International and Emerging Markets Blog
Thursday, May 17, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: report,
research,
survey,
IBR,
International business report,
renewable energy,
green,
automotive,
alternative fuel,
company car,
fleets,
research, survey, report, automotive, alternative fuel, IBR, business, International Business Report, green, company car, fleets, renewable energy
The high price of oil is leading one in four business leaders to introduce, or consider introducing, alternative-fuel vehicles. Find out more about global business attitudes to ‘greening’ their fleets in Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report (IBR).
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
report,
research,
survey,
IBR,
sustainability,
International Business Report,
optimism,
2012,
green,
cleantech,
Nathan Goode
The main drivers in demand for cleantech products are increasingly commercial, according to Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report (IBR) on the global cleantech industry. Get more information and a copy of the 20-page sector report below…
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
governance,
report,
growth,
infographic,
research,
IBR,
International business report,
Brazil,
expansion,
regulation,
red tape,
Greece,
bureaucracy,
Australia,
restraints,
Poland
Our graphic shows, by country, the percentage of businesses citing bureaucracy and regulations as a constraint on growth. Brazil is the BRIC most affected, while our International Business Report (IBR) research also shows India moving up the red tape rankings.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
| Posted by: Mark Henshaw
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
growth,
research,
emerging markets,
IBR,
media,
technology,
International business report,
social media,
tech,
Europe,
digital,
social business,
e-commerce,
Mark Henshaw,
ICT,
mobile,
G7
Businesses in emerging markets have taken to the use of social media much quicker than peers in mature markets, and the gap is set to widen, according to the latest findings from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR). Our Head of Media, Mark Henshaw, raises some questions for UK businesses seeking international growth.
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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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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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