International and Emerging Markets Blog
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
India,
statistics,
China,
infographic,
data,
research,
IBR,
women in business,
women,
gender,
board,
diversity,
Russia,
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International Business Report,
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The percentage of women in senior management roles makes for fascinating reading across different countries. But now you can also compare how countries rank over time using data from Grant Thornton’s International Business Reports since 2004 – just click on the image left to see the full infographic on Many Eyes, or read on for the summary.
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Thursday, March 03, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
statistics,
China,
report,
growth,
M&A,
survey,
IBR,
mergers,
Brazil,
funding,
Russia,
mergers and acquisitions,
BRIC,
acquisition,
listing,
Brazil, Russia, India, China, M&A, mergers and acquisition, IBR, statistics, acquisition, growth, report, survey, listing, funding | Total Views: 3880
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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Friday, September 24, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
India
| Tags: business,
India,
competition,
corruption,
trade,
outsourcing,
IT,
Kapil Sibal,
rivalry,
FDI,
Mandarin | Total Views: 3876
Forbes’ latest list, ‘Best Countries for Business’, has ranked India over China, fuelling the sense of rivalry between two of the fastest growing economies in the world.
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
Russia,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
global,
entrepreneur,
research,
IBR,
women in business,
CEO,
women,
gender,
board,
boardroom,
management,
International business report,
equality | Total Views: 3794
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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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
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| Tags: India,
investment,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
India Watch,
LSE,
South Asia Group,
aim,
South Asia,
Capital Markets,
Fiona Owen,
Indian Economy,
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London Stock Exchange,
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Cross border,
Alternative Investment Market | Total Views: 3715
Grant Thornton’s latest India Watch Index reveals that Indian companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) have continued to outperformed both the AIM All-Share index and the FTSE 100 index. The outstanding performance of Indian firms listed in London and London’s position as a leading financial centre looks to have encouraged other Indian firms to look into raising funds here. Evidence of this can be seen in the impending £1.6 billion IPO of Essar Energy which is set to become London’s biggest flotation in almost ten years, with additional IPO’s also in the pipeline
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Thursday, July 15, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
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| Tags: India,
M&A,
South Asia Group,
Grant Thornton India,
deals,
Indian Economy,
Cross border,
Deal Tracker,
Mergers and acquisition | Total Views: 3679
As highlighted in our economic update, India’s economy continues to grow at a remarkable rate. While there continues to be fiscal matters which the Government will need to address in the short to medium term, business activity is very much on the rise.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
international,
emerging markets,
sponsor,
list,
Top Track 250,
Sunday Times,
league table,
Fast Track,
sales,
BRIC,
midmarket | Total Views: 3660
Last weekend’s Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250, sponsored by Grant Thornton, revealed that while the majority enjoyed overseas sales, only 27 of the 250 companies had developed interests in emerging BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
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Friday, August 07, 2009 | Posted by: Stephen Weatherseed
Categories:
China
| Tags: china, business, ,financial, market performance, stock market emerging markets, London stock exchange, Chinese companies, AiM, alternative investment market, | Total Views: 3611
AIM-listed companies with significant operations in China are outperforming both the FTSE 100 and the AIM ALL-SHARE indices in 2009, according to Grant Thornton.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China
| Tags: business,
tax,
investment,
governance,
China,
risk,
annual report,
management,
risks,
regulation,
audit,
labour,
export,
Chris Tam,
import | Total Views: 3557
Grant Thornton’s new risk report came out last week. Chris Tam, Director, Grant Thornton China, outlines the lie of the land for both UK investors looking to mainland China and also Chinese companies, who face unfamiliar risks when doing business in the UK.
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
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| Tags: India,
global,
performance,
India Watch,
LSE,
infrastructure,
South Asia Group,
aim,
Fiona Owen,
FTSE,
KSK | Total Views: 3553
Performance of Indian companies on the London Stock Exchange since 1 January 2007
Forty per cent decrease in Indian firms on LSE since last quarter; Mortice rides it out.
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