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Doing Business and Investing in Thailand
This Guide has been prepared for the assistance of those interested in doing business in Thailand or planning to do so. |
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16th Annual Global CEO Survey: A focus on tax
Tax has become a key business issue, with 62% of respondents in this year's Global CEO Survey telling us that it’s the biggest risk to their business growth. And in a way we haven't seen before, corporate taxation has become a matter of significant interest to governments, regulators, the media and the general public. In this analysis, we explore tax strategy and its impact on corporate reputation, and the implications for businesses and governments around the world. |
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Which leaders do CEOs most admire?
As part of our 16th Annual Global CEO Survey, we asked CEOs to share an example of someone from literature or history who exhibited good leadership, and tell us what they admired about them. The variety of characters - and character traits - reveal both strengths and possible shortcomings in the minds of today’s global CEOs. View the top ten people named by CEOs across seven regions and over 60 countries, see how geography influenced their choices with our interactive map, and share your views on leadership by taking our poll. |
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Risk in Review: Global risk in the transformation age
Building on results from our annual survey of over 800 global executives, this report examines how companies are rethinking their risk strategies and organisation and analytical techniques to cope with today’s complex and uncertain environment. You can use our custom tool to benchmark your own organisation's risk profile and the impact of those risks against your peers, and create a customised report of how your views compare with others. |
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Choosing China: Insights from multinationals on the investment environment
Foreign investment in China is at a defining moment. While China's economic growth has been nothing short of spectacular amidst a global slowdown, it faces strong competition from other emerging markets that also present favourable returns on investment. This survey report, produced by PwC in support of the China Development Forum, explores how CEOs from multinational companies view investment prospects in China and what they think the Chinese government can do to attract more investment in support of its economic goals. |
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Seizing back the people agenda
Many financial institutions are reacting to immediate pressures, rather than actively shaping the people strategies they need to move the business forward. But the upheaval in the marketplace and challenge of re-engaging with customers and staff are making the need to regain control of the people agenda ever more pressing. This new report looks at how to ensure people strategies reflect the big competitive decisions within a business, rather than being only short-term responses to stakeholder pressures. |
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Resetting the compass: How high growth market buyers are moving M&A in a new direction
As figures in this new report highlight, the direction of deal flow between emerging and developed markets is shifting – and the competition for investment is heating up. We investigated what high growth market buyers are looking for in mature market targets, including how buyers and sellers can manage deals successfully. This report provides useful guidance on how to make the most of the opportunities emerging market investors can offer. |
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Point of view: Mandatory firm rotation
Making it mandatory for audit firms to rotate is one of the measures regulators around the world are looking at with the intention of improving the independence, objectivity and professional scepticism of auditors. In this short point-of-view paper, we outline why we believe mandatory audit firm rotation will put audit quality at significant unnecessary risk and undermine the reliability of financial reporting for any company. |
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Risk resilience: Winning with risk, Issue 3
The latest installment in this series contains a collection of perspectives from practitioners on the ground confronting political, social and environmental change – ranging from experts pursuing market solutions and systemic challenges , to CEOs formulating growth strategies against a landscape of challenging global risks. Find out more about today’s most pressing risks and ways of confronting them. |
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Government and the 16th Annual Global CEO Survey – a new contract between business and the state
Each year, PwC’s Annual Global CEO survey gives a unique insight into the vision and decisions of the global CEO. As in past years, we’ve extended and deepened this research by including a selection of interviews with senior decision-makers in governmental organisations across the world. In this new report, we seek to understand better the policy and public sector delivery responses needed to meet the challenging conditions facing business today. And how to create the society and government of the future - for the citizens of tomorrow - in a trusted, sustainable and more collaborative society. |
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16th Annual Global CEO Survey: New findings on customers and trust now available
Find out how CEOs are chasing their number one goal of growing their customer base, while cutting costs and adjusting to rapid changes in buying volumes and patterns. Our latest findings from this year’s survey also focus on how CEOs are rebuilding trust with their growing numbers of increasingly influential stakeholders. |
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Global Economy Watch - March 2013
The recent sharp depreciation of the Japanese Yen has raised fears of "currency wars". In the latest edition of Global Economy Watch, we look at how worried UK CEOs are about volatile exchange rates and outline the risks and opportunities a weaker sterling offers to UK businesses. We also feature an interview with Dennis Nally, the Chairman of PwC International, who indicates how businesses are adjusting to the 'new normal'. Finally, our special focus this month is on Africa, which is projected to grow strongly in 2013 on the back of high commodity prices and favourable fundamentals. |
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Shale oil: the next energy revolution
The global impact of shale oil could revolutionise the world’s energy markets over the next couple of decades, resulting in significantly lower oil prices, higher global GDP, changing geopolitics and shifting business models for oil and gas companies. Read more in our new piece of analysis. |
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Image sensor: Steady growth for new capabilities
This latest article in our Mobile Technologies Index series examines how the steady improvement in image sensors combined with the technology around the sensors -- especially the use of microelectronic mechanical systems (MEMS) -- will drive new use cases in mobile innovation. |
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10Minutes on building the customer-centred organisation
What does a customer-centered organization look like? It's a company that considers the customer in everything it does, from product and service development, to the entire customer experience. It also speaks to its customers in their own language and makes it easy for them to do business with the company. Discover how companies that design this kind of organization can reap real dividends. |
