International business expansion guidance and advice
Trade Horizons’ Market Entry Blog
Our market entry blog covers a range of topics relating to international business expansion. Articles tackle many different subjects, including the initial planning and preparation stages of growing your business, advances in technology you can take advantage of, through to sales & marketing, packaging and branding advice. Written by leading experts in their field, you’ll be sure to find something of interest and real-world practical advice if you are looking to grow your business around the world.
Latest Articles
Nov #3 Update: Fintech’s future, Red Latin America, Kenya South Africa, El Salvador, ASEAN, Cold Chain, Ireland, Australia, Semiconductors, Medica
Global FDI is forecast to decrease further as countries enter into recessions caused by high cost of living, global food shortages, inflation, rising energy prices and massive national debt. The Bank of England expects a UK recession of 5 quarters long with a retraction of 2% on the economy starting later in 2022. Unctad says the global FDI decline is likely to continue until 2023. Global FDI flows in the second quarter of 2022 were down 31% on the first quarter. Investor uncertainty is very high now leading to a reduction in investing.
Nov#2 Update: Taiwan America FTA, Amazon £53m female tech fund, Latin America currency, Best countries, Japan India FDI, San Jose contraction
Global FDI is forecast to decrease further as countries enter into recessions caused by high cost of living, global food shortages, inflation, rising energy prices and massive national debt. The Bank of England expects a UK recession of 5 quarters long with a retraction of 2% on the economy starting later in 2022. Unctad says the global FDI decline is likely to continue until 2023. Global FDI flows in the second quarter of 2022 were down 31% on the first quarter. Investor uncertainty is very high now leading to a reduction in investing.
Trade Horizons hosts German e-mobility pioneers in the UK!
From October 24th to 27th, 2022, Trade Horizons conducted a business development trip for German SMEs in the field of e-mobility & autonomous driving to the West Midlands, UK's center of electromobility. The trip is part of the Market Development Program arranged by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).
“On the Ground” Commercial Due Diligence: Middle Eastern market.
International clients increasingly question the need to undertake the commercial due diligence process when addressing a potential distributor partnership agreement. They tend to skip the due diligence process and go straight to the preparation of the transaction contract, arguing that it is time consuming and costly, and they can rely on publicly available information on the target’s business as well as with the inclusion of broad indemnities in the transaction documents.
Nov#1 Update: Global FDI, Kenya Spain trade, Private Equity, Romania, Egypt, Korean tax, UK India FTA
Global FDI is forecast to decrease further as countries enter into recessions caused by high cost of living, global food shortages, inflation, rising energy prices and massive national debt. The Bank of England expects a UK recession of 5 quarters long with a retraction of 2% on the economy starting later in 2022. Unctad says the global FDI decline is likely to continue until 2023. Global FDI flows in the second quarter of 2022 were down 31% on the first quarter. Investor uncertainty is very high now leading to a reduction in investing.
Oct #4 Update: Indonesian cars, Malta FDI, India UK FTA, EU investing, Panama China, Kazakhstan
Japan currently manufactures Toyota, Daihatsu, Honda and Mitsubishi in Indonesia. Recently there has been a drive by Indonesia to attract car manufacturers to the country. For example, it hosted Tesla founder Elon Musk recently but he declined to comment on his visit. Indonesia is the worlds fourth most populous nation but only 4 out of every hundred people are car owners in country. The Indonesian automobile manufacturers association says that vehicle sales were up 19% in September 2022. Citroen is the latest manufacturer to announce operations in Indonesia with first models due to roll out in 2023.
