International and Emerging Markets Blog

Global economic growth forecasts for 2013 by country

Thursday, February 07, 2013 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Thought leadership | Tags: business, IBR, International Business Report, Global outlook, 2013

image

Find out where the bright spots are for growth in 2013 in Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report, which looks at the global economic outlook in the year ahead.

Continue Reading

Your concerns answered on building a BRICs business

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

image

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…

Continue Reading

Doing business in India: what businesses want to know

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: India, Thought leadership | Tags: India, business, report, risks, BRIC, opportunities, Q&A, BRICS, emerging economies, strengths

image

Experts from our emerging markets team have been answering your questions on issues around expansion into the BRIC economies. In the final part of our series, Anuj Chande, Head of South Asia Group, answers your concerns about doing business in India.

Continue Reading

Doing business in Russia: your questions answered

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Russia | Tags: business, report, Russia, risks, BRIC, opportunities, Q&A, BRICS, emerging economies, strengths

image

The third post in our BRIC series addresses concerns businesses have expressed about expanding into Russia. Nigel Davies, an associate director with Grant Thornton International, answers your questions.

Continue Reading

Doing business in Brazil: your questions answered

Wednesday, October 03, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Brazil, Thought leadership | Tags: business, report, emerging markets, Brazil, risks, BRIC, opportunities, Q&A, BRICS, emerging economies, strengths

image

We’re addressing the concerns UK companies have about entering the BRIC economies. In the second of our four-part series, Colin Johnson talks about Brazil, covering issues around foreign investment, the complicated tax system, manufacturing competitiveness and operating costs.

Continue Reading

Doing business in China: what companies are asking

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

image

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.

Continue Reading

Breaking into the BRICs: India

Wednesday, August 01, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: India | Tags: India, business, growth, expansion, strategy, BRIC, India Economy, opportunities, BRICS, new markets, location, global growth, BRICs, India, new markets, growth, expansion, business, location, Indian economy, strategy, opportunities, global growth

image

What are the opportunities and the issues for UK businesses seeking to enter the Indian market? Find out in our business profile of India – part of our ‘breaking into the BRICs’ series.

Continue Reading

Olympics and the business of sport

Thursday, July 26, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Thought leadership | Tags: business, investment, survey, IBR, International business report, benefits, London 2012, cost, sport, sports, Nigel Davies, Olympic, events, Olympics

Chart showing how important different countries find hosting a major sport event in terms of attracting investment to their economy

With the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony tomorrow, we ask why do countries host such costly sporting events? What exactly is the business and investment advantage? And is there a difference between emerging and developed economies when it comes to value? Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Survey (IBR) surveyed 3,000 business leaders on the business aspects of sport to find out…

Continue Reading

Ishan Saksena’s five tips for UK-India entrepreneurs

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: India | Tags: India, business, investment, entrepreneurs, investors, UKIBC, UK India Business Council, Ishan Saksena, QPR, Next Generation Network

image

Entrepreneur exchange, a new generation of rising talent and how to get an investor to part with capital… Ishan Saksena, businessman and former chairman and CEO of London football club, Queens Park Rangers (QPR), shared his views on the UK-India entrepreneurial ecosystem at a recent Grant Thornton-sponsored event in London.

Continue Reading

Emerging markets drive business investment in Q2

Tuesday, July 03, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Brazil, China , Russia, India, Thought leadership | Tags: business, economy, survey, IBR, International business report, optimism, Q2 2012, indicators

image

Grant Thornton’s quarterly global business survey is out today and shows businesses in the West sitting on trillions of dollars in liquid assets while their emerging market counterparts are investing in their long-term future. Read on for the full economic update.

Continue Reading