International and Emerging Markets Blog
Thursday, March 15, 2012
| Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: tax,
investment,
China,
cross-border,
Nick Farr,
financing,
Hong Kong,
Chinese,
foreign investment,
intermediary,
holding companies,
structures,
Singapore,
CFC,
WHT,
withholding tax,
financing company partial exemption,
HK,
FCPE,
substance,
restructuring,
intermediate
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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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,
forecast,
BRIC,
optimism,
BRICS,
global economy,
emerging economies,
analysis,
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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Thursday, October 13, 2011
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 14
| Tags: India,
investment,
growth,
emerging markets,
GDP,
India Economy,
healthcare,
Capital goods,
FMCG,
IT services,
Listed Indian Companies,
equities,
developed countries
Indian markets have had a challenging 2011, first on domestic issues, and more recently on ‘global cues’. But how much will global events hurt Indian GDP and corporates? Not as much as expected.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
| Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: tax,
investment,
China,
UK,
investors,
funding,
subsidiary,
Hong Kong,
regulatory,
supply chain,
foreign investment,
holding companies,
entity,
structures,
employees,
staffing,
inbound,
inward,
foreign exchange
What do investors and businesses from China (and other emerging economies) need to know before investing or setting up in the UK? Our quick guide covers the main issues: from choice of entity and location, to employment considerations, regulatory issues and foreign exchange controls.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
| Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: tax,
investment,
China,
due diligence,
technology,
intellectual property,
Nick Farr,
financing,
Hong Kong,
Chinese,
foreign investment,
intermediary,
holding companies,
IP,
entity,
structures,
expats,
Singapore,
WFOE,
FIE,
employees,
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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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 12
| Tags: business,
India,
finance,
investment,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
global,
growth,
India Watch,
UK,
Grant Thornton India,
international,
deals,
economic,
Indian Economy,
sectors,
IT,
India Economy
During the first quarter of 2011, India witnessed 143 merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions compared to 188 in the corresponding quarter of 2010. M&A transaction values for the period were estimated at US$17.88bn (Q1 2010 equaled US$17.44bn).
In Q1 2011, there was 60 cross-border transactions of which 26 were inbound transactions (into India) with a total value of US$13.75bn. Whereas, in comparison to Q1 2010 there were 69 cross-border transactions of which 23 were inbound with a value of US$1.12 bn.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 12
| Tags: business,
tax,
India,
finance,
investment,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
global,
governance,
growth,
India Watch,
UK,
infrastructure,
South Asia Group,
Grant Thornton India,
GDP,
South Asia,
economic,
inflation,
IT
The Union Budget 2010-11 was tabled in the backdrop of an improving economic scenario both within India and globally, but fiscal consolidation and expenditure discipline have still been rightly treated as the foremost priorities in this budget.
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| Posted by: Grant Summers
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 12
| Tags: business,
India,
finance,
investment,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
growth,
India Watch,
UK,
LSE,
infrastructure,
South Asia Group,
Grant Thornton India,
aim,
South Asia,
Capital Markets,
Fiona Owen,
FTSE,
IT,
India Economy
For the first quarter of 2011, the Grant Thornton India Watch Index* made a 1.19% gain, which proved to be the only index to perform positively in the quarter in comparison to the FTSE100, FTSE ASEAN, FTSE AIM All-Share, FTSE AIM 100 and FTSE AIM UK 50.
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| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 12
| Tags: business,
India,
investment,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
global,
China,
growth,
India Watch,
Grant Thornton India,
international,
emerging markets,
IBR,
economic,
Indian Economy,
inflation,
International business report,
IT,
India Economy,
BRIC
According to the latest results of the Grant Thornton International Business Report* (IBR) over Q4 2010 and Q1 2011 92% of Indian senior executives surveyed said they had an optimistic outlook for their country’s economy over the next 12 months, the second highest result globally, and an 8% rise from 12 months ago. Only Chile was more optimistic at 95%.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India
| Tags: business,
India,
finance,
investment,
statistics,
M&A,
deals,
IBR,
South Asia,
mergers and acquisitions,
acquisition,
Tata,
Jaguar Land Rover
M&A statistics are showing a sharp increase in Indian takeovers in the UK last year, with Indian companies announcing 24 M&A deals targeting UK assets valued at £571 million.
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