International and Emerging Markets Blog
Monday, July 13, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Summers
Categories:
| Tags: India,
LSE,
South Asia Group,
India Price Index,
AIM,
Capital Markets,
Fiona Owen,
KSK,
Cross border,
India Hospitality Corp
Grant Thornton’s latest India Watch index reveals Indian companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) are collectively outperforming the FTSE 100 and continue to outperform AIM 100, AIM all-share and AIM 50 markets.
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Monday, July 13, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
offshore,
global,
M&A,
South Asia Group,
Grant Thornton India,
Anuj Chande,
Alex Wright,
Cross border,
Pankaj Karna
Whilst M&A markets are usually less prone to instability than recession hit equity markets, recently the Indian M&A sector’s combined deal values have fluctuated dramatically. Combined deal values stood at US$970.85m in January, falling substantially to US$243.66m in February, before unexpectedly climbing steadily in March and April and finally dropping to a period-low of US$118.83m in May.
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Monday, July 13, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
investment,
global,
infrastructure,
South Asia Group,
GDP,
Capital Markets,
Alex Wright,
Indian Economy,
Robert Beenstock,
India elections
The second quarter of 2009 saw a flurry of activity in India on both the political and economical stages. On 16 May 2009, India announced the results of its 15th Lok Sabha national elections and the historic re-election of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) party. The unexpected result was seen as a very positive development by Indian investors, who consequently piled into the stock market, sending the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex Index soaring by 17%. Unfortunately, the rally was cut short after unprecedented trading volatility led regulators to shut the Exchange down for the remainder of the day, but the underlying cause of this rally was not lost - many people throughout India and abroad saw the re-election of the UPA party as a significant long term benefit to the country.
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Monday, July 13, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
global,
India's Infrastructure,
Government and Advisory Services,
PFI,
Vikesh Mehta,
Amit Jain,
PPP,
infrastructure,
Grant Thornton India,
deals,
aim,
GDP,
Indian Economy
Vikesh Mehta, Partner & Amit Jain, Director - members of Grant Thornton India’s Government & Infrastructure Advisory team, discuss how India is working towards improving its infrastructure repertoire.
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Monday, July 13, 2009 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
LSE,
South Asia Group,
Anuj Chande,
AIM,
Capital Markets,
Fiona Owen,
Indian Economy,
India Hospitality Corp,
Nomad,
Client Case Study
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