Investment Opportunities

Investing In UK

UK is one of those countries which have very flourishing and stable economy. Its economy has made it a country which has very high standards of living. Companies which consider themselves among the major business players in the world are operating from UK. All of the companies and businesses in Britain are enjoying the access to leading science and academic leaders in the respective field.

UK’s economic stability is the result of its political setup and strong legislation. Flexible labour force also plays a significant role in the development of businesses in this country. UK is a country which has multicultural environment because of a large population of foreigners. Its geography has always given it an international look. More than 300 languages are being spoken in the UK, which promotes global business culture.

The ease of access the UK offers to overseas markets and its standing as the business gateway to the European Union makes the UK a very attractive place to do business.

According to the World Bank rating, UK is on fifth number in the world on "Ease of Doing Business" which makes UK stand at the top in Europe.
Source: World Bank Doing Business 2010

UK has least number of barriers to entrepreneurship in the world. The OECD noted that the UK is fifth in the world for Product Market Regulation and has the third least barriers to trade and investment in the world.
Source: OECD, 2008

Investing In USA

USA is the country which has more liquid better capitalized and greater diversification. No country comes close to the amount of foreign investments happening in USA and combined US Stock markets. USA has very stable and giant international financial market. US markets are better capitalized than any other country in the world. As of the end of December 2007, the market capitalization of the NYSE was valued at US$15.65 trillion.

The U.S. stock markets represent the biggest single concentration of wealth in history:

Exchanges	Market Capitalization (USD Trillions)
NYSE	$15.65
NASDAQ	$4.01
Tokyo	$4.33
Shanghai	$3.69
Euronext	$4.23
London	$3.85
Hong Kong	$2.65

US Stock Markets are More Liquid

Just looking at the NYSE alone; the value of share trading for the whole year of 2007 was almost 3 times that of London, 4.6 times that of Tokyo and 14 times that of Hong Kong. US markets are still the biggest in terms of turnover as well as value. That means there's a very high chance of finding a buyer or seller of any particular stock at any given time.

Exchanges	Value of Share Trading in 2007 (USD Millions)
NYSE	$29,909,993
NASDAQ	$5,320,133
Tokyo	$6,476,148
Shanghai	$4,069,485
Euronext	$5,639,761
London	$10,333,686
Hong Kong	$2,136,910

US Stock Markets Offer Greater Diversification

US markets offer access to a huge variety of US companies seeking to raise capital. With almost 6,000 companies to select from, you can invest in major companies and brands from all over the world who list their shares on US financial markets.

Exchanges	Number of Companies
U.S.*	5965
London	3307
Tokyo	2414
Hong Kong	1241
Euronext	1155
Shanghai	860
*AMEX + NASDAQ + NYSE

Investing In Canada

People are the greatest asset of any country and Canada has the most talented human resource in the world. Canada is one of those countries which have smart workforce and it’s the result of their business friendly immigration policies, which attract highly qualified professionals from all over the world.

More than half of Canadians between the ages of 25 to 35 have a post-secondary education, either at university, college or technical school.
Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, 2009

Business-Friendly Environment

Canada provides a business friendly environment to the business community because Canada realizes the importance of it. Canada leads all G7 countries in ease of doing business, according to the 2009 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook. Also, the Economic Intelligence Unit forecasts Canada as the #1 place to do business in the G7 for the next five years.

Tax Advantage

Canada provides business community with low tax rates which has helped Canada to be ranked in one of the Top three countries to invest in and do business. Canada has announced a policy by which corporate income tax rate will fall from 18.5 percent in 2010 to 15 percent by 2012.

IT Industry

Canada has a competitive business environment for IT firms and it has made Canada to stand fourth in the list of those countries which provide flourishing business opportunities in Information Technology industry.

Latin America Market

Canada has the access to North America through North American Free Trade Agreement. Products traded with the United States and Mexico fall under the terms of NAFTA and most tariffs were eliminated in 2004 and this is a great advantage of running up your business from Canada.

Investing In Germany

Strong Economy

Germany is one of those countries in the world which have very stable economy and it makes it stand at no 4 in the world and it results in a profitable business for investors.

Export Leader

Germany is world's no. 2 exporter because it has a lot of production as compared to other countries in the world.

High Productivity

One of the highest productivity rates in the world, German quality and steadily decreasing unit labour costs are the decisive factors for the competitiveness. A series of social and market reforms have further contributed to Germany's continued economic growth to make it one of Europe’s most cost-effective production locations.

Excellent Workforce

Investing in Germany is considered to be a very wise decision because in Germany you can have excellent workforce with 80 percent of having university level education. Excellent workforce plays a vital role in the growth of a business.

Research & Development

Germany is on the top in Europe to invest in research and development. Germany is investing a lot of money on innovation and that is what makes it the leader.

Incentives for Investors

German Government is taking encouraging steps to provide incentives to all the investors who are investing in Germany. These types of initiatives make Germany a vital place to invest in.

Excellent Infrastructure

Germany’s excellent infrastructure makes it Europe’s leading player in logistic market.

Investing In Australia

Australia is a country which is considered as a land of enormous opportunities for the businesses to succeed. Stable and efficient environment, excellent workforce and innovative people help businesses to grow in Australia. It has unique cultural and geographical advantage which makes it fastest growing region in the world.

Australia is considered as a very potential and attractive destination for foreign investments. As compared to other countries in the world Australia attracts highest amount of Foreign Direct Investment. FDI to GDP is almost 35 percent which is well above the average for comparable developed economies of 27 percent.
Source: (UNCTAD)

The amount of FDI in Australia in 2008-9 was $392.9 billion and the leading source countries were Holland, UK, US and Japan. Australia has very strong economic credentials. Australian economy was ranked in the top three countries in the Asia Pacific region in 2009.

Following are the countries which have immense amount of potential for foreign investments:-

• Hong Kong
• China
• Singapore
• New Zealand
• Ireland
• Switzerland
• Denmark
• Chile
• Mauritius
• Pakistan
• Iceland
• Finland
• Japan
• Austria
• Sweden
• Belgium
• South Africa
• Czech Republic