China's rejection of Coca-Cola's bid for Huiyuan Juice on anti-monopoly grounds stirred debate on protectionism, and raised unwarranted concerns about future M&A activity in the country
April 16, 2009
Legal
China's rejection of Coca-Cola's bid for Huiyuan Juice on anti-monopoly grounds stirred debate on protectionism, and raised unwarranted concerns about future M&A activity in the country
April 15, 2009FIEs now enjoy same property tax rates as domestic companies.
March 17, 2009FIEs required to calculate property taxes in renminbi.
March 17, 2009Capital contribution in the form of equity gets its official go-ahead.
March 17, 2009Commercial banks allowed to extend loans for mergers and acquisitions.
March 17, 2009New branches of wholly foreign-owned banks may be exempted from pre-payment of tax.
March 17, 2009A new era of differentiated regulation for insurance companies.
March 17, 2009Hong Kong and Macao investors allowed to be sole owners in the commercial sector.
March 17, 2009“Reasonable wages and salaries” defined for enterprise income tax purposes.
March 17, 2009