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Add a second country
We're in one market abroad. How do we add a second one?
WONE Global compares the candidate markets on entry route, licences, tax and cost on the same basis, then sets up in the one you choose with professionals in that market, reusing the documents and decisions that worked the first time.
Countries in the typical case United Arab Emirates · Saudi Arabia
The situation
What is happening
What is at stake
Copying the first country's set-up rarely works: licensing, tax and hiring differ, and mistakes in a second market cost more because the first is now relying on it.
A scenario
FintechFounder-led company · from United Arab Emirates · in Saudi Arabia
Already licensed in Dubai, it wants to enter Saudi Arabia.
Where it ends A second market entered properly.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Expanding to another country”“Which country should we expand to next?”“Our board is assessing expansion into an unfamiliar country”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global compares the candidate markets on entry route, licences, tax and cost on the same basis, then sets up in the one you choose with professionals in that market, reusing the documents and decisions that worked the first time.
Usually led by Setting up and running a company, with Tax and structuring, Contracts and commercial law and Market research and partner checks.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Weeks 1-2WONE Global maps Saudi licensing and set-up.
- Weeks 3-8Applications prepared.
- Months 3-6Licensing and entity set-up.
- ThenLaunch.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01What can be reused from the first market and what cannot
- 02Whether to run it from the first entity or set up anew
- 03How the two markets will trade with each other
Outcomes
What you receive
- A second-market entry plan
- Structure and intercompany arrangements
- A combined compliance calendar
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Setting up and running a company, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- United Arab Emiratesin the typical case WONE Global Partner Dr Hajra Nazir · Head Corporate Advisory / Consultancy Division Brief this Partner →
- Saudi Arabiain the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Austria WONE Global Partner Mag. Mario Haider · Tax Consultant Brief this Partner →
- Rwanda WONE Global Partner Lydie N. Murorunkwere · Founder & Managing Director Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →
Vienna · Austria
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Lydie N. Murorunkwere
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Dr Hajra Nazir
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Dr. Rosam Karl J.
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Katherin Diaz Velilla
Complete profile
- Tax and structuringNamed lead
- Licences, permits and regulatorsNamed lead
- Buying, selling and investingNamed lead
International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia's DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, transfer…
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Markets in the typical case
Corridors
Services and subject
Worked examples
How it goes in practice
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
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