International and Emerging Markets Blog
Friday, September 14, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: report,
growth,
emerging markets,
GDP,
financing,
forecast,
global economy,
Indonesia,
Singapore,
Myanmar,
Brunei Darussalam,
Southeast Asia,
Laos,
Philippines,
ASEAN,
Cambodia,
Malaysia,
Vietnam,
Thailand
Apart from China and India, what other opportunities does Asia hold for UK companies with international growth aspirations? Our ASEAN report looks at the economic and business trends that will shape the growth trajectories of a number of dynamic countries in Southeast Asia over the next 12 months and beyond.
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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,
Singapore,
structures,
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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Thursday, March 15, 2012
| Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: tax,
investment,
China,
cross-border,
financing,
Nick Farr,
Hong Kong,
Chinese,
CFC,
holding companies,
intermediary,
foreign investment,
structures,
Singapore,
financing company partial exemption,
WHT,
withholding tax,
FCPE,
HK,
intermediate,
substance,
restructuring
If setting up or investing into China from the UK, a Hong Kong or Singapore intermediate holding company offers a popular way to structure investments. But recent changes in China’s legal and regulatory framework are making foreign direct investment and/or restructuring more tax-efficient in certain cases.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
| Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: tax,
investment,
China,
technology,
due diligence,
financing,
Nick Farr,
intellectual property,
Hong Kong,
Chinese,
holding companies,
intermediary,
foreign investment,
IP,
structures,
Singapore,
WFOE,
expats,
FIE,
employees,
entity,
staffing,
business monitoring
The continuing increase in foreign direct investment in China has led to significant improvements in the country’s legal and regulatory framework. We outline eight key considerations for those wanting to invest – successfully – in the world’s leading recipient of foreign capital.
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