The catalogue highlights opportunities for foreign providers in areas such as R&D, environmental services, consulting, supply chain management, and medical services, while reflecting China’s evolving industrial and sustainability priorities.
Foreign investors entering Indonesia often assume that tax compliance becomes relevant only once operations begin generating revenue. In practice, the first year of operations establishes the company’s tax compliance architecture.
India has eased Press Note 3 restrictions by allowing sub-10 percent minority investments from neighboring countries through the automatic route and introducing a 60-day fast-track approval system.
India’s labor regulatory framework has become streamlined through the consolidation of multiple employment laws into four labor codes. The floor wage system is one of the most important reforms introduced.
Vietnam’s advance pricing agreement (APA) regime is receiving renewed attention as transfer pricing enforcement in the country becomes more sophisticated and multinational groups seek greater certainty over related-party transactions.
The 2026 UAE VAT amendments introduce a five-year limit on recovering excess input VAT. Finance teams should also prepare for stricter compliance requirements, including e-invoicing and tighter documentation rules.
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