Doing Business in India 2015 is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in India. As such, this comprehensive guide is ideal not only for businesses looking to enter the Indian market, but also for companies who already have a presence here and want to keep up-to-date with the most recent and relevant policy changes. Within it, we discuss a range of pertinent issues for foreign businesses, including India's most recent FDI caps and restrictions, the key taxes applicable to foreign companies, how to conduct a successful audit, and the procedures for obtaining an employment visa.

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An Introduction to Doing Business in Vietnam 2017 will provide readers with an overview of the fundamentals of investing and conducting business in Vietnam. Compiled by Dezan Shira & Associates, a specialist foreign direct investment practice, this guide explains the basics of company establishment, annual compliance, taxation, human resources, payroll, and social insurance in this dynamic country. 

To download the complimentary full version, please visit Asia Briefing Publication Store at: http://www.asiabriefing.com/store/book/an-introduction-to-doing-business-in-vietnam-2017-6684.html

Doing Business in Hong Kong 2017 is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in Hong Kong. Compiled by the professionals at Dezan Shira & Associates, this comprehensive guide is ideal not only for businesses looking to enter the Hong Kong market, but also for companies that already have a presence here and want to keep up-to-date with the most recent and relevant policy changes. 

To download the complimentary full version, please visit Asia Briefing Publication Store at: http://www.asiabriefing.com/store/book/an-introduction-to-doing-business-in-hong-kong-2017-6683.html

An Introduction to Doing Business in Singapore 2017 provides readers with an overview of the fundamentals of investing and conducting business in Singapore and outlines the city’s role as a trading hub within ASEAN. The guide explains the basics of company establishment, annual compliance, taxation, human resources, and social insurance in the city-state. A detailed examination of the role of Singapore’s many double tax treaties and its position within the ASEAN free trade area plus its relationship with China and India are also covered. 

To download the complimentary full version, please visit Asia Briefing Publication Store at: http://www.asiabriefing.com/store/book/an-introduction-to-doing-business-in-singapore-2017-6687.html

An Introduction to Doing Business in India 2017 is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in India. As such, this comprehensive guide is ideal not only for businesses looking to enter the Indian market, but also for companies who already have a presence here and want to stay up-to-date with the most recent and relevant policy changes. 

To download the complimentary full version, please visit Asia Briefing Publication Store at: http://www.asiabriefing.com/store/book/an-introduction-to-doing-business-in-india-2017-6686.html

Doing Business in China 2017 is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in China. Compiled by the professionals at Dezan Shira & Associates in January 2017, this comprehensive guide is ideal not only for businesses looking to enter the Chinese market, but also for companies who already have a presence here and want to keep up-to-date with the most recent and relevant policy changes. 

For further information, please visit Asia Briefing Publication Store at: www.asiabriefing.com/store

Doing Business in China 2016 is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in China. Compiled by the professionals at Dezan Shira & Associates in June 2016, this comprehensive guide is ideal not only for businesses looking to enter the Chinese market, but also for companies who already have a presence here and want to keep up-to-date with the most recent and relevant policy changes. To download the full version, please visit: http://www.asiabriefing.com/store/book/an-introduction-to-doing-business-in-china-2016-6039.html

Doing Business in Singapore 2016 will provide readers with an overview of the fundamentals of investing and conducting business in Singapore and its role as a trading hub within ASEAN. This guide explains the basics of company establishment, annual compliance, taxation, human resources, and social insurance in the city-state.

Doing Business in India 2016 is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in India. As such, this comprehensive guide is ideal not only for businesses looking to enter the Indian market, but also for companies who already have a presence here and want to stay up-to-date with the most recent and relevant policy changes. To download the full version, please visit: http://www.asiabriefing.com/store/book/an-introduction-to-doing-business-in-india-2016-5973.html

Doing Business in China 2015 is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in China. Compiled by the professionals at Dezan Shira & Associates, this comprehensive guide is ideal not only for businesses looking to enter the Chinese market, but also for companies that already have a presence here and want to keep up-to-date with the most recent and relevant policy changes. 

To download the full version of this guide, please visit: www.asiabriefing.com/store

An Introduction to Doing Business in ASEAN introduces the fundamentals of investing in the 10-nation ASEAN bloc, concentrating on economics, trade, corporate establishment and taxation. We also include the latest development news in our “Important Updates” section for each country, with the intent to provide an executive assessment of the varying component parts of ASEAN, assessing each member state and providing the most up-to-date economic and demographic data on each. Additional research and commentary on ASEAN’s relationships with China, India and Australia is also provided.  

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An Introduction to Doing Business in Vietnam 2014 will provide readers with an overview of the fundamentals of investing and conducting business in Vietnam. Compiled by Dezan Shira & Associates, a specialist foreign direct investment practice, this guide explains the basics of company establishment, annual compliance, taxation, human resources, payroll, and social insurance in this dynamic country. 

To download the full version of this guide, please visit: www.asiabriefing.com/store

An Introduction to Doing Business in Vietnam 2014 (Second Edition) will provide readers with an overview of the fundamentals of investing and conducting business in Vietnam. Compiled by Dezan Shira & Associates, a specialist foreign direct investment practice, this guide explains the basics of company establishment, annual compliance, taxation, human resources, payroll, and social insurance in this dynamic country.

Doing Business in Singapore 2014 (Second Edition) will provide readers with an overview of the fundamentals of investing and conducting business in Singapore. Compiled by Dezan Shira & Associates, a specialist foreign direct investment practice, this guide explains the basics of company establishment, annual compliance, taxation, human resources, payroll, and social insurance in the city-state.

