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Best countries for business – 50 economies ranked

Friday, September 28, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Thought leadership | Tags: finance, investment, report, growth, global, insight, GDP, global economy, analysis, Global Dynamism Index, global growth, GDI2012, GDI

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Could mature markets hold a better key to your business growth than emerging ones? And how do dynamic businesses decide where to focus their strategy? We invite you to explore the data in our second Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index (GDI) to find out which countries offer business environments that can help facilitate business growth – and which might hinder it. You can assess 50 economies down to the smallest indicators…

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Building your business BRIC by BRIC

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

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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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Meet our experts: Simon Bevan

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

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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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Five India business reads – report roundup

Tuesday, March 06, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: India, Thought leadership | Tags: India, business, economy, links, report, infrastructure, insight, technology, tech, Real Estate, employment, HR

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Don’t miss our latest focus reports and sector insights covering HR, employment, tech, real estate, infrastructure and a special India country report…

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BRICs analysis: growth forecasts and constraints

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, BRIC, forecast, global economy, optimism, BRICS, emerging economies, analysis,

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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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Meet our experts: Andy Ka

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: China , Interviews | Tags: Grant Thornton, China, UK, insight, compliance, interview, staff, audit, companies, financial reporting, Meet our experts, IPO, profile, Hong Kong, Q&A, Chinese, Andy Ka

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“The number one issue concerning businesses in China and UK working with each other is culture,” says Andy Ka, a British-born Chinese who has worked in both the UK and China. In our latest interview, we go behind the scenes of Andy’s work with Grant Thornton’s China Britain Services Group and find out what is hot on his clients’ agenda right now.

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Lessons in international growth from British high fliers

Thursday, January 05, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Thought leadership | Tags: business, report, growth, UK, survey, international, insight, advice, value, success, expansion, sales, overseas, International Track 100, Grow Global, foreign

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How have the UK’s most successful companies for fastest-growing international sales achieved their overseas success? Our latest report discovered what these companies have in common and how they have driven overseas sales and built real value.

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Trends that will shape the global economy in 2012

Thursday, December 01, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Brazil, China , Russia, Korea, India, South Africa, Thought leadership | Tags: business, economy, report, growth, global, survey, international, emerging markets, IBR, insight, inflation, International business report, trends, recovery, global economy, 2012, Ed Nusbaum

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What will 2012 bring for both mature and emerging markets? Read on for our major new report surveying demand, employment, investment, inflation and access to finance across 40 economies. It’s a must-read for any business looking to navigate international opportunities at this difficult time.

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Meet our experts: Colin Johnson

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Brazil, India, Interviews | Tags: India, Grant Thornton, Colin Johnson, international, insight, due diligence, energy, Brazil, staff, Meet our experts, profile, Q&A, disputes, arbitration, investigations, Latin America, expert witness, profile, Q&A, insight

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This month we welcome Colin Johnson to our blog series, which goes behind the scenes of our emerging markets services. Colin, who speaks Spanish, Portuguese and several other languages, communicates with an average of six different countries each day. But with his focus on Latin America, it is Brazil’s growth story that he recommends companies take a closer look at.

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Meet our experts: Harish Dass

Monday, October 03, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: India, Interviews | Tags: business, tax, Grant Thornton, entrepreneurs, HNWIs, UK, tax planning, South Asia Group, insight, interview, staff, Meet our experts, profile, Q&A, Harish Dass, High net worth individuals, Entrepreneurial Services Tax Team, entrepreneurial services

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“Our relationship with a client is one of ‘the trusted adviser’,” says Tax Manager Harish Dass. Which means busy entrepreneurs can get on with their business without having to consult a whole team of advisers. Here Harish talks about his work with UK entrepreneurs, many of which are of South Asian origin, and why tax should be top of everyone’s’ agenda right now.

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