by Ekrem Duman | Jul 11, 2026 | Startup, Trade Attaches & Incentives
⚡ TL;DRIndia combines scale and growth with open FDI: 100% automatic-route ownership in most sectors, a 22% concessional corporate tax (~25% effective), the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme paying 4%–18% of incremental sales across 14 sectors, Startup...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 11, 2026 | Startup, Trade Attaches & Incentives
⚡ TL;DRSouth Korea pairs a technology-intensive, high-income market with tangible incentives: negotiated cash grants (temporarily boosted up to 75% in 2025), K-CHIPS credits of up to 50% for semiconductor R&D, free-economic-zone tax and duty relief, and...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 11, 2026 | Startup, Trade Attaches & Incentives
⚡ TL;DRJapan offers access to a large, sophisticated market plus sharpened 2026 incentives: an R&D credit of 40% (50% for collaborative research) for strategic technologies, a 7% capital-investment credit or immediate depreciation, special economic zones, free...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 11, 2026 | Startup, Trade Attaches & Incentives
⚡ TL;DRBrazil is the gateway to Latin America’s largest market, with deep regional incentives — a 75% corporate-tax reduction through SUDENE/SUDAM and the Manaus Free Trade Zone (benefits extended to 2073) — offsetting a high ~34% headline tax. A landmark...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 11, 2026 | Startup, Trade Attaches & Incentives
⚡ TL;DRMexico is North America’s nearshoring hub: the IMMEX programme gives export manufacturers duty- and VAT-free temporary imports, the 2025 nearshoring decree adds 41%–91% accelerated depreciation through 2030, regional credits can cut the ~30% corporate...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 11, 2026 | Startup, Trade Attaches & Incentives
⚡ TL;DRLithuania is a fast, low-cost EU base with founder-friendly taxes (~16% standard, ~6% for small firms, 0% in the first year), Free Economic Zones, an up-to-20-year 0% rate for large investors, the EU’s largest fintech-licensing ecosystem and a Startup...
