Setting Up Liaison Offices, Project Offices, Branch Offices and Private Limited Companies in India

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Setting Up Liaison Offices, Project Offices, Branch Offices and Private Limited Companies in India

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Investment into India is booming. Following the reelection of the Congress Party to power in 2009, the country is reaping the benefits of the market reforms being brought to the table by the now emboldened central government. And as a result of India's focus on development, the door has now been thrown wide open to large amounts of foreign investment. In this issue of India Briefing we examine how to set up several different types of legal entities in India: the liaison office, the branch office, the project office and the private limited company. We also take a look at the advantages that setting up in India's special economic zones and compare incorporation requirements and business costs between India and China.