Business environment

What it takes to form a company or to employ someone. The startup-ecosystem brief is a separate page.

The same comparison as the GRIP MOVE index. Each country name opens the sourced note.

Malaysia
Register with the Companies Commission. Foreign equity limits differ by sector.
Philippines
Register with the SEC, then read the foreign-investment negative list.
Thailand
The Department of Business Development and the Foreign Business Act.
United Arab Emirates
A mainland licence and a free-zone licence cover different trade.
United Kingdom
Form the company at Companies House. Hiring from overseas needs a sponsor licence.
United States
Form the company under a state’s law. The visa is a separate permission.

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