Tue Dec 14, 2010 16:05 BST |
Regular readers of this blog will know that I have been to Dubai a couple of times over the past few years, most recently in March 2010 (see Dubai: Notes From A City At The Cross Roads) and have commented several times on the emirate’s financial crisis. Well, now I have come back from another… [Read more]
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Bubble, Burj Khalifa, Debt, development, downside, Dubai, financial crisis, Jim Krane book, Metro, Property, UAE
Posted in: financial centre, Financials, General, Geopolitics, Housing, infrastructure, Middle East, oil and gas, retail
Fri Aug 27, 2010 14:06 BST |
The Brazilian consumer sector is one of the most dynamic in the world, with growing incomes and a strong consumer culture driving up spending and delivering impressive revenue growth for the country’s retailers. The market is also relatively immature, with tremendous potential for expansion in underdeveloped parts of the country. Given this it is no… [Read more]
Tags: Brazil, Carrefour, consumer, Grocery, Ikea, luxury goods, LVMH, Margins, middle class, Operating Profit, retail, Sales, Sephora, supermarket, Tesco
Posted in: Latin America, retail