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Brand Brisbane is rising, boosted by the publicity of their upcoming host gig for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games.

For many businesses, COVID-19 has been a trigger for developing or revising international strategies, with new markets and efficiencies being found in other countries: and India is consistently on the radar as one of the world’s largest economies.

A number of colleagues – David Chau, Bei Bei Han, Judy Jin – and I were recently in China’s Tea Capital, Hangzhou, with partners from all around our international network to talk about trends in business globally, but also the huge opportunities we’re seeing coming out of China.

Arakawa, our own Japanese Practice Leader, and Louise Willdridge from GTI. What many people might not know is that the merger between Grant Thornton Japan and Yusei Audit Co. and Yamada & partners Certified Public Tax Accountants' Co. in July this year, means that the Japanese partnership greatly mirrors our Australian partnership – similar size and similar offerings across audit, tax and advisory.

It looks like Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv need to welcome another member to their start-up club soon: Manila, Philippines’ thriving capital, is rising at a quick pace on the digital innovation map.

The World Bank confirms it: Singapore is the world’s top country when it comes to ease of doing business.

Vibrant and contrasting, Hong Kong is a mature economy with a similar growth rate to Australia’s. Asia’s World City brings together a diverse heritage, and makes for a fascinating, yet safe, place to do business.

China’s free trade zone features a unique blend of cultures reflected in its broad investment opportunities and diverse talent pool. As the world’s second-largest port, Shanghai boasts a thriving economy and the country’s second highest GDP per capita.

It often happens that economic growth in the capital city exceeds that of the country in general. However, combine Jakarta’s 4.8% growth in 2016 with Indonesia’s ranking as ASEAN’s largest economy and world’s 10th largest market in terms of purchasing power parity, and you’ve got perfect conditions for a fast-growing, increasingly wealthy consumer market.

A unique city blending Japanese tradition with high-tech design, Tokyo is a fascinating destination for a broad variety of Australian businesses, and its almost 14 million inhabitants make for an attractive target market.

Fast growing mid-size businesses are finding ways to go global fast; rethinking business models and reinventing product and service offerings with the booming Asian market in their sights.