International and Emerging Markets Blog
Friday, January 15, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: economy,
infographic,
LSE,
GDP | Total Views: 11329
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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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,
NeutraHealth,
Elder Pharmaceuticals | Total Views: 10141
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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Tuesday, January 04, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
tax,
compliance,
market,
domicile,
relocation,
cash flow,
intellectual property,
migration,
redomicile,
benefits,
IPO,
trading hubs,
feasibility | Total Views: 8476
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, January 16, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 15
| Tags: India,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
growth,
performance,
India Watch,
emerging markets,
inflation,
India Economy,
interest rates,
inflation 2011,
interest rates 2011,
India Economy 2011,
Rupee Devaluation 2011,
economic advisory council,
Rupee,
political direction,
stock exchange | Total Views: 8104
As we enter what will hopefully be a more promising year in economic terms for many of the world’s economies, let us take this opportunity to take a look back at the year just passed.
2011 was somewhat of an annus horribilis, with natural disasters in Japan and New Zealand, political uprisings across North Africa, riots in some of the UK’s major cities and what could still be, an economic time-bomb in the form of the Euro-zone debt crisis. All these factors, and many others, led to the continued economic uncertainty seen in both 2009 and 2010, and India, like many other emerging markets was not immune to the global economic turmoil.
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India
| Tags: business,
entrepreneur,
interview,
Bespoke magazine | Total Views: 7363
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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Monday, July 13, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Summers
Categories:
| Tags: India,
LSE,
South Asia Group,
AIM,
India Price Index,
Fiona Owen,
Capital Markets,
KSK,
India Hospitality Corp,
Cross border | Total Views: 6979
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, September 22, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China
| Tags: finance,
investment,
China,
property,
economic,
Brazil,
market,
Dubai,
crash,
boom,
bubble | Total Views: 6325
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, June 15, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: tax,
growth,
global,
international,
tips,
banking,
Stephen Weatherseed,
expansion,
risks,
trade,
resources,
forex,
exchange rate | Total Views: 6092
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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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
report,
UK,
survey,
data,
IBR,
International business report,
Europe,
BRIC,
Arab Spring,
MENA,
opportunity,
political conflict,
Middle East,
North Africa | Total Views: 5907
What impact has the recent political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa had on businesses around the world? Which regions or political groupings have been worst affected, and which the least?
The latest research from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report shows the global negative impact of the Arab Spring , and also asks how likely PHBs are to continue to do business in those regions. Read on for key findings and some advice for those looking to invest in or expand into the Gulf states…
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 10
| Tags: India,
business,
investment,
governance,
M&A,
risk,
FRC,
bribery,
anti-corruption,
Stewardship Code | Total Views: 5608
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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