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WONE · THE CROSS-BORDER BUSINESS OFFICE
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KNOW · FIND · SOLVE
KNOW — intelligence & context→FIND — markets, people & expertise→SOLVE — business situations & next steps→EXPLORE — WONE→FOR LEADERS — understand, compare and act→WATCHTOWER — what deserves attention now→ACTION — plans and Matter Rooms→FOR TEAMS — shared company workspace→
COMMON SITUATIONS
Enter another market→Operate internationally→Invest across borders→Deal with a problem→
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Start before you know the category.

Describe the decision, uncertainty or objective in ordinary business language.

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THE WORLD, CONNECTED BY WORK

Start with a market. Continue anywhere the requirement leads.

Start with a country and move into the business issues, expertise and people around it.

COUNTRY DISCOVERY
All countries→India→Singapore→United Arab Emirates→
REGIONS & CORRIDORS
Regions→Business corridors→India ↔ UAE→
MARKET ENTRY

See what changes from market to market and who may be able to help.

EXPLORE MARKETS→
18 AREAS OF EXPERTISE

The professional work a cross-border business actually needs.

Each area of expertise connects to the markets, business situations and professionals around it.

ENTER & OPERATE
Legal & Contracting→Tax & International Structuring→Corporate & Entity Services→Employment, Payroll & Mobility→
FINANCE, RISK & DEALS
Finance & Treasury→Transactions & Deals→Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity→All 18 areas of expertise→
AREA OF EXPERTISE

See how this area of expertise changes by market.

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INDUSTRY CONTEXT

Cross-border work changes with the economics of the industry.

Ten broad industry groups open into one hundred detailed business activities and markets.

INDUSTRY GROUPS
Manufacturing & Industrial→Technology & Digital→Financial Services→Energy & Infrastructure→
WORK & IDEAS
100 business activities→Client work→Industry Intelligence→
SECTOR DETAIL

Go deeper than the broad sector label.

EXPLORE INDUSTRIES→
BETWEEN MARKETS

Business corridors are where cross-border work becomes real.

Explore the questions, capability needs and WONE relationships connecting both ends.

ACTIVE CORRIDORS
India ↔ UAE→EU ↔ India→UK ↔ Middle East→
DISCOVER
All corridors→Global Business Circuit™→ASK WONE→
CORRIDOR VIEW

Two markets. One connected business objective.

EXPLORE CORRIDORS→
PEOPLE AROUND THE OBJECTIVE

Find the exact professional relationship for the work.

People, firms and specialists should surface around context — not as an isolated directory.

DISCOVERY
People & Partners→Firms through people→Speakers & Conversations→
PARTNER WITH WONE
Partnership→Open Partnership Positions→Partner Portal→
PEOPLE

People are part of the answer, not a separate search.

FIND PEOPLE→
KNOW · FIND · SOLVE

Intelligence that points toward a business decision.

Market signals, practical context, client work and conversations around live cross-border decisions.

INTELLIGENCE
Decision Intelligence→Posts & Commentary→Updates & Signals→Podcasts & Video→Client Work→Work in Motion→
THE INSTITUTION
About WONE→WONE→Who We Work With→UNBOUNDED→
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Move from insight to the next useful step.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES · DESTINATION 02
FOCUS.

Insurance

Cross-border insurance work can combine market access, regulation, tax, contracts, finance, people and operational delivery across more than one jurisdiction.

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HOW THIS BUSINESS OPERATES

Commercial model, regulatory perimeter and cross-border dependencies.

Specific operating realities that distinguish Insurance from generic corporate entities.

REVENUE & CUSTOMER MODEL

Commercial Structure

Direct enterprise contracting, multi-currency pricing models, and structured cross-border settlements.

PERMISSION PERIMETER

Statutory Clearances

Specific statutory permissions, local market commercial registrations, and trade authorizations.

CRITICAL ASSETS

Value Drivers

Proprietary systems, registered brand trademarks, customer contracts, and balance sheet capital.

CROSS-BORDER FLOWS

Capital & Value

Cross-border dividend repatriations, intellectual property licensing royalties, and intercompany service charges.

RISK CONCENTRATION

Primary Exposures

Counterparty insolvency risks, regulatory perimeter changes, and foreign currency volatility.

FIRST LEADERSHIP DECISIONS

Determine Corporate Substance & Operating Presence

Avoids economic substance penalties and ensures local banking institutions approve operational accounts.

Required: Physical office requirements · Resident director mandates · Local operational expenditure minimums

Establish Cross-Border Contracting & IP Architecture

Ring-fences enterprise value and isolates operating liabilities to local operating subsidiaries.

Required: Master services agreement templates · Intercompany licensing agreements · Local mandatory consumer laws

Confirm Banking Rails & Foreign Exchange Capabilities

Prevents cash trapping and ensures seamless trade settlement and payroll execution.

Required: Central bank exchange controls · Correspondent banking channels · Withholding tax certificates
RELEVANT EXPERTISE

What commonly matters in this market and sector.

The order reflects the areas of expertise most closely associated with this business activity.

