International and Emerging Markets Blog
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: statistics,
economy,
IBR,
International business report,
Europe,
debt,
index,
US,
crisis,
optimism
New figures from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR) show a pandemic collapse in business optimism during the third quarter of 2011 with net global business optimism dropping from 31% to just 3%.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
India,
statistics,
China,
infographic,
data,
research,
IBR,
women in business,
women,
gender,
board,
diversity,
Russia,
female,
International Business Report,
map
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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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
report,
UK,
data,
survey,
IBR,
International business report,
Europe,
BRIC,
Arab Spring,
political conflict,
MENA,
Middle East,
opportunity,
North Africa
What impact has the recent political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa had on businesses around the world? Which regions or political groupings have been worst affected, and which the least?
The latest research from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report shows the global negative impact of the Arab Spring , and also asks how likely PHBs are to continue to do business in those regions. Read on for key findings and some advice for those looking to invest in or expand into the Gulf states…
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Thursday, June 09, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
India,
statistics,
China,
report,
survey,
IBR,
corporate social responsibility,
sustainability,
CSR,
ethics,
map,
figures,
heatmap
We’ve mapped the level of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity undertaken in the past year by businesses around the globe (darker colours show the most active).
There are significant variations by region, as well as some surprises by country. Read on for a breakdown of the findings…
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
China,
report,
UK,
survey,
IBR,
women in business,
CEO,
women,
CFO,
gender,
FD,
diversity,
female,
Hong Kong,
boardroom diversity,
figures
Chinese career women are wasting no time in climbing China’s corporate ladder and are far ahead of their UK counterparts: 34% of senior management positions – 19% (CEO) and 69% (FD or CFO) – in medium to large business in mainland China are held by women, which is miles ahead of the UK on gender diversity.
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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.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 12
| Tags: business,
India,
investment,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
global,
China,
growth,
India Watch,
Grant Thornton India,
international,
emerging markets,
IBR,
economic,
Indian Economy,
inflation,
International business report,
IT,
India Economy,
BRIC
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%.
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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
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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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,
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
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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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India
| Tags: business,
India,
finance,
investment,
statistics,
M&A,
deals,
IBR,
South Asia,
mergers and acquisitions,
acquisition,
Tata,
Jaguar Land Rover
M&A statistics are showing a sharp increase in Indian takeovers in the UK last year, with Indian companies announcing 24 M&A deals targeting UK assets valued at £571 million.
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