International and Emerging Markets Blog

How are regional UK businesses embracing emerging markets?

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: India | Tags: tax, India, M&A, growth, UK, South Asia Group, deals, South Asia, planning, manufacturing, trade, expansion, outsourcing, networks, sectors, succession, culture, Midlands, JV

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Many regional UK businesses are looking to India and other Asian countries for new growth opportunities; meanwhile, a new wave of Asian entrepreneurs is considering expanding into the UK. We asked Suneel Gupta, the new head of Grant Thornton’s South Asia team in Birmingham, about the opportunities and issues involved, and what help companies need to do it.

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UK needs to take risks to escape domestic comfort zone

Wednesday, September 01, 2010 | Posted by: Stephen Weatherseed
Categories: Brazil, China , Russia, Korea, India | Tags: growth, emerging markets, international, risk management, Stephen Weatherseed, risks, manufacturing, expansion, resources

UK companies’ reluctance to embrace challenging markets is compromising business and ‘Little Britain’ risks losing out on the emerging markets success story. But it’s not rocket science, says Stephen Weatherseed, Grant Thornton’s Head of China Group, it’s risk management.

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