01
Repeated across this industry · Directly connected to this sector destination

Government & Regulatory Affairs

Regulatory strategy, approvals and engagement where business activity depends on government or sector-specific requirements.

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02
Repeated across this industry · Directly connected to this sector destination

Corporate & Entity Services

Entity formation, governance and corporate maintenance for businesses establishing or changing an international presence.

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03
Repeated across this industry · Directly connected to this sector destination

Employment, Payroll & Mobility

Employment, payroll and mobility support for businesses hiring, moving or managing people across borders.

OPEN →
04
Repeated across this industry · Directly connected to this sector destination

Tax & International Structuring

Tax and structuring decisions for businesses, investments and transactions that operate across more than one jurisdiction.

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05
Repeated across this industry

Commercial Intelligence & Market Research

Decision-focused market intelligence for businesses assessing a new country, sector, customer base or competitive environment.

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06
Repeated across this industry

Accounting, Reporting & Statutory Compliance

Accounting, reporting and statutory compliance needed to keep international operations accurate, current and locally compliant.

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07
Repeated across this industry

Audit & Assurance

Independent assurance across financial reporting, controls and other areas where cross-border stakeholders require confidence.

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BUSINESS MOMENTS

Decisions that commonly sit around Insurance.

01

Add a second country

Capability overlap

↗02

Open another facility or office

Capability overlap

↗03

Scale international headcount

Capability overlap

↗04

Add a new product line overseas

Capability overlap

↗05

Expand through a strategic partner

Capability overlap

↗06

Reorganise the regional operating model

Capability overlap

↗07

Centralise selected group functions

Capability overlap

↗08

Prepare for a larger financing round

Capability overlap

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MARKET MATTERS

Insurance changes from one jurisdiction to another.

Choose the market where the project, transaction or business activity will take place.

CHOOSE A MARKET

Move from sector detail to jurisdiction.

01

Argentina

Argentina is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗02

Italy

Italy is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗03

United Arab Emirates

A regional business hub for the GCC, international holding structures, trade, finance, logistics and market entry.

↗04

Canada

Canada is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗05

Kenya

Kenya is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗06

Vietnam

Vietnam is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗07

Cameroon

Cameroon is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗08

Colombia

Colombia is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗09

Austria

Austria is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗10

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗11

Australia

Australia is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗12

Ecuador

Ecuador is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗13

Rwanda

Rwanda is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗14

Poland

Poland is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗15

Ireland

Ireland is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗16

South Africa

South Africa is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗17

Switzerland

Switzerland is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗18

India

A large, diverse market with strong outbound investment, technology, manufacturing, services and family-business activity.

↗19

Portugal

Portugal is covered by WONE for cross-border business discovery, with links to relevant expertise, professionals, industries and market intelligence.

↗20

Saudi Arabia

A fast-changing market shaped by investment, localisation, infrastructure, regulation and new-sector growth.

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PEOPLE AROUND THE DESTINATION

Professionals whose profiles match this industry and the relevant expertise.

Chau Kim Hien

Chau Kim Hien

CEO

Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam

Vina TPT Company Limited

Tax & International StructuringAccounting, Reporting & Statutory ComplianceLegal & Contracting
Related capability depth · Exact industry relationship
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Dr. Mohamed Fawzi Kurd

Dr. Mohamed Fawzi Kurd

Chairman & Managing Partner

Tripoli

Libyan Consultancy Group (LGC)

Audit & AssuranceAccounting, Reporting & Statutory ComplianceTax & International Structuring
Related capability depth · Exact industry relationship
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Sandeep Gupta

Sandeep Gupta

Managing Partner

New Delhi · India

SRGA Global

Tax & International StructuringAudit & AssuranceAccounting, Reporting & Statutory Compliance
Related capability depth · Exact industry relationship
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Yvonne Chow

Yvonne Chow

Partner

Kowloon · Hong Kong

KTC Partners CPA Limited

Audit & AssuranceTransactions & DealsTax & International Structuring
Related capability depth · Exact industry relationship
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Abdul Bagha

Abdul Bagha

Managing Partner

Nairobi · Kenya

Innovus Risk and Advisory LLP

Audit & AssuranceAccounting, Reporting & Statutory ComplianceTax & International Structuring
Related capability depth · Exact industry relationship
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Pablo Andres Guerra

Pablo Andres Guerra

Country Managing Partner

Quito · Ecuador

G&G Auditores Independientes & Lex Fiscal Corp

Audit & AssuranceAccounting, Reporting & Statutory ComplianceEmployment, Payroll & Mobility
Related capability depth · Exact industry relationship
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Chris T.H. Heo

Chris T.H. Heo

Partner

Edmonton · Canada

Faber LLP

Audit & AssuranceTax & International StructuringDisputes & Resolution
Related capability depth · Exact industry relationship
OPEN PROFILE →
Farheen Khandwalla

Farheen Khandwalla

Tax and Business Process Outsourcing Partner

Mombasa · Kenya

Innovus Risk and Advisory LLP

Tax & International StructuringAccounting, Reporting & Statutory ComplianceAudit & Assurance
Related capability depth · Exact industry relationship
OPEN PROFILE →
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