International and Emerging Markets Blog
Monday, April 19, 2010
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: finance,
investment,
economy,
emerging markets,
IBR,
International business report
In the Grant Thornton emerging markets opportunity index the top five countries this year remain the same as in the 2008. China leads the way thanks to its huge consumer market, increasingly open economy and trade growth, followed by the other developing Asian powerhouse, India. Russia, thanks to its wealth of natural resources, is third, followed by the two largest economies in Latin America - Mexico and Brazil.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: economy,
infographic,
LSE,
GDP
Predicting when an economy will grow or shrink is an inexact science, but Grant Thornton’s latest infographic takes the pulse of 14 recession-hit economies around the world to assess their economic fitness. It looks at GDP figures between 1997-2009 to see how countries such as the UK, France, Germany and the USA have performed – and to see who’s winning the race back to economic growth…
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Monday, November 30, 2009
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
| Tags: India,
finance,
economy,
Anuj Chande,
GDP,
South Asia,
Indian Economy
Anuj Chande, Partner and Head of South Asia Group, comments on the announcement from the Indian government on second quarter GDP data (July to September) showing 7.9% growth on the previous year.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
| Posted by: Grant Summers
Categories:
| Tags: India,
economy,
India Watch,
South Asia Group,
GDP,
South Asia,
economic,
Capital Markets,
Indian Economy,
FTSE,
monsoon
The third quarter of 2009, often the quietest quarter of the year due to summer vacations, saw continued growth across both developed and emerging markets.
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
economy,
India Watch,
investing,
Abhishek Sharman,
IEP Advisors Private Ltd
Going into 2009, India appears more attractive than most other nations as a destination for investing capital. The economy is growing, is less dependent on exports and has sufficient head room on most “per capita” metrics to support continued interest from the investor community. The country does have its challenges- it has a fiscal deficit situation to take care of and looks destined to have a weak coalition government in the next elections; but the corporate will and strong domestic consumption should be able to tide the country through the challenges of the current economic environment.
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
investment,
economy,
global,
India Watch,
LSE,
South Asia Group,
aim,
economic,
Alex Wright,
FTSE,
Robert Beenstock
With the first quarter of 2009 now over, we have had the opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the global economic turmoil and the extent of its effects on India and the rest of the world.
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Saturday, October 04, 2008
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
| Tags: India,
investment,
economy,
global,
India Watch,
South Asia Group,
Alex Wright
Although India does not have direct exposure to the financial vehicles that caused the credit crunch, Duvvuri Subbarao, India’s new Central Bank Governor, warned that India and other large emerging economies would not be able to avoid the fallout from the crisis.
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