe,
female,
quotas,
IWD,
International Women's Day
Which are the top 10 countries for employing women in top roles – and which are the 10 worst? Grant Thornton has been tracking the proportion of women in senior management across 40 economies since 2004. Now our 2012 survey figures, released to mark International Women’s Day (IWD), reveal which of the world’s economies are the most business-friendly for women.
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Thursday, December 01, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
Korea,
India,
South Africa,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
global,
report,
growth,
survey,
international,
emerging markets,
IBR,
insight,
inflation,
International business report,
trends,
global economy,
recovery,
2012,
Ed Nusbaum
What will 2012 bring for both mature and emerging markets? Read on for our major new report surveying demand, employment, investment, inflation and access to finance across 40 economies. It’s a must-read for any business looking to navigate international opportunities at this difficult time.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
Korea,
India,
South Africa,
Interviews
| Tags: HMRC,
OECD,
patent box,
transfer pricing rules,
transfer pricing,
double taxation,
business risks,
taxable profits,
R&D tax credits,
international tax,
tax jurisdictions,
tax treaties,
arm’s length prices
Operating in international waters can be complex but with clear planning a lot can be addressed before you take the big step. Even after you have begun trading overseas, it makes sense to talk about your tax structure sooner rather than later.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
Russia,
India
| Tags: business,
India,
links,
China,
M&A,
innovation,
UKIBC,
banking,
inflation,
Russia,
Japan,
BRIC,
BRICS
Catch up on the top news stories and opinion from international and emerging markets with our pick of the best recent reads.
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
Russia,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
global,
entrepreneur,
research,
IBR,
women in business,
CEO,
women,
gender,
board,
boardroom,
management,
International business report,
equality
As the world celebrates the 100th International Women’s Day, we discover which countries foster female success – and which fall short.
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Thursday, March 03, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
statistics,
China,
report,
growth,
M&A,
survey,
IBR,
mergers,
Brazil,
funding,
Russia,
mergers and acquisitions,
BRIC,
acquisition,
listing,
Brazil, Russia, India, China, M&A, mergers and acquisition, IBR, statistics, acquisition, growth, report, survey, listing, funding
Nearly half (44%) of privately held businesses in the BRIC economies are planning to grow by acquisition in 2011, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton International. You can read the full report on M&A activity planned by Brazil, Russia, India and China below.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
Korea,
India
| Tags: business,
growth,
emerging markets,
list,
BRIC,
CIVETS,
groupings,
potential,
size,
acronyms
A swathe of new international political and economic groupings seems to be competing for the next generation of becoming the acronym king, the latest of which arrived this week in the form of the EAGLES. We’ve rounded them all up – how many do you recognise?
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India
| Tags: risk,
emerging markets,
insight,
talent,
competition,
Economist,
conference,
BRIC,
globalisation,
Vince Cable,
summit,
videos
Here’s a list of the video presentations from business leaders and politicians at the Economist’s recent Emerging Markets Summit 2010 held in London in September. It looks like we may need to timetable some business viewing…
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
international,
emerging markets,
sponsor,
list,
Top Track 250,
Sunday Times,
league table,
Fast Track,
sales,
BRIC,
midmarket
Last weekend’s Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250, sponsored by Grant Thornton, revealed that while the majority enjoyed overseas sales, only 27 of the 250 companies had developed interests in emerging BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
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