Posts Tagged ‘BRICs’
Tue Jan 19, 2010 15:58 UTC |
Most people are well aware that the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) countries are big recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI). But they are also big sources of FDI.
In 2009, for the first time, emerging market outbound mergers and acquisitions (M&A) flows outpaced inbound M&A flows, reaching US$131.8bn, according to Dealogic. Most of these [Read more...]
Tags: Brazil, BRICs, China, corporate finance, FDI, India, investment, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, Russia
Posted in: Asia, China, Financials, General, Latin America
Wed Jun 17, 2009 18:18 UTC |
Two summits, both held in Russia this week, signal the collective desire of BRIC countries to rebalance world economic and political power away from the United States in their favour.
One of the summits was the inaugural meeting of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) group. The other was the ninth annual meeting of the [Read more...]
Tags: Brazil, BRICs, China, global influence, India, rebalancing, Russia, SCO, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, summit
Posted in: Asia, China, Currencies, Emerging Europe, General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Political Risk
Fri May 29, 2009 15:36 UTC |
‘What happened to the ‘sell in May’ brigade?’ is the question on Risk Watchdog’s lips today. They certainly haven’t shown up across the Emerging Markets (EM) equity spectrum, going by the massive gains enjoyed across the board of late. Take the BRICs, for example, where year-to-date performances have been nothing short of spectacular…
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Tags: bounce, Bovespa, BRICs, Equities, RTS, SENSEX, Shanghai, stock markets
Posted in: Africa, Asia, China, Emerging Europe, Equities, General, Latin America, Middle East, US
Tue May 26, 2009 17:02 UTC |
One thing I’ve been trying to get my head round lately are long-term economic growth forecasts out to 2050. The best known of these are produced by Goldman Sachs (see Dreaming With BRICs: The Path to 2050), but other investment houses have them too.
Having pored over these over the bank holiday weekend, I have to [Read more...]
Tags: 2050, Brazil, BRICs, China, environment, GDP, Goldman Sachs, India, long-term forecasts, Russia, scenarios, technology, world's biggest economies
Posted in: Africa, Asia, China, General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Middle East, Political Risk, US
Mon Dec 1, 2008 16:37 UTC |
As 2008 comes to a close, the much-hyped BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) economies are looking increasingly troubled. The only question is: which will fare best? (In the 2009-10 timeframe, not by 2050.)
Perhaps ‘best’ is the wrong term. Chances are, for example, that China and India will grow faster than Brazil, but not without experiencing [Read more...]
Tags: Brazil, BRICs, China, Economy, India, recession, Russia, slowdown
Posted in: Asia, China, Emerging Europe, Equities, Financials, General, Latin America, Political Risk