International and Emerging Markets Blog

International Women’s Day: which countries are best for women in business?

Tuesday, March 08, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: China , Russia, India, Thought leadership | Tags: business, statistics, entrepreneur, global, research, IBR, CEO, women in business, boardroom, women, gender, board, management, International business report, equality

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As the world celebrates the 100th International Women’s Day, we discover which countries foster female success – and which fall short.

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BRICs lead the way in M&A

Thursday, March 03, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Brazil, China , Russia, India, Thought leadership | Tags: India, statistics, China, report, growth, M&A, survey, IBR, mergers, Brazil, Russia, funding, BRIC, mergers and acquisitions, acquisition, Brazil, Russia, India, China, M&A, mergers and acquisition, IBR, statistics, acquisition, growth, report, survey, listing, funding, listing

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Nearly half (44%) of privately held businesses in the BRIC economies are planning to grow by acquisition in 2011, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton International. You can read the full report on M&A activity planned by Brazil, Russia, India and China below.

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