Multinational Corporation

11 Dec 2012

During a recent conversation with someone of financial disposition, we touched on the subject of money laundering. We spoke of HSBC and its travails but our friend said a more interesting angle...

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Consultants bridge gap

25 Apr 2012

With the global economy still sputtering and growth slowing, the mainland has become more important and competitive than ever for multinational companies. It's big business for international...

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Talent thirst tops Asia agenda

5 Nov 2011

Asia's ability to maintain its robust economic growth levels despite the uncertainty brewing in the West may be a promising sign for some.

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Executives from the mainland are now first choice

4 Jul 2011

Multinational companies on the mainland are increasingly hiring local executives to fill top positions, and the salaries they offer often exceed those given to Hongkongers and are approaching...

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Asian MNCs trail global peers on health care

25 Jun 2011

A recent survey has found that just 23 per cent multinational corporations (MNCs) based in Asia Pacific have a global health strategy in place. The figure fell notably shy of those from other...

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A global strategy is vital for all businesses

20 May 2009

Tony Frost is associate professor of international business at the Richard Ivey School of Business. He gives his thoughts on the importance of global strategy, and the challenges that...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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4:27AM

Drive to localise key positions

Multinationals are aiming to cut the number of expatriate executives

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Multinationals guide shreds old concepts

If Jimmy Hexter and Jonathan Woetzel were giving out report cards for multinational companies (MNCs), they would probably describe most of the overseas firms doing business on the mainland as...

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Even winners worry over world's workshop

HITACHI IS TO invest US$826 million in China over the next five years to increase the proportion of its goods made there from 2.5 per cent to 7 per cent.

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Information links outpace infrastructure

The mainland is poised to become the first country connected by telephones and computers before being fully linked by railways, roads and airports, a strategist says.

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Tough at the top for multinationals

THINKING of going multinational? Then make sure to develop strong leadership within the company.

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CargoNet in hi-tech push

CargoNet is working with other multinational companies to bring small firms access to the benefits of technological advance, chief executive Ian Craig says.

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