International and Emerging Markets Blog

Why businesses fail in Hong Kong and China

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: China , Thought leadership | Tags: business, China, financial, banking, failure, Hong Kong, SMEs, problems, profit, solutions, asset-backed financing, contingency, credit, cash management, financing operations, Barry Tong, financial management

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Barry Tong, partner in advisory services at Grant Thornton Jingdu Tianhua in Hong Kong, looks at some of the internal challenges facing SMEs in China and suggests some practical steps in financial management to help ensure survival…

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Four things brands underestimate when doing business in China

Friday, July 09, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: China | Tags: business, investment, China, M&A, tips, success, mergers, acquisitions, failure

China offers a potential great business leap forward for many UK companies looking at M&A in emerging markets. But there are four key issues that they fail to appreciate when doing business the Chinese way, says Jason Ramey, partner with Grant Thornton International, currently on secondment to Grant Thornton China.

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