No Depreciation on Goodwill – Impact of Merger & Acquisition (M&A) transactions
Merger and acquisition transactions will be getting impacted with proposed announcement in Budget 2021 with no more benefits on tax savings on depreciation on goodwill acquired. The Budget proposal states that goodwill (and also [...]
Five ways in which European car brands can succeed in India (and what they shouldn’t do!)
Sudhir Rao is one of the most successful managing directors in the Indian car industry. While Western car giants, such as GM and Harley Davidson, had to throw in the towel on their India [...]
Key Highlights of Budget 2021 – How will it impact doing business in India?
On 1st February 2021 Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2021. It offers a direction for growth with strong intent for reforms. The budget majorly focuses on the seven pillars for reviving the [...]
3 Reasons Why Companies Should Keep An Eye On India In 2021
Growth is slowing down in the EU, the US and China are busy with each other and Dutch companies are struggling with enormous personnel shortages, especially ICT and technical people. Time to look across [...]
Learnings from 2020
Everyone at M+V was looking forward to celebrating our 20th anniversary event in 2020, but like everyone else in the world we had to change our plans pretty quickly! Pre Lockdown – a 20th [...]
Fokker Elmo benefits from factory in India: “Our personnel in India is higher educated and cheaper than in China”
The Fokker Elmo's factory in China is at a standstill due to the coronavirus. However, the Indian factory of the Dutch manufacturer of cabling systems for aircraft continues to operate. A few years ago, [...]
What on earth should my company do in India?
When working in India, foreign companies quickly think of three things: poverty, bureaucracy and corruption. But this simple ABC is no longer applicable to the country. This is because, according to the World Economic [...]
Joint venture in India: This is how you do it
Starting with a partner can be smart in a country like India. The fast growing Indian economy offers opportunities for companies in every sector and industry. Still, to succeed in India, you have to [...]
The Hague traffic technology company ARS T & tT manages traffic in India in the right direction
ARS Traffic & Transport Technology from The Hague is a leading market player in technological traffic solutions. It has opened a branch in India twenty years ago to develop software. Furthermore, the company now [...]
The Most Important Taxes In India: This You Should Know About The Goods And Services Tax (GST)
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is the Indian version of VAT. Every entrepreneur has to deal with it. The purpose of introducing GST in 2017 was to make the complex, existing tax system in the [...]
Interview With KPN (Dutch Telecom Company) Manager in India
Our man in India - KPN manager Jasper Fortune 'I don't want socially accepted answers, I want an honest opinion'. KPN has been in India for nine years. The telecom company there works with [...]
Dutch technology to India with DHI subsidy
The Indian government renamed this decade as 'The Decade of Innovation'. Furthermore, interest in smart, technological solutions is high in many sectors in India. The horticultural sector is a good example of this. To [...]