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Tag Archives: Asia
2014 India Corruption: Modi Effect?
Last year, when I wrote about Corruption Perceptions, I