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Still Fast, Easy and Friendly Offshore investors considering using a Seychelles entity can rest assured that they can reap almost all the benefits they wouldfrom investing elsewhere, but will find the process more cost-effective and far less time-consuming. International companies can be incorporated with the directors enjoying extensive powers, removing the need for frequent shareholder approval. The processing of registrations and licensing is, very fast and documents can quickly and easily be authenticated by notaries, the Supreme Court and by embassies. Clients are not required to be physically present in the Seychelles in order to set up and administer their...

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What are the advantages of the jurisdiction for Chinese investors?There are quite a few advantages of using the BVI, including tax benefits, the establishment of TIEA agreements, competitive offerings and a swift time to market. What types of companies can be opened? Company limited by shares; Company limited by guarantee not authorized to issue shares; Company limited by guarantee authorized to issue shares; Unlimited company not authorized to issue shares; Segregated portfolio company; Restricted purpose company; Private trust company; Shareless companies are also permitted. The preferred type of company for international transactions is a company limited by shares. What are...

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged Chinese investors to invest in Zimbabwe's tourism sector and help turn the southern African country into a competitive tourist destination. He made the remarks on the occasion where a visiting delegation from China's Zhejiang Province and the Zimbabwean government officials and business leaders witnessed the signing of a twinning arrangement between Zimbabwe's Chinhoyi City and China's Dongyang City. He said Zimbabwe possesses vast tourism opportunities which if fully harnessed, could help the country in its quest to become an upper middle income economy by 2030. It emerged at the meeting that Zimbabwe had set aside...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT OUTBOUND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS 2019

Chinese buyer enquiries for residential property in Australia has recorded two consecutive quarters of year-on-year growth for the first time since 2016, with Melbourne still the most popularAustralian city. Australia has been losing Chinese buyer interest to other parts of the world due to increased taxes and banking restrictions. But Australia's hefty state foreign buyer taxes have been counterbalanced by its weakening dollar according to the latest Juwai.com report, which has seen it drop around 11 per cent of its value against the Chinese Yuan since mid-2018. Juwai.com CEO Carrie Law says she expects Chinese buying to remain flat in 2019, with forecasts it could...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT OUTBOUND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS 2019

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent visit to China saw the two countries sign nine instruments — these included five agreements, three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and a document — covering a range of sectors including power, investment, culture, tourism, and technology. Important among these is a Letter of Exchange under which China will provide Bangladesh with 2,500 metric tons of rice as aid for Rohingya refugees and two agreements that relate to China’s extension of loans worth $1.7 billion for Bangladesh’s power sector. During Hasina’s visit, Beijing also assured Dhaka that it would better align its projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT OUTBOUND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS 2019

The past decade has witnessed an unprecedented and massive influx of Chinese investments and tourism into Cambodia. The capital inflow and rising visitor numbers have been both beneficial and disruptive for Cambodia's economic development and social cohesion. Chinese investments have impacted Cambodia's domestic politics and foreign policy in ways that have facilitated the country's drift toward autocratic rule. They also appear to be leading to far-reaching environmental and sociocultural changes. The experience offers valuable lessons for other countries in Southeast Asia, and highlights an urgent dilemma for the government and society alike. Relations between Cambodia and China gained momentum after...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT OUTBOUND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS 2019

Chinese investment in the U.S. plunged nearly 90 percent during President Trump's first two years in office as the world's two largest economies have waged an aggressive trade war. According to figures from the data research firm Rhodium Group, investment from China hit an all-time high of $46.5 billion in 2016. The following year that amount dropped to $29.7 billion before plummeting to a nine-year low of $5.4 billion in 2018. During that two-year period, investment declined 88 percent. Trump has imposed tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports as a way to exert pressure on the world's second-largest economy to change some of its business...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT OUTBOUND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS 2019

The Governor Alejandro Tello, Governor of Zacatecas Province,  and the Chinese SOE Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) signed a framework agreement, which indicates the process to build and promote the future Zacatecas Industrial Park (PIZ), which will have an initial investment of 104 MUSD . Gathered in the General Secretariat of Government, the Executive of Zacatecas and the Vice President of CGGC, Zhou Xing, signed this one-of-a-kind agreement, given that it is the first association that arises between a Chinese SOE and a Mexican State Government. The objective of the agreement is to specialize Zacatecas within the automotive, aerospace and mechanical...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT OUTBOUND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS 2019