International and Emerging Markets Blog
Monday, December 17, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
business,
China,
report,
Brazil,
Russia,
risks,
BRIC,
opportunities,
Q&A,
BRICS,
emerging economies,
strengths
Our recent blog series answered some of the frequently asked questions our clients have about doing business in Brazil, Russia, India and China. Here’s the roundup…
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
| Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China
| Tags: investment,
China,
M&A,
FDI,
foreign direct investment,
UK business
Rising levels of outbound foreign direct investment (FDI) from China are bringing opportunities for an east-west rebalance – with the UK becoming a prime target.
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Friday, November 09, 2012
| Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China
| Tags: China,
UK,
Li Lanqing,
Zhong Shan,
trade relations,
free trade,
protectionism
A delegation of 50 Chinese executives from the ICT, telecoms, and science and technology sectors generated much positive talk in London last week. Nick Farr, Head of China Britain Services Group, reviews the meeting and calls for government backup from both sides.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
China,
report,
risks,
BRIC,
opportunities,
Hong Kong,
Q&A,
BRICS,
emerging economies,
strengths
In a new series, our emerging markets experts answer your questions on doing business in the BRICs. In the first part, Nick Farr answers questions on China from UK businesses aiming to assess the barriers to entry and maximise their BRIC strategy.
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
China,
report,
growth,
risk,
emerging markets,
insight,
Brazil,
Russia,
BRIC,
global economy,
BRICS,
analysis,
emerging economies
Companies stuck in economic doldrums at home are naturally looking to emerging or high growth markets for their future growth. But expanding overseas can be a big and risky step. As part of Grant Thornton’s ‘Instinct for Growth’ focus on helping dynamic companies unlock their potential for growth, we’ve put together a report to address this issue and help you navigate entry into the BRIC nations.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: tax,
China,
UK,
retail,
cross-border,
Nick Farr,
Hong Kong,
holding companies,
intermediary,
foreign investment,
structures,
Singapore,
WFOE,
franchise,
Shanghai,
retailers,
intermediate,
joint venture,
Beijing
China is the world’s fastest-growing major retail market. Following our previous post highlighting the opportunities for UK retail to expand into China, here we outline what to consider when structuring operations.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
| Posted by: Barry Knight
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: China,
UK,
infrastructure,
retail,
market,
JV,
franchise,
retailers,
product,
joint venture,
China, UK, retail, retailers, product, disposable income, Chengdu, market, infrastructure, franchise, joint venture,
Chengdu,
disposable income
Head of Retail Barry Knight reviews the numbers, opportunities and challenges for UK retailers seeking to tap into the vast and growing Chinese consumer market.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
China,
growth,
international,
Brazil,
expansion,
BRIC,
BRICs,
case study
Our series on how UK technology companies are tapping into high-growth markets in the BRICs has come to an end. Catch the summary here…
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: China,
growth,
international,
media,
digital,
expansion,
audit,
mobile,
online,
case study,
content,
entertainment,
Galleon,
Galleon, China, growth, international, expansion, case study, digital content, mobile, online, audit
We continue our series on how technology firms are unlocking the potential of high-growth BRIC markets with the case study of Galleon Holdings, an entertainment media company with Chinese ambitions…
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
China ,
Interviews
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
China,
property,
growth,
UK,
insight,
interview,
retail,
strategy,
staff,
Meet our experts,
profile,
Q&A,
Real Estate,
assurance,
Simon Bevan,
business services
Fresh from a business sabbatical in Asia, where he is a visiting professor at Xiamen University, Fujian province in China, Simon Bevan talks about his time in Asia, his work and what growth-seeking companies should be thinking about right now.
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