International and Emerging Markets Blog
Friday, January 15, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: economy,
infographic,
LSE,
GDP | Total Views: 9996
Predicting when an economy will grow or shrink is an inexact science, but Grant Thornton’s latest infographic takes the pulse of 14 recession-hit economies around the world to assess their economic fitness. It looks at GDP figures between 1997-2009 to see how countries such as the UK, France, Germany and the USA have performed – and to see who’s winning the race back to economic growth…
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Tuesday, January 04, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
tax,
compliance,
market,
relocation,
domicile,
cash flow,
intellectual property,
migration,
benefits,
redomicile,
IPO,
trading hubs,
feasibility | Total Views: 6876
One hot topic around UK boardrooms right now is ‘Do we move offshore?’ Tax advantages are just one side of the story. Nick Farr, International Tax Partner, Grant Thornton, outlines the options for those thinking of relocating all or part of their business abroad.
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Monday, July 13, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Summers
Categories:
| Tags: India,
LSE,
South Asia Group,
India Price Index,
AIM,
Capital Markets,
Fiona Owen,
KSK,
Cross border,
India Hospitality Corp | Total Views: 6374
Grant Thornton’s latest India Watch index reveals Indian companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) are collectively outperforming the FTSE 100 and continue to outperform AIM 100, AIM all-share and AIM 50 markets.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India
| Tags: M&A,
due diligence,
corporate finance,
cross-border,
Story of the Deal,
buying a business,
subsidiary,
buyout,
acquisition,
Elder Pharmaceuticals,
NeutraHealth | Total Views: 5782
What happens when a fast-expanding firm from India seeks the buyout of a UK plc? The second of our case studies lifts the veil on a cross-border acquisition and takes us to India, Dubai and on to the intricate landscape of UK regulation. Our
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India
| Tags: business,
entrepreneur,
interview,
Bespoke magazine | Total Views: 5156
Gurbachan Chadha arrived in the UK with just £10 in his pocket. Now he’s a multi-millionaire who was cited in The Sunday Times Rich List as one of Britain’s top Asian entrepreneurs. Here, Gurbachan Chadha reveals how his sense of humour opened the doors to doing business in the UK.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: tax,
global,
growth,
international,
tips,
banking,
Stephen Weatherseed,
risks,
trade,
expansion,
resources,
forex,
exchange rate | Total Views: 4949
If you want to grow your company internationally, how do you do this in order to minimise the risks and maximise your chances of success? Stephen Weatherseed, Head of China Group for Grant Thornton UK, has this advice…
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Summers
Categories:
| Tags: India Watch,
South Asia Group,
India Price Index,
Capital Markets,
Fiona Owen,
Indian Economy,
London Stock Exchange,
India Hospitality Corp,
Alternative Investment Market | Total Views: 4835
Grant Thornton’s latest India Watch Index reveals that Indian companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) dramatically outperformed both the AIM All-Share and the FTSE 100 in 2009. The India Watch index soared by 212% in 2009, following a 23% rise in the final quarter of 2009. In comparison, the AIM All-Share only recorded gains of 66% in 2009, while the FTSE 100 saw a modest 22% rise in the last twelve months.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China
| Tags: finance,
investment,
property,
China,
economic,
market,
Brazil,
Dubai,
crash,
bubble,
boom | Total Views: 4559
High property prices, property tightening policies and the start of declining prices indicate a teetering property market in China, one that the Chinese government is trying to let the steam out of gently. Here Nick Huber tells the story of how the Dubai property bubble burst in 2009, as a hedge fund manager warns that China could be 1,000 times worse.
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
investment,
India Watch,
LSE,
South Asia Group,
aim,
Fiona Owen,
FTSE | Total Views: 4398
Grant Thornton’s latest India Watch index reveals that Indian companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) have collectively outperformed both the FTSE 100 and FTSE ASEAN indices over the first quarter of 2009 and continue to outperform the FTSE AIM All-Share, the FTSE AIM 100 and the FTSE AIM UK 50 indices since 1 January 2007.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 10
| Tags: business,
India,
investment,
governance,
M&A,
risk,
FRC,
bribery,
anti-corruption,
Stewardship Code | Total Views: 4366
Corporate scandals involving companies like the Maxwell Group, Enron, WorldCom and the recent banking crisis have influenced the corporate governance norms in the United States, the UK and India. The Satyam computers scandal highlighted deficiencies in the Indian corporate governance regime and its implementation. This article examines the key differences between the corporate governance regimes in the UK and India and highlights the corporate governance issues relevant for Indian companies on the growth path.
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