Articles by GBP


Innovations in China Customs and International Trade

  Take advantage of China’s new trade facilitation measures and save time and cost when importing and exporting. Learn about these reforms and benchmark your operational performance and strategic priorities against other foreign -invested companies…


U.S. Facts & Figures 2016: How Does Your State Compare?

How do taxes in your state compare nationally? This convenient resource compares the 50 states on many different measures of taxing and spending, including individual and corporate income tax rates, business tax climates, excise taxes,…


NAFTA Supply Chains Show Signs of Softening

The value of U.S.-Canada freight totaled $45.0 billion in December 2015, which was down 15.2 percent annually as all modes of transportation carried a lower value of U.S.-Canada freight annually. The Department of Transportation’s Bureau…


Who is Killing American Manufacturing?

In the week before Valentine’s Day, United Technologies expressed its love for its devoted Indiana employees, workers whose labor had kept the corporation profitable, by informing 2,100 of them at two facilities that it was…



Make in India: Leveraging Human Capital

The EY-SIAM HR Study – Make in India: Leveraging Human Capital captures the insights of CEOs and HR Heads of leading OEMs, auto component manufacturers, service and sales partners. The study focuses on three main…




Thailand: New Work Permit Policy for ASEAN Workers

In this GMS Flash Alert we discuss recent changes from the Thai immigration authorities dealing with relaxed work permit rules for workers from ASEAN member countries and ban periods for foreigners who have over-stayed in…