Tuesday, April 26, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
Russia,
India
| Tags: India,
business,
links,
China,
M&A,
innovation,
UKIBC,
banking,
inflation,
Russia,
BRIC,
Japan,
BRICS
Catch up on the top news stories and opinion from international and emerging markets with our pick of the best recent reads.
Thursday, April 21, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
China
| Tags: India,
business,
tax,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
China,
growth,
global,
UK,
infrastructure,
mergers,
IT,
BRIC,
mergers and acquisitions,
acquisition
2009 was an important year for the China automotive industry. This was the year that China exceeds the United States and Japan in becoming the top car manufacturer by production volume. 2010 saw China produce just under 14m units, a 33% increase from 2009 and therefore consolidating its position as the world’s largest automotive manufacturer. Into 2011, China’s position in the automotive market remains strong and this is unlikely to change for the foreseeable future.
As well as being the largest manufacturer, China is recognised as the largest automotive market in the world, given the size of the population where only one in five owns a car. The forecast is that by 2015, the demand for cars in China will reach 25m - 30m units. Foreign car manufacturers are therefore naturally drawn to such an exciting market where the number of potential consumers is staggering.
Thursday, April 14, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
South Africa,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
China,
report,
growth,
M&A,
survey,
IBR,
mergers,
funding,
mergers and acquisitions,
acquisition,
Mergers and acquisition
An international cast of Grant Thornton corporate finance partners gathered in London recently – offering the perfect opportunity to grill them about activity in their sector and whether there is a growing appetite for M&A.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Summers
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 12
| Tags: India,
business,
tax,
finance,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
governance,
growth,
UK,
India Watch,
infrastructure,
GDP,
economic,
Capital Markets,
inflation,
Alex Wright,
Indian Economy,
IT
Over the first quarter of 2011, the World’s economies witnessed a number of significant set-backs in their growth stories. The recent natural disasters suffered by Japan and New Zealand, coupled with the on-going political turmoil in the Middle-East, have created an unsettled start to the year.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 12
| Tags: India,
business,
finance,
investment,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
growth,
global,
UK,
India Watch,
international,
Grant Thornton India,
deals,
economic,
Indian Economy,
IT,
sectors,
India Economy
During the first quarter of 2011, India witnessed 143 merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions compared to 188 in the corresponding quarter of 2010. M&A transaction values for the period were estimated at US$17.88bn (Q1 2010 equaled US$17.44bn).
In Q1 2011, there was 60 cross-border transactions of which 26 were inbound transactions (into India) with a total value of US$13.75bn. Whereas, in comparison to Q1 2010 there were 69 cross-border transactions of which 23 were inbound with a value of US$1.12 bn.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 12
| Tags: India,
business,
tax,
finance,
investment,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
governance,
growth,
global,
UK,
India Watch,
infrastructure,
South Asia Group,
Grant Thornton India,
GDP,
South Asia,
economic,
inflation,
IT
The Union Budget 2010-11 was tabled in the backdrop of an improving economic scenario both within India and globally, but fiscal consolidation and expenditure discipline have still been rightly treated as the foremost priorities in this budget.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Summers
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 12
| Tags: India,
business,
finance,
investment,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
growth,
UK,
India Watch,
LSE,
infrastructure,
South Asia Group,
Grant Thornton India,
aim,
South Asia,
Fiona Owen,
Capital Markets,
FTSE,
IT,
India Economy
For the first quarter of 2011, the Grant Thornton India Watch Index* made a 1.19% gain, which proved to be the only index to perform positively in the quarter in comparison to the FTSE100, FTSE ASEAN, FTSE AIM All-Share, FTSE AIM 100 and FTSE AIM UK 50.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 12
| Tags: India,
business,
investment,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
China,
growth,
global,
India Watch,
international,
emerging markets,
IBR,
Grant Thornton India,
economic,
inflation,
Indian Economy,
International business report,
IT,
BRIC,
India Economy
According to the latest results of the Grant Thornton International Business Report* (IBR) over Q4 2010 and Q1 2011 92% of Indian senior executives surveyed said they had an optimistic outlook for their country’s economy over the next 12 months, the second highest result globally, and an 8% rise from 12 months ago. Only Chile was more optimistic at 95%.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
India
| Tags: India,
business,
economy,
links,
China,
UK,
GDP,
inflation,
Budget,
Five Year Plan
Post-Budget season, we round up news from the UK 2011 Budget, reaction to India’s recent Budget and look at how China’s Five Year Plans measure up to their aims. Plus, many more of our favourite global business reads from the past month.
