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Grant Thornton India Watch Index saw underperformance against its peer indices this quarter

Friday, October 12, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: India, India Watch Issue 18 | Tags: India, investment, infrastructure, FTSE, India Economy, Real Estate, FTSE AIM 100, India economy 2012, India Watch Smaller, Caps Index 2012, index figures, reforms 2012, India's Power sector

The year to date performance of the Grant Thornton India Watch Index continues to remain strong, although this quarter saw underperformance against its peer indices.  Investors’ concern over the slowing down of the Indian economy, depreciation of the Indian Rupee and the political uncertainty surrounding economic reforms was reflected in the third quarter.

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Meet our experts: Simon Bevan

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: China , Interviews | Tags: Grant Thornton, China, property, growth, UK, insight, interview, retail, strategy, staff, Meet our experts, profile, Q&A, Real Estate, assurance, Simon Bevan, business services

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Fresh from a business sabbatical in Asia, where he is a visiting professor at Xiamen University, Fujian province in China, Simon Bevan talks about his time in Asia, his work and what growth-seeking companies should be thinking about right now.

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Five India business reads – report roundup

Tuesday, March 06, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: India, Thought leadership | Tags: India, business, economy, links, report, infrastructure, insight, technology, tech, Real Estate, employment, HR

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Don’t miss our latest focus reports and sector insights covering HR, employment, tech, real estate, infrastructure and a special India country report…

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Grant Thornton India Watch Index outperforms all major London indices in the third quarter

Thursday, October 13, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: India, India Watch Issue 14 | Tags: India, Grant Thornton, India Watch, investors, Capital Markets, FTSE, London listing, Real Estate, equity, oil companies, gas companies

The India Watch small-cap index* outperformed all major London indices in the third quarter of 2011, falling by only 8.12% compared to the FTSE 100 (-13.74%) and FTSE AIM 100 (-20.6%).

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Podcast - International Business Report 2010 - Construction & Real Estate sector

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: business, finance, Grant Thornton, economy, global, IBR, Clare Hartnell, International business report, podcast, Real Estate, Construction, audioboo

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It is fair to say that there is some optimism creeping into the mindset of the players in the construction and real estate sector. Transactions are definitely on the up. However there is still only limited finance available.

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