With little to no growth in many western nations and the pull of Chinese domestic consumption, the profile of companies investing in China is indeed expanding. China is now experiencing a “second wave” of foreign investment – while the first wave was primarily from big multinationals, the second wave brings with it greater quantities of foreign investment from SMEs.


This publication is designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in China to everyone considering investing in the opportunities this rising nation presents. Roughly 35 pages, it is divided into three chapters and broken down by common investor questions.

1. Establishing and Running a Business
What are my options for investment?
How do I establish a company?
How do I make changes to my company?
What do I need to keep in mind when doing business in China?

2. Tax and Accounting
What are China’s major taxes?
What are some of the key compliance requirements?

3. Human Resources and Payroll
How do I hire staff/workers?
What major legal obligations does a company have for its staff/workers?

The content of this guide is based on the knowledge of Dezan Shira & Associates, a specialist foreign direct investment practice, providing corporate establishment, business advisory, tax advisory and compliance, accounting, payroll, due diligence and financial review services to multinationals investing in emerging Asia.

Set to become the third largest economy in the world by 2025, India presents enormous opportunities for foreign investors.With a population of over 1.2 billion, more than half of which is under 25, the country has huge production and consumption potential. Since liberalization in 1991, India has continuously recorded high growth rates, averaging quarterly GDP growth of 7.45 percent between 2000 and 2011.

India’s strengths speak for themselves. The country benefits from:

A labor force of 487.6 million
A large and growing middle class, creating a steady increase in domestic demand
An English-language business environment
Cost competitiveness
World-class expertise in IT software and business process outsourcing, with services accounting for more than half of India’s output

For foreign investors, these strengths have proven highly attractive. In spite of a challenging business environment that ranks 132nd in the World Bank’s Doing Business listings, India remains the fourth most attractive foreign direct investment destination in the world, behind the US, China and the UK.


This publication introduces the fundamentals of foreign investment in India.

In a tough global economy, major foreign investors continue to prioritize their investments into Vietnam. Coca-Cola, for example, has said that it plans to invest US$200 million in Vietnam by 2013, adding to its US$280 million investment over the past ten years. German-based Bosch Group announced it will double investment in its auto components plant in the southern province of Dong Nai (from US$73 million to US$132.6 million) by 2015. In addition, Italy-based scooter manufacturer, Piaggio, just opened its second manufacturing plant with a production target of 300,000 scooters per year by 2013 to be sold in the Southeast Asian market.

Many SMEs are following in step, acting on the business potential that Vietnam holds for companies of all sizes and a variety of industries.

In this guide, we discuss:

1. Establishing and Running a Business

What are my options for investment?

How do I establish a company?

2. Tax and Accounting

What are Vietnam’s major taxes?

What are some of the key compliance requirements?

3. Human Resources and Payroll

How do I hire staff/workers?

What major legal obligations does a company have for its staff/workers?

The content of this guide is based on the knowledge of Dezan Shira & Associates, a specialist foreign direct investment practice, providing corporate establishment, business advisory, tax advisory and compliance, accounting, payroll, due diligence and financial review services to multinationals investing in emerging Asia.

In a global economy dominated by huge industrial powers, the city-state of Singapore has carved out its competitive niche as a destination for regional headquarters, branch offices and holding companies for doing business all across Asia.

Singapore offers foreign investors a highly skilled workforce, English-speaking business environment, business-friendly legal and tax systems, immense logistics and transportation capacities, and over sixty double taxation avoidance agreements, among other advantages. Furthermore, the city-state consistently takes measures to align its policies with the international standards emanating from the World Trade Organization, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and even issue-centric organizations like the International Accounting Standards Board.

Singapore has consistently been ranked first on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, with particular strengths in “protecting investors” and “trading across borders.” In fact, the city-state runs in such an efficient, business-friendly manner that it has been said to run like a corporation itself; “Singapore Inc.”

Establishing and Running a Business
What are my options for investment?
How do I establish a company?

Tax and Accounting
What are Singapore’s major taxes?
What are some of the key compliance requirements?

Human Resources and Payroll
How do I hire staff/workers?
What major legal obligations does a company have for its staff/workers?

The content of this guide is based on the knowledge of Dezan Shira & Associates, a specialist foreign direct investment practice, providing corporate establishment, business advisory, tax advisory and compliance, accounting, payroll, due diligence and financial review services to multinationals investing in emerging Asia.

Myanmar is finally opening its doors to the rest of the world. A few months ago, the military-led government pushed political and economic reforms, attracting the attention of potential investors worldwide.

What will happen in the future is unclear, but the current president, Thein Sein (who could step down in 2015), is an advocate of opening and reforming the economy, so it seems there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel. Apparently, the 67-year-old general’s relationship with Madame Aung San Suu Kyi (making headlines around the globe for her most recent political success following two decades of imprisonment and house arrest) is rather good and there is good chemistry in place, giving us reason to believe that the country will not regress back towards its old economic patterns. How to manage the relationship between the military and other parties will be of paramount importance and many stumbling blocks still lie ahead.

This guide was written by Dezan Shira & Associates Managing Partner Alberto Vettoretti. Alberto recently spent several weeks in Myanmar and this report is a product of his on-the-ground experience in the country meeting with government officials, visiting factories, and discussing investment opportunities with other businessmen in the country.

Included in this issue



Myanmar’s recent economic history
Economy
Geographical and logistical advantage
Natural resource and imports of strategic goods
Real estate
Stock market
Infrastructure
Currency
A \"love-hate\" relationship with China
Labor costs and salaries
Foreign direct investment
Forms of investment, tax incentives and restrictions
Investment opportunities
What could go wrong?

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