International and Emerging Markets Blog
Friday, January 15, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: economy,
infographic,
LSE,
GDP | Total Views: 9381
Predicting when an economy will grow or shrink is an inexact science, but Grant Thornton’s latest infographic takes the pulse of 14 recession-hit economies around the world to assess their economic fitness. It looks at GDP figures between 1997-2009 to see how countries such as the UK, France, Germany and the USA have performed – and to see who’s winning the race back to economic growth…
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Tuesday, January 04, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
tax,
compliance,
market,
relocation,
domicile,
intellectual property,
cash flow,
migration,
benefits,
redomicile,
IPO,
trading hubs,
feasibility | Total Views: 6256
One hot topic around UK boardrooms right now is ‘Do we move offshore?’ Tax advantages are just one side of the story. Nick Farr, International Tax Partner, Grant Thornton, outlines the options for those thinking of relocating all or part of their business abroad.
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Monday, July 13, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Summers
Categories:
| Tags: India,
LSE,
South Asia Group,
India Price Index,
AIM,
Fiona Owen,
Capital Markets,
KSK,
Cross border,
India Hospitality Corp | Total Views: 6161
Grant Thornton’s latest India Watch index reveals Indian companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) are collectively outperforming the FTSE 100 and continue to outperform AIM 100, AIM all-share and AIM 50 markets.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India
| Tags: M&A,
due diligence,
corporate finance,
cross-border,
Story of the Deal,
buying a business,
subsidiary,
buyout,
acquisition,
Elder Pharmaceuticals,
NeutraHealth | Total Views: 4965
What happens when a fast-expanding firm from India seeks the buyout of a UK plc? The second of our case studies lifts the veil on a cross-border acquisition and takes us to India, Dubai and on to the intricate landscape of UK regulation. Our
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Summers
Categories:
| Tags: India Watch,
South Asia Group,
India Price Index,
Fiona Owen,
Capital Markets,
Indian Economy,
London Stock Exchange,
India Hospitality Corp,
Alternative Investment Market | Total Views: 4599
Grant Thornton’s latest India Watch Index reveals that Indian companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) dramatically outperformed both the AIM All-Share and the FTSE 100 in 2009. The India Watch index soared by 212% in 2009, following a 23% rise in the final quarter of 2009. In comparison, the AIM All-Share only recorded gains of 66% in 2009, while the FTSE 100 saw a modest 22% rise in the last twelve months.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: tax,
global,
growth,
international,
tips,
banking,
Stephen Weatherseed,
risks,
trade,
expansion,
resources,
forex,
exchange rate | Total Views: 4563
If you want to grow your company internationally, how do you do this in order to minimise the risks and maximise your chances of success? Stephen Weatherseed, Head of China Group for Grant Thornton UK, has this advice…
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India
| Tags: business,
entrepreneur,
interview,
Bespoke magazine | Total Views: 4544
Gurbachan Chadha arrived in the UK with just £10 in his pocket. Now he’s a multi-millionaire who was cited in The Sunday Times Rich List as one of Britain’s top Asian entrepreneurs. Here, Gurbachan Chadha reveals how his sense of humour opened the doors to doing business in the UK.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China
| Tags: investment,
finance,
property,
China,
economic,
market,
Brazil,
Dubai,
crash,
bubble,
boom | Total Views: 4177
High property prices, property tightening policies and the start of declining prices indicate a teetering property market in China, one that the Chinese government is trying to let the steam out of gently. Here Nick Huber tells the story of how the Dubai property bubble burst in 2009, as a hedge fund manager warns that China could be 1,000 times worse.
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
investment,
India Watch,
LSE,
South Asia Group,
aim,
Fiona Owen,
FTSE | Total Views: 4166
Grant Thornton’s latest India Watch index reveals that Indian companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) have collectively outperformed both the FTSE 100 and FTSE ASEAN indices over the first quarter of 2009 and continue to outperform the FTSE AIM All-Share, the FTSE AIM 100 and the FTSE AIM UK 50 indices since 1 January 2007.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Summers
Categories:
| Tags: India,
Grant Thornton,
LSE,
South Asia Group,
India Price Index,
Anuj Chande,
AIM,
Fiona Owen,
Capital Markets,
London Stock Exchange,
KSK,
Cross border,
India Hospitality Corp | Total Views: 4158
Grant Thornton’s latest India Watch Index reveals that the share prices of Indian companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) have collectively outperformed both the AIM 100 and the FTSE 100. The India Watch Index has soared by 153% in the year-to-date, following a 36% rise in the third quarter of 2009.
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