Mergers and Acquisitions in India – New Issue of India Briefing Magazine Out Now

2022-07-05

Mergers and Acquisitions in India, the latest publication from Dezan Shira & Associates is out now and available for free download through the Asia Briefing Publication Store. In this issue: M&A Activity in India 2022: Trends and Outlook; Regulatory Framework Governing Mergers and Acquisitions in India; Procedure to Navigate a Successful M&A Deal in India

In the rapidly transforming business landscape, C-suite executives are developing agile and adaptable techniques to embrace new disruptive business realities through acquisitions, amalgamations, and fundraising. Such considerations have exponentially spurred merger and acquisition (M&A) deal activity, both in India and worldwide. Consequently, despite economic headwinds, 598 deals valued at US$112.07 billion took place in 2021 in India.

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China Briefing

EU Chamber Business Confidence Survey for Foreign Companies in China: Key Observations

07/05/2022

The European Chamber of Commerce in China (EU Chamber) has released its European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2022, based on insights from 620 European companies doing business in China, 79 percent of which have been doing so for over 10 years. As revealed in the EU Chamber survey report, 60 percent of European companies said that doing business is to some extent becoming “more difficult” in 2022, compared with 47 percent in 2021. In addition to COVID-19 prevention and control measures, the impact of the Russian-Ukraine conflict has been felt all over the world. This, among other concerns, are the top challenges to European companies in China. We examine the key points made in the report.

Silk Road Briefing

Remember China’s Casinos In Southeast Asia? They Were Just Launch Pads For Infrastructure Developments

07/05/2022

A little-known aspect of China’s Belt and Road Initiative has been the use of casino developments to spur much needed infrastructure. Beijing knows the behavioral aspects of its people well, and it is noticeable that on both the Cambodia and Laos borders, sufficiently close to China (where gambling is illegal) to attract mainland Chinese tourists, casinos began to be established over ten years ago. What is surprising though is that the income from this has generally be recycled into active infrastructure projects with real value.

Vietnam Briefing

US Exempts Tariffs on Vietnamese Solar Panels for 2 Years: What to Expect

07/05/2022

The US government recently approved a 24-month tariff exemption for solar panels from four Southeast Asian countries: Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand to meet national renewable electricity demand. Vietnam Briefing looks at the opportunities and how Vietnam’s solar panel manufacturing is likely to benefit in the long term.

China Briefing

Cross-Border Data Transfer In China – New Provisions Clarify Contract Procedure for Personal Information Export

07/04/2022

New provisions released by China’s cybersecurity authority clarify how companies can transfer personal information overseas by using a streamlined “standard contract” procedure. Under the PIPL, companies are restricted from exporting personal information outside of China without prior approval or signing a contract with the overseas recipient. The new provisions will greatly facilitate cross-border data transfer for foreign companies and multinationals handling small amounts of data. We explain the contract requirements for China data transfer.

India Briefing

Top 7 States for Investment in India: Findings from the Business Reforms Action Plan

07/04/2022

The top 7 states in India based on ease of doing business parameters are Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu as per the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2020 report released by the central government on June 30. Findings in this fifth edition of the report are completely based on multilingual feedback from users at ground level. Andhra Pradesh (1) and Telangana (3) featured among the top performing states in the 2019 BRAP report as well. Such reports can thus provide foreign investors with trackable data and showcase the consistency of respective states on delivering on key policy measures based on proposed reforms.

Vietnam Briefing

Vietnam’s Da Nang Retains Attractiveness for Foreign Investors

07/04/2022

Da Nang continues to remain high on the list for foreign investors looking to invest in the Central Region and even Vietnam. After Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the city has emerged as an attractive investment destination and serves as a gateway to the Central Region, which is rapidly industrializing. Vietnam Briefing examines Da Nang’s top growth drivers and competitive industries underlining the reasons why it remains an attractive investment destination.

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Impact of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act on Vietnam Exports to the US

Vietnam Briefing
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What Are the Outcomes of India's 47th GST Council Meeting? Rate Revisions, Withdrawal of Exemptions, Easing Compliance

India Briefing
07/05/2022
Mergers and Acquisitions in India – New Issue of India Briefing Magazine Out Now

India Briefing
07/05/2022
Indonesia Makes Changes for the Disbursement of Old Age Security Funds

ASEAN Briefing
07/05/2022
Updates on India's FTAs in 2022

India Briefing
07/05/2022
Azerbaijan’s Caspian Baku Port To Expand Cargo Traffic Infrastructure & Transshipment

Silk Road Briefing

The Bigger Picture

Russia Briefing

Russia Looks To Mongolia To Further Develop China Trade & Connectivity

07/05/2022

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived yesterday (Tuesday, July 5) in the Mongolian capital, Ulaan Baatar, for talks with his Mongolian counterpart, Battsetseg Batmunkh, as well as with the President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and the chairman of State Great Khural, Gombojavyn Zandanshatar. Arctic gas transit to China and increased Russia-China rail capacity are on the agenda.

Silk Road Briefing

Azerbaijan’s Caspian Baku Port To Expand Cargo Traffic Infrastructure & Transshipment

07/04/2022

Azerbaijan is considering the implementation of numerous projects to boost Baku Ports freight cargo transshipments. Cargo traffic growth along the East-West Corridor (from China to Europe), the Port of Baku and the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), are seeing greater demand, while freight movement from China, Central Asia and the Black Sea basin to the EU countries and back via TITR through Azerbaijan’s territory, has been updated, which means a rise in cargo flows from China to Europe through Azerbaijan.

Russia Briefing

The Caspian Littoral States Summit

07/03/2022

While the EU has closed its borders and ports with Russia, they may have misjudged the connectivity implications. Rather than EU-China freight passing EU-Russia-Kazakhstan-China, with that route now disconnected, the alternative southern route EU-Georgia/Turkey-Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-China has now come to the fore. The issue here for the EU is that Russia is a powerful Caspian Sea nation and a member of the Caspian Littoral States group, which includes the “Caspian Five” – Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan.

China Briefing

Belt and Road Weekly Investor Intelligence #88

07/05/2022

It’s been a heavy week for geopolitics as G7 meetings, followed by the BRICS and NATO summits are showcasing how the world is shifting and a new global order beginning to emerge with clear divisions between East and West. There have been developments in Central Asia too, with an important Caspian Sea summit that paves the way for future influence over EU-Asia trade routes, as well as connectivity developments in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, with the latter also embroiled in separatist problems to its Western borders. Finally, we complete the week with our BRI global round up which is full of opinion concerning the G7’s US$600 billion anticipated infrastructure spend.