Foreign Direct Investment

• Beijing Municipality, Several Provisions for Encouraging the Establishment of Regional Headquarters in Beijing by Multinational Corporations

  北京市关于鼓励跨国公司在京设立地区总部的若干规定

  Beijing offers financial incentives to establish regional headquarters in the city.

  July 29, 2009

• Foreign investors get what they pay for

  Foreign investors in China seeking an attractive yield must be prepared to pay for independent advice in order to safeguard their investments.That was…

  July 29, 2009

• Beijing challenges Shanghai to win regional HQs

  New rules issued by the Beijing municipal government provide attractive incentives for foreign multinational companies looking for a regional base

  July 29, 2009

• Ministry of Commerce, Circular on Matters Relevant to the Review and Administration of Foreign-invested Enterprises in Certain Service Sectors by Competent Provincial-level Commerce Departments and State-level Economic and Technology Development Zones

  商务部关于省级商务主管部门和国家级经济技术开发区审核管理部分服务业外商投资企业相关事项的通知

  Mofcom delegates the approval of FIEs of service sectors to local authorities.

  July 29, 2009

• Beijing Municipality, Several Provisions for Encouraging the Establishment of Regional Headquarters in Beijing by Multinational Corporations

  北京市关于鼓励跨国公司在京设立地区总部的若干规定

  Beijing offers financial incentives to establish regional headquarters in the city.

  July 29, 2009

• Circular on Matters Relevant to the Review and Administration of Foreign-invested Enterprises in Certain Service Sectors by Competent Provincial-level Commerce Departments and State-level Economic and Technology Development Zones

  关于省级商务主管部门和国家级经济技朮开发区审核管理部分服务业外商投资企业相关事项的通知

  Mofcom delegates the approval of FIEs of service sectors to local authorities.

  July 29, 2009

• Under the radar

  Deals blocked by Chinese regulators can make world headlines - think of the plight of Coca-Cola. This has led companies such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton to think it may be best to avoid merger review when structuring their deals. This thinking is flawed

  July 29, 2009

• Under the radar

  Deals blocked by Chinese regulators can make world headlines - think of the plight of Coca-Cola. This has led companies such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton to think it may be best to avoid merger review when structuring their deals. This thinking is flawed

  July 28, 2009

• Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation, Circular on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of Preferential Enterprise Income Tax Policies

  财政部、国家税务总局关于执行企业所得税优惠政策若干问题的通知

  Circular clarifies the issue of double entitlement to preferential tax treatment.

  June 06, 2009

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Circular on Revising the Examination and Approval Authority for Certain Capital Account-related Foreign Exchange Transactions

  国家外汇管理局关于调整部分资本项目外汇业务审批权限的通知

  Safe delegates its approval authority over capital account items to lower authorities.

  June 06, 2009