Hong Kong Offshore Tax Guide

China’s bond market is destined to play an increasingly important role, both at home and abroad. And the inclusion of the country’s bonds in global indexes will be a milestone for its financial market integration, bringing big opportunities as well as challenges for policymakers and investors alike. This calls for a good understanding of China’s bond market structure, its unique characteristics, and areas where reforms are needed. This volume comprehensively analyzes the different segments of China’s bond market, from sovereign, policy bank, and credit bonds, to the rapidly growing local government bond market. It also covers bond futures, green bonds, and asset-backed securities, as well as China’s offshore market, which has played a major role in onshore market development.

This comprehensive book provides detailed descriptions and analysis of the bond markets in eight East Asian developing economies: Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Drawing on the most recent data available, Emery assesses the strengths and weaknesses of each countrys bond market, concluding with comparisons of the eight countries bond markets. The book will be an invaluable reference for economists, policymakers, and all those interested in emerging capital markets. }Drawing on the most recent data available, this comprehensive book provides detailed descriptions and analysis of the bond markets in eight East Asian developing economies: Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Robert Emery devotes a full chapter to evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of each countrys bond market. For each country, Emery describes the history of the bond market and identifies its key participants, the different types of bonds, and the current terms for bond issues. He also discusses the size of the bond market, the bond issuing process, trading procedures and the structure of the market, the clearing and settlement system, and fees and taxes. Finally, he lists the regulators of the market, current regulations, and bond rating agencies; assesses the markets past performance; and offers suggestions for improvement.Each country chapter is organized into a standard format, making it easy for the reader to locate and compare specific information. Emery concludes the book with cross-country comparisons of the eight countries bond markets. It will be an invaluable reference for economists, policymakers, and all those interested in emerging capital markets. }

Today's globalization is changing the gravity center of Business on a worlwide basis. The classic triangle New York-London-Paris has been substituted by new strategic axis located in emerging nations. Asian countries are changing the dimensions of international trade and investments from a Global perspective. Locations like the Strait of Malacca in Malaysia or APEC will become extremely strategic in trade and commerce for the next 20 years and the most relevant demographic growth will be located in Asian nations. Asia is moving quickly and it does it in the right direction. Governments are facilitating investment processes to local and foreign companies. Not only China and India must be taken into consideration, other new “Challengers” are increasing very rapidly (Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia), which, despite some internal problems like lack of democratic maturity and transparency, show very admirable values in Business activities. Social order, respect, family orientation or hard work are some of these assets. This book offers an “in-depth” analysis of ten Asian nations (China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan, Laos, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, India and Hong Kong) in order to help western managers and investors to do Business efficiently in this dynamic economic region. La globalización actual está cambiando el centro de gravedad de los negocios en todo el mundo. El clásico triángulo York-Londres-París ha sido sustituido por un nuevo eje estratégico localizado en los países emergentes. Los países asiáticos están cambiando las dimensiones del comercio internacional y las inversiones desde una perspectiva global. Lugares como el Estrecho de Malacca en Malasia o en APEC se convertirá en un alto valor estratégico en el comercio para los próximos 20 años y el crecimiento demográfico más relevante se encuentra en los países asiáticos. Asia se está moviendo rápidamente, y lo hace en la dirección correcta. Los gobiernos están facilitando los procesos de inversión a las empresas locales y extranjeras. No sólo China e India deben ser tenidos en cuenta, otros nuevos "rivales" están creciendo muy rápidamente (Vietnam, Tailandia o Malasia), que, a pesar de algunos problemas internos como la falta de madurez democrática y la transparencia, muestran valores muy admirables en los negocios. Orden social, el respeto, la orientación de la familia o el trabajo duro son algunos de estos activos. Este libro ofrece un profundo análisis de diez países asiáticos (China, Camboya, Vietnam, Japón, Laos, Corea del Sur, Singapur, Tailandia, India y Hong Kong) con el fin de ayudar a los directivos e inversores occidentales para hacer negocios de manera eficiente en esta dinámica región económica. INDEX Brief Introduction.- Acknowledgements.- Investments and Business in China.- Investments and Business in Cambodia .- Investments and Business in Vietnam.- Investments and Business in Japan.- Investments and Business in Laos.- Investments and Business in South Korea.- Investments and Business in Singapore.- Investments and Business in Thailand.- Investments and Business in India.- Investments and Business in Hong Kong.

2009 RELEASE - "International Securities Law and Regulation", a three-volume set with more than 1,600 pages, examines the regulation of securities trading in jurisdictions in North and South America, Europe, and Asia and the Pacific. The commentaries are provided by lawyers who practice regularly in the securities sectors of their respective jurisdictions. The publication is replaced by updated volumes annually. Complete the set with volumes I and II. A 25%%%%%%%% discount applies to a subscription for three years of updates. Discounts are applied after purchase by rebate from publisher.

This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that the growth of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is expected at 2.25 percent in 2015, with domestic demand acting as the principal source of momentum. Growth is likely to pick up modestly to 2.5 percent in 2016, with a smaller drag from external demand reinforcing resilient domestic demand. Inflation has declined and is expected to remain below 3 percent in 2015–16 on softer commodity prices. The current account has dropped to about 2.5 percent of GDP, but is projected to improve to about 3.5 percent over the medium term as the global economy recovers.