From its early British heritage, the English language has evolved and it will continue to do so as it creeps its way into societies all over the world. The English you know may not be what another person, who lives in another country, knows. Marquez Comelab, author of The Part-Time Currency Trader , explains.
Two Thousand Years Later
Following the release of the film: The Passion Of The Christ, we should take this opportunity to remember what it was that Jesus Christ may have died for. Perhaps we can re-think and re-learn the message He had been trying to tell us two thousand years ago.
Where Should You Locate Your Business In China?
Factors that may influence your choice of location include local infrastructure, land prices and availability, human resources, local government policies and attitudes, location of your joint venture partner (if any), proximity to suppliers, and proximity to your target market (if you plan to sell your products domestically).
Investing In China: Chinese Banks
Chinas banking sector has traditionally served as a party-controlled feeding trough for its inefficient, unprofitable state-owned enterprises (SOEs), most of which were technically insolvent. The process was simple extend a loan to an unqualified SOE applicant, then write off the loan as a bad debt when it failed to repay. This situation is beginning to change, and Chinese banks are attracting the attention of foreign banks that are beginning to view them as investment opp…
Investing In China: Setting Up A Representative Office
Foreign investment in China started with a trickle in the early 1980s and has increased to the extent that China is now siphoning off a significant percentage of the worlds available foreign investment funding. With Chinas accession to the WTO and the continuing vitality of its economy, this trend seems likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, China remains an unfamiliar and challenging place to do business for many small and medium sized enterprises (SM…
Investing In China: The “china Fallacy”?
China has long been an entrepreneurs daydream If I could sell one pair of underwear each to a billion Chinese . Now, after almost 25 years of opening its gates to the outside world, how well are things working?
Invest In China – Establishing A Business Presence
Three primary investment forms are commonly used by foreign companies to establish a permanent presence in China — the Sino-foreign Joint Venture, the Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise, and the Representative Office.
Invest In China: Dealing With Labor Unions And The Communist Party
Labor Unions
Invest In China: Equity Markets
Chinas economy may be growing at the rate of almost 10% a year but its domestic capital markets are in a dismal state, forcing the private sector to disproportionate reliance on foreign investment for capital (particularly hard currency). Its domestic bond market is underdeveloped, its banks are saddled with bad debts, and both the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets have performed poorly in recent years.
Insolvency And Corparate Bankruptcy In China
Insolvency
Equity Finance In China
Minimum Investment and Capital Contribution Schedule
Establishing A Representative Office In China
Among foreign investors, the most popular form of business establishment in China is the Representative Office. Its main attraction is that it is simpler and cheaper to establish than either a Joint Venture of a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise since no Registered Capital is required, startup costs are roughly 10% of the cost of establishing either of these. Representative Offices are also open to almost all industry sectors, including some sectors that are off-limits to Joi…