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Market guides
Guides to doing business in 61 markets
Guides to doing business across borders, written for the people who have to make the decision. Each checked rule, rate and threshold is linked to its official source, with the date of the check and whether a professional has reviewed it. Statements not yet checked are labelled AI-written.
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What is researched, and what is in progress
WONE Global arranges professional services across 100 countries. 60 of them are featured markets with their own pages. 8 have a full market guide and 44 an essentials guide checked against sources, 9 an essentials guide partly checked (the statements not yet checked are labelled AI-written); the table shows exactly which areas are covered and how many statements back each one. WONE Global's research engine keeps adding to them, and labels what an editor has not yet checked.
- 61
- markets with a guide
- 5010
- statements checked against a source
- 579
- AI-written statements, not source-checked
- 3913
- checked against official sources
- 53
- research drafts, source not yet confirmed
- 0
- professionally reviewed
These counts are calculated from the records themselves each time this page loads. Nothing is counted as reviewed until a named professional has reviewed it.
Market guides
| Market | Establish | Tax | People | Regulatory | Banking | Trade | Technology | IP | Investment | Risk | Disputes | Statements | Last check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArgentinaEssentials | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 19 October 2026 |
| AustraliaEssentials | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 19 October 2026 |
| AustriaEssentials | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 19 October 2026 |
| BahrainEssentials | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 19 October 2026 |
| BangladeshEssentials · partly checked | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 19 October 2026 |
| BelgiumEssentials · partly checked | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 19 October 2026 |
| BrazilEssentials | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 19 October 2026 |
| CameroonEssentials · partly checked | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 19 October 2026 |
| CanadaEssentials | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 19 October 2026 |
| ChileEssentials | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 19 October 2026 |
| ChinaEssentials | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 19 October 2026 |
| ColombiaEssentials | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 19 October 2026 |
| CyprusEssentials | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 19 October 2026 |
| Czech RepublicEssentials | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 19 October 2026 |
| DenmarkEssentials | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 19 October 2026 |
| EcuadorEssentials · partly checked | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 19 October 2026 |
| EgyptEssentials | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 19 October 2026 |
| FinlandEssentials | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 19 October 2026 |
| FranceFull guide | 17 | 21 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 151 | 19 October 2026 |
| GermanyFull guide | 15 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 111 | 18 October 2026 |
| GreeceEssentials | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 19 October 2026 |
| Hong KongEssentials | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 19 October 2026 |
| HungaryEssentials | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 19 October 2026 |
| IndiaFull guide | 11 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 144 | 19 October 2026 |
| IndonesiaEssentials · partly checked | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 19 October 2026 |
| IrelandEssentials | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 19 October 2026 |
| IsraelEssentials | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 19 October 2026 |
| ItalyEssentials | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 19 October 2026 |
| JapanEssentials | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 19 October 2026 |
| KenyaEssentials | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 19 October 2026 |
| LuxembourgEssentials | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 19 October 2026 |
| MalaysiaEssentials | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 19 October 2026 |
| mauritiusEssentials | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 19 October 2026 |
| MexicoEssentials | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 19 October 2026 |
| MoroccoEssentials | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 19 October 2026 |
| NetherlandsEssentials | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 19 October 2026 |
| New ZealandEssentials | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 19 October 2026 |
| NigeriaEssentials | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 19 October 2026 |
| NorwayEssentials · partly checked | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 19 October 2026 |
| OmanEssentials · partly checked | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 19 October 2026 |
| PanamaEssentials | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 19 October 2026 |
| PhilippinesEssentials | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 19 October 2026 |
| PolandEssentials | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 19 October 2026 |
| PortugalEssentials | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 19 October 2026 |
| QatarEssentials | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 19 October 2026 |
| RwandaEssentials | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 19 October 2026 |
| Saudi ArabiaFull guide | 19 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 173 | 19 October 2026 |
| SingaporeFull guide | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 121 | 19 October 2026 |
| South AfricaEssentials | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 19 October 2026 |
| South KoreaEssentials | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 19 October 2026 |
| SpainEssentials | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 19 October 2026 |
| SwedenEssentials · partly checked | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 19 October 2026 |
| SwitzerlandEssentials | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 19 October 2026 |
| ThailandEssentials | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 19 October 2026 |
| TürkiyeEssentials | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 19 October 2026 |
| UgandaEssentials | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 19 October 2026 |
| United Arab EmiratesFull guide | 10 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 142 | 19 October 2026 |
| United KingdomFull guide | 14 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 145 | 19 October 2026 |
| United StatesFull guide | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 129 | 19 October 2026 |
| VietnamEssentials | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 19 October 2026 |
| ZambiaEssentials · partly checked | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 19 October 2026 |
Service guides and worked examples
