International and Emerging Markets Blog
Friday, September 28, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: finance,
investment,
report,
growth,
global,
insight,
GDP,
global economy,
analysis,
Global Dynamism Index,
global growth,
GDI2012,
GDI
Could mature markets hold a better key to your business growth than emerging ones? And how do dynamic businesses decide where to focus their strategy? We invite you to explore the data in our second Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index (GDI) to find out which countries offer business environments that can help facilitate business growth – and which might hinder it. You can assess 50 economies down to the smallest indicators…
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Thursday, December 01, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
Korea,
India,
South Africa,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
report,
growth,
global,
survey,
international,
emerging markets,
IBR,
insight,
inflation,
International business report,
trends,
recovery,
global economy,
2012,
Ed Nusbaum
What will 2012 bring for both mature and emerging markets? Read on for our major new report surveying demand, employment, investment, inflation and access to finance across 40 economies. It’s a must-read for any business looking to navigate international opportunities at this difficult time.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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| 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,
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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%.
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
Russia,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
entrepreneur,
global,
research,
IBR,
CEO,
women in business,
boardroom,
women,
gender,
board,
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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Friday, January 21, 2011
| Posted by: Grant Summers
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| Tags: India,
finance,
investment,
Grant Thornton,
economy,
growth,
global,
UK,
India Watch,
risk,
international,
Grant Thornton India,
aim,
GDP,
economic,
Capital Markets,
Alex Wright,
FTSE,
sectors,
India Economy
As we say farewell to 2010, we can take this opportunity to reflect upon the economic environment in India over the past year and also the opportunity to focus on some of the key areas of economic importance for the year ahead.
The first half of 2010 saw significant year on year growth, with GDP ranging between 8.5% and 8.8%. The year, however, was not without its problems, as highlighted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), economic activity in both the manufacturing and service sectors in India slowed in the 3rd quarter of the year while infrastructural development and investment continued to cause concern, along with India’s ‘old friend’ inflation.
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| Posted by: Sajeev Gandhi
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| Tags: India,
investment,
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China,
growth,
global,
UK,
India Watch,
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international,
South Asia Group,
Grant Thornton India,
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economic,
Indian Economy,
sectors,
Cross border
India’s economy continued to demonstrate strong growth during 2010. There was significant liquidity in the market with both corporate profits and the sensex posting strong gains for the year. The BSE sensex closed 2010 at 20,509 a respectable 17% uplift during the year. Our view is that this positive trend is likely to be maintained in the medium term given the robustness of the domestic Indian market albeit against a backdrop of western economies which clearly still face some economic challenges.
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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
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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