Category Archives: Asia

India: A Telling Corruption Study

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Transparency International (TI) has published their annual survey of corruption perceptions — how corrupt various countries are perceived to be. As usual, India does not fare well. What’s particularly disturbing, though, is what the data now reveals. TI publishes two … Continue reading →

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Asia: Upward Wage Pressure

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

There’s an atmosphere of uncertainty, even gloom, about employment in the US. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in California for September 2010 was  12.4% and there’s no immediate sign of improvement. So the document that landed in my email box … Continue reading →

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Growth and inflation in Asia

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

IMA Asia‘s notes always provide a useful perspective, given that Asia is likely to be the region that will lead the world out of recession. What they’re saying now is that “2010 is set to be a bumpy, complex and … Continue reading →

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Indian Curry Powder

Posted on February 14, 2010 by

Years ago I saw an interesting if unclear-on-concept product in Japan: Indian Curry Powder, illustrated with a Native American in a feathered war-bonnet. In those days, Japan had a fairly insular culture, and India didn’t have a high profile internationally; … Continue reading →

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Naan Dog at Narita

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

Yesterday, at Narita airport in Japan, I encountered an interesting new product: The Naan Dog. I was intrigued. It spoke of innovation, globalization, and adaptive palates all at the same time. The Naan Dog product was clearly fusion, though I … Continue reading →

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Corruption in India: Worse?

Posted on November 18, 2009 by

As I noted in India Business Checklists, there’s no getting round it: India has a problem with corruption. At the time, I posed the question to the people I interviewed: Is corruption getting better or worse? I got a mixed … Continue reading →

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India's Prosperity

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

The UK based Legatum Institute conducts an annual prosperity survey of 104 countries, India and China among them. It measures prosperity not just as wealth, but includes factors such as health, safety, democracy, and social capital – the confidence in … Continue reading →

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China and India: The Megamarkets

Posted on October 25, 2009 by

Neither China nor India are easy to enter or operate in. Yet, global rebalancing may force companies to plunge in anyway, ready or not. It’s a tough decision. I’ve been working on an IMA Asia paper on these two hot-spots … Continue reading →

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Global Recovery, Global Rebalancing

Posted on October 15, 2009 by

IMA Asia‘s revising its forecasts for economic growth. Its main scenario (with a 60% probability) is for a weak Asia-led recovery starting now, and edging up over the next three years. The more pessimistic forecast, (20% probability) is for a … Continue reading →

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India: Market of the Month

Posted on October 12, 2009 by

It’s nice to have the spotlight turned on India by the US Government’s Export.gov, which has chosen India as its Market of the Month, right behind China, which was its ‘market of the month’ in September 09. Export.gov’s profile on … Continue reading →

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