International and Emerging Markets Blog
Friday, January 20, 2012 | Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China
| Tags: China,
renminbi,
London trading hub for yuan,
Dim Sum bonds,
European RMB trading,
City of London to trade renminbi,
yuan trading,
RMB trading,
Chinese UK investment,
UK trade with China,
UK Chinese trade,
Chinese banks | Total Views: 796
I appeared this week on Jeff Randall’s Sky News show in an interview about George Osborne’s recent deal to allow banks in the City of London to trade renminbi (RMB). This deal is a potential game-changer for the UK’s trade relations with China. Find out how this deal can benefit UK businesses…
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Thursday, October 27, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China
| Tags: business,
China,
succession,
succession planning,
inheritance,
family,
China, family, dynasty, succession, succession planning, business, inheritance, family constitution,
business risks,
dynasty,
family constitution | Total Views: 760
Passing wealth and a business through generations of a family is the most delicate of operations that can tax the most successful entrepreneur. Gaythorne Silvester reports on two Chinese families facing succession and inheritance issues, while Eric Williams, Head of Private Client at Grant Thornton, looks at the potential solution of a family constitution.
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Monday, January 16, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 15
| Tags: India,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
performance,
growth,
India Watch,
emerging markets,
inflation,
India Economy,
interest rates,
inflation 2011,
interest rates 2011,
India Economy 2011,
Rupee Devaluation 2011,
Rupee,
political direction,
economic advisory council,
stock exchange | Total Views: 709
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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Friday, February 17, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
finance,
investment,
China,
report,
growth,
insight,
GDP,
inflation,
Brazil,
Russia,
forecast,
BRIC,
optimism,
BRICS,
global economy,
emerging economies,
analysis, | Total Views: 700
Keep up to date with the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) – how they are propping up the global economy but also some of the issues they face in 2012 on finance, inflation and investment. Here are some of the highlights from Grant Thornton’s latest survey report.
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Monday, January 16, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 15
| Tags: India,
Grant Thornton,
performance,
India Watch,
emerging markets,
FTSE,
London Stock Exchange,
India Hospitality Corp,
private equity,
economic growth,
sector trends,
iEnergizer,
london markets | Total Views: 682
Indian SMEs outperformed other small caps on the London markets in 2011, despite an overall muted performance across all indices. Year-end figures suggest the UK capital is still a strong contender for Indian businesses seeking markets in which to raise finance.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
technology,
outsourcing,
tech,
IT,
ICT,
IT services,
cloud computing,
ICTE,
Vasudev Majumdar,
BPO,
Tech Edge | Total Views: 674
UK technology companies seeking opportunities for growth in India and investors contemplating investing in the Indian Information and Communication Technology (ICTE) industry may be interested to read Tech Edge.
This new sector report from Grant Thornton India details the latest news, issues and opportunities in India’s fast-growing IT industry.
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Monday, January 16, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 15
| Tags: energy,
india,
private equity,
renewable energy,
capital,
fuel,
valuations,
renewable independent power producers,
IPPS,
coal,
electricity,
power,
indian renewables,
renewable companies | Total Views: 618
Power in India is a commodity in demand – mainly sourced by coal. India has the third-largest hard coal reserve in the world, however, the quality is relatively poor due to its low sulphur and high ash content. Additionally, supply is constrained to a small number of inefficient state-owned companies and India’s Ministry of Coal estimates that the demand will increase significantly in 2012. All these factors are attracting domestic and international private investment to the renewables sector.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
tax,
tax planning,
international,
VAT,
subsidiary,
structures,
expats,
overseas,
DTA,
non-dom,
profit,
transfer pricing,
CFC,
UK resident,
SSE,
WHT,
withholding tax,
repatriation,
George McCracken,
substantial shareholdings exemption,
exit charge,
corporate tax | Total Views: 526
Many UK businesses are looking at international opportunities in 2012. But what are the ‘need-to-know’ tax considerations when taking your business abroad? George McCracken, Tax Partner at Grant Thornton, outlines some of the considerations and pitfalls for UK companies.
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Wednesday, May 09, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
M&A,
survey,
IBR,
mergers,
acquisitions,
International business report,
cross-border,
mergers and acquisitions,
Cross border M&A,
optimism | Total Views: 425
Dynamic businesses seeking growth have retained their appetite for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2012 despite the ongoing economic challenges, according to our latest global survey of 12,000 business leaders in 40 economies.
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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 | Total Views: 415
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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