The current demand for the Asian and Middle
Eastern markets is growing fast and companies and
organisations from all over the world are interested in
investing and operating in these areas.
The new European Regulations in respect of the
exchange data information (i.e. Switzerland, Lichtenstein,
etc.), the recession of the western market and the need of
international operations, are driving many investments and
transactions to Asia. Locations such as Hong Kong,
Singapore, Dubai and are considered as a regional
hub for close markets, giving the opportunity to access emergent
industries.
The traditional offshore jurisdictions such as BVI, Cayman, etc.
are losing their original asset protection scope and the trend
is going to tax efficient onshore solutions in
strategic locations where substance and local support is needed.
Key Factors:
Setting up a business internationally is becoming vital
for a company success and the big issue of investing abroad is
the initial phase due to the lack of local knowledge or
availability onsite.
- Flexibility & Mobility
Travel to the new international destination to setup your
business is time and cost consuming. You can reduce your visits
only if you have a proper local assistance that can liaise with
you and the local needs (customers, authority, banks, etc.). The
client will have a support for basic meetings and is presence
will be necessary only for decision making operations (i.e. 6
trips instead of 10 per year).
- Local Knowledge
When investing in a foreign market your local knowledge is
initially limited and factors such as local support, contacts,
etc. are highly important.
- Professionalism
In specific markets and countries the level of
professionalism is not very high and having a professional
interface will help the initial management and the entire
success of the project/investment. Strategic alliances will be
in place with specialised firms and selected local players.
- Contacts
Serving clients for international trading/investments
operations gives the chance to access different business
opportunities in many countries, generating various contacts
worldwide. This scenario might result a valuable access to the
client database for sharing and starting reciprocal business
activity.
