Operating globally publications

There are many markets open to US companies looking to expand overseas. While markets in China, India, Latin America, and Eastern Europe are emerging, there are also growth opportunities in other markets. This collection highlights the advantages and challenges of operating globally.

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Intersections - February 2008
This is the global transportation and logistics M&A analysis quarterly briefing for the fourth quarter of 2007. It covers the themes that emerged when examining deals announced during the past year.
Emerging markets and economies: The 11th Annual Global CEO Survey - January 2008
This global CEO survey reveals that key emerging market players are distinctly more confident about their short- and long-tern growth prospects than their developed economy counterparts. Just over two-thirds of emerging markets CEOs are "very confident" about their one-year revenue growth prospects, as opposed to just 41% of their developed market peers.
2006 Wireless industry survey: Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific - November 2007
PricewaterhouseCoopers is pleased to publish the results of the 2006 wireless industry survey. This survey's primary goal is to better understand the comparability of financial statements and industry performance measurements reported by wireless communications companies. It also addresses general financial accounting and reporting practices.
Paying taxes: The global picture - November 2007
PwC and the World Bank's joint study looks at the relative ease of paying taxes in countries worldwide. The study focuses on three indicators: The number of tax payments made, the time it takes to comply, and the cost of taxes.
Global economic crime survey 2007: US supplement - October 2007
Despite heightened regulation and investments in controls, fraud remains a major threat to companies around the world, and the United States is no exception. This report concludes that companies cannot rely on fraud controls alone to detect and deter economic crime.
International tax perspectives - September 2007
This issue of International tax perspective highlights some of the timely issues related to the complexity of international tax planning.
Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2007-2011 - August 2007
This entertainment and media outlook is the eighth edition of our comprehensive industry forecast of spending, and the key issues and developments that will drive growth in 14 entertainment and media sectors.
Banking in 2050: How big will the emerging markets get? - June 2007
This report examines the potential changes in the scale of the banking sector between now and 2050. It also highlights the pace of change and provides some scale to the size of the opportunity and challenge.
Pharma 2020: The vision - June 2007
By 2020 the pharmaceutical market is anticipated to more than double to US$1.3 trillion, with the E7 countries - Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia and Turkey - accounting around for one fifth of global pharmaceutical sales. This publication examines how to make the most of these future growth.
Flying high: Aerospace and defence M&A - April 2007
The key observations that we explore in this paper are: Transatlantic money flows set to resume; Outsourcing by the platform and engine primes; Smart tier 2/3 suppliers using M&A to gain scale and scope; Reacquisition of key technologies by leading companies; Private equity participating actively.

How managing political risk improves global business performance - May 2006
Companies doing business internationally are grappling with political issues that sometimes surprise even the most experienced. A new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Eurasia Group shows that despite current efforts, a high percentage of multinational companies believe they are not doing all they could to manage political risk effectively.
Going for growth: The outlook for M&A in the financial services sector in Asia - May 2006
This report contains the results of a survey of 130 senior executives in Asia’s financial services industry. It suggests that the trend toward cross-border M&A will gather momentum in the coming five years despite continuing obstacles posed by regulatory environments and corporate cultures.
Key trends in human capital, PwC Belgium - May 2006
Saratoga presents an analysis of key HR trends facing global businesses. The analysis encompasses data from over 15,000 organisations across a range of industries including banking, financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemicals, IT utilities and retail and a cross section of public service institutions.
The world in 2050 - April 2006
This report takes a fresh look at just how big the emerging market economies will get and how the OECD countries can compete.
The big leap: Utilities global survey 2006 - April 2006
In this report, we survey the changes that are being made or need to be made in technology, investment, M&A, efficiency, cleaner fuels and customer relationships. The respondents to our survey point to a real concern that shock factors such as supply crises may intervene ahead of considered regulatory reform.
Doing deals in emerging markets - March 2006
This corporate development roundtable summary explores the challenges and opportunities of expansion into China and other foreign territories, and how to increase probability of success investing in volatile M&A markets.



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