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What to Consider when Doing Business in China? Major Chinese Cultural Values and Business Practices

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What to Consider when Doing Business in China? Major Chinese Cultural Values and Business Practices

China’s enormous consumer base, expanding economy and FDI-friendly policies are luring foreign businesses into plethora of promising opportunities. The success of an investment or alliance, however, often depends on the observation of some unwritten rules. Find out which are the soft aspects companies are to bear in mind before setting foot on China according ...

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The Chinese Dragon Spreading Wings Abroad

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The Chinese Dragon Spreading Wings Abroad

We often deliberate on the internal business climate and the ample opportunities the Chinese market offers to foreign investors. But it’s worth turning the perspective the other way round and analysing the behaviour of the world’s second biggest economy as an investor itself.

In 2010, after three decades of extraordinary growth, China surpassed ...

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The Numbers behind China

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The Numbers behind China

Back in 2010 China’s economy exceeded Japan’s, raising its position to 2nd place among the big 5 economic nations leaving the 1st place, US in a close range. During the past 30 years China's economy has changed from a centrally planned system that was largely closed to international trade to a more ...

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Winning China's Markets - An SME Guide

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Winning China's Markets - An SME Guide

This report is written from the perspective of European small and medium-sized enterprises considering operation in, or already  operating in China. However, it also takes into account the wider context of EU-China relations, as they may influence Chinese company policy.

This brief starts off from this wider horizon, beginning with the observation that senior management ...

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Overseas IPOs Grew Popular Among VC and PE-backed Chinese High-Flying Firms

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Since last September, China’s overseas IPOs have taken place one after another in a quick succession. Even during the National Day holiday in China, which lasted from Oct.1 - 7, there were several Chinese firms that landed on overseas capital markets, including Mingyang Electric’s IPO on the NYSE and Lanxun Precision’s public ...

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Overview of China’s Venture Capital Industry

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China’s venture capital and private equity industry was until recentlydominated by foreign currency offshore funds run by internationalinvestors. However, in 2009 Chinese-yuan funds for the first time took thelead over foreign-currency funds in terms of amount of new capital raisedand number of deals. Domestic funds in China are smaller but nimbler asthey face fewer ...

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Winning China’s Markets

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We'd like to present our readers a policy brief provided by the China Advisory Council, written from the perspective of European small and medium-sized enterprisis considering operation in, or already operating in China. The brief includes considerations on the investment climate in China and the conditions for success for European SMEs in the foreign ...

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Tune in to Emerging Entertainment Markets

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Please find below a recent market report by Ernst & Young on the media and entertainment landscape in the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China. The report provides an overview of the latest indicators of market attractiveness, as well as the opportunities, challenges and critical success factors in conducting business in these four countries ...

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Spotlight on China

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With China’s escalating consumer demand, phenomenal economic growth and increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities, the China deal market has taken off. Interest from the international community has never been greater.

A world of opportunity

A message from Bob Partridge

Today’s transactions market presents a world of opportunity. As corporations and other investors ...

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