- Accounting and annual filingsProfessional knowledge centre · 54 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- AuditProfessional knowledge centre · 47 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Banking and capitalProfessional knowledge centre · 59 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Market research and partner checksProfessional knowledge centre · 74 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Setting up and running a companyProfessional knowledge centre · 73 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Disputes and arbitrationProfessional knowledge centre · 59 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Employment, payroll and immigrationProfessional knowledge centre · 72 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Treasury and fundingProfessional knowledge centre · 72 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Licences, permits and regulatorsProfessional knowledge centre · 62 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Business insuranceProfessional knowledge centre · 59 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Trade marks, patents and brandsProfessional knowledge centre · 100 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Contracts and commercial lawProfessional knowledge centre · 60 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Payments and currencyProfessional knowledge centre · 68 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Anti-bribery, sanctions and complianceProfessional knowledge centre · 60 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Tax and structuringProfessional knowledge centre · 138 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-18
- Data protection and cyberProfessional knowledge centre · 66 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Customs, trade and export controlsProfessional knowledge centre · 66 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- Buying, selling and investingProfessional knowledge centre · 106 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- An Australian company sets up its regional hub in SingaporeCross-border decision journey · 39 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A Chinese contractor sets up in Nigeria to deliver infrastructure workCross-border decision journey · 30 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A Chinese company sets up a Saudi Arabian entityCross-border decision journey · 39 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A Chinese manufacturer sets up a factory in Viet NamCross-border decision journey · 35 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A French company sets up a subsidiary in IndiaCross-border decision journey · 39 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A German company sets up an East Africa hub in KenyaCross-border decision journey · 37 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A German engineering firm sets up a Saudi project company to deliver a contractCross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- An Indian pharmaceutical company enters KenyaCross-border decision journey · 34 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- An Indian IT and engineering services company sets up a Saudi entity to bid for government workCross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- An Indian manufacturer sets up a UAE regional hubCross-border decision journey · 44 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-18
- An Indian software company sets up a US subsidiary to sell and later raise capitalCross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A Japanese manufacturer sets up a BOI-promoted Thai subsidiaryCross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A Korean contractor sets up in Saudi Arabia to deliver a projectCross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A Singapore holding company invests in a new Indian subsidiaryCross-border decision journey · 36 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A Swedish company opens its Gulf office in the UAECross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A UAE investor sets up an operating company in EgyptCross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A UAE company sets up a GmbH in GermanyCross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A UAE company sets up a UK subsidiaryCross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A UK professional or financial services firm opens an office in the Qatar Financial CentreCross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A US company opens a subsidiary in BrazilCross-border decision journey · 39 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A US technology company builds an engineering team in ColombiaCross-border decision journey · 39 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A US manufacturer sets up a nearshore plant in MexicoCross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A US company sets up a regional hub in PanamaCross-border decision journey · 38 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
- A US company sets up a regional headquarters in Saudi ArabiaCross-border decision journey · 40 sourced statements · checked 2026-10-19
How a statement is published
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- AI-writtenWritten by AI from its general knowledge, without checking a source. Published only in guides labelled AI-written, never presented as confirmed, and replaced as the research engine confirms or corrects each statement against a source.
- AI researchFound by WONE Global's automated research engine, from a source page returned by a live search. Shown as a lead until an editor opens the source and confirms it.
- Research draftFound in research but the official source could not be opened or did not state it exactly. Shown only with this label.
- Checked against a sourceChecked against the official source on the date shown. Useful to understand the rules; not yet reviewed by a professional.
- Checked by an editorChecked against the official source, and an editor has confirmed its scope and exceptions. Not yet reviewed by a professional.
- Professionally reviewedReviewed by a named, qualified professional for that country. Their name is shown with the statement.
- Update requiredA re-check is due or the rule may have changed. Shown with this label until it is confirmed.
- SupersededReplaced by a newer rule. Kept, with a link to what replaced it, so the record stays honest.
- WithdrawnWithdrawn: no longer shown or used in answers, usually because the rule changed.
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- Guides explain the rules and the choices; they do not tell a particular business what to do.
- Advice comes from the independent professional firm that takes on your work, under its own engagement terms and professional rules.
- Rules are re-checked on a schedule — every 90 days for tax, regulation, employment, trade and banking; every 180 days for the rest — and whenever an official change is detected.
- The firms WONE Global admits in each country (its Capability Partners) can propose corrections and review the guides for their own country. Their reviews are shown by name.
- The guides grow all the time. An automated research engine works through the topics visitors ask about most, the gaps in each guide and anything due for a re-check. Readers' "Was this useful?" answers help decide what is checked next.
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