International and Emerging Markets Blog
Thursday, February 09, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
report,
survey,
IBR,
financial,
International business report,
Europe,
EU,
debt,
crisis,
business leaders,
integration,
euro,
eurozone,
single currency,
sovereign debt crisis,
analysis,
How are business leaders in and around the European Union reacting to the eurozone crisis, do they still support the euro – and what do they think is the solution? Grant Thornton asked 50 senior executives in each economy to find out…
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Thursday, January 05, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
report,
growth,
UK,
survey,
international,
insight,
success,
value,
advice,
expansion,
sales,
International Track 100,
overseas,
Grow Global,
foreign
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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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
China,
financial,
banking,
failure,
Hong Kong,
SMEs,
financing operations,
profit,
solutions,
cash management,
asset-backed financing,
problems,
credit,
contingency,
Barry Tong,
financial management
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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Thursday, December 01, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
Korea,
India,
South Africa,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
global,
report,
growth,
survey,
emerging markets,
international,
IBR,
insight,
inflation,
International business report,
trends,
global economy,
recovery,
2012,
Ed Nusbaum
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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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
| Posted by: Mark Henshaw
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
growth,
research,
emerging markets,
IBR,
International business report,
technology,
social media,
tech,
Europe,
media,
digital,
social business,
e-commerce,
Mark Henshaw,
ICT,
mobile,
G7
Businesses in emerging markets have taken to the use of social media much quicker than peers in mature markets, and the gap is set to widen, according to the latest findings from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR). Our Head of Media, Mark Henshaw, raises some questions for UK businesses seeking international growth.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China
| Tags: business,
China,
succession,
inheritance,
succession planning,
family,
China, family, dynasty, succession, succession planning, business, inheritance, family constitution,
business risks,
dynasty,
family constitution
Passing wealth and a business through generations of a family is the most delicate of operations that can tax the most successful entrepreneur. Gaythorne Silvester reports on two Chinese families facing succession and inheritance issues, while Eric Williams, Head of Private Client at Grant Thornton, looks at the potential solution of a family constitution.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India
| Tags: business,
India,
India Watch,
LSE,
data,
subscribe,
India Economy,
index,
India GDP
Grant Thornton’s quarterly India Watch, in association with the London Stock Exchange (LSE), is a valuable information source for anyone involved in UK/India business. If you’d like to receive information on Indian companies listed on the London markets, M&A and financial reporting news, and expert analysis on the Indian economy, here’s how to get our next bulletin delivered to your inbox …
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Monday, October 03, 2011
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
Interviews
| Tags: business,
tax,
Grant Thornton,
entrepreneurs,
HNWIs,
UK,
South Asia Group,
tax planning,
insight,
interview,
staff,
Meet our experts,
profile,
Q&A,
Harish Dass,
High net worth individuals,
entrepreneurial services,
Entrepreneurial Services Tax Team
“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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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
| Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China
| Tags: business,
China,
M&A,
growth,
UK,
infrastructure,
retail,
technology,
mergers and acquisitions,
sectors,
Five Year Plan,
opportunities,
cost
What’s your five-year plan for doing business in China? Following the ratification of China’s 12th Five-Year Plan in March 2011, we predict the five best opportunities for UK business with operations or interest in China.
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Friday, September 16, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
India,
Grant Thornton,
China,
sponsor,
conference,
HSBC,
Manchester,
Nick Farr,
comment,
Telegraph,
Festival of Business,
opportunities,
exports,
panel,
opinion
What are the opportunities for UK businesses in Asian markets? We report from the ‘Looking East: India or China?’ panel discussion at today’s Telegraph Festival of Business, in partnership with Grant Thornton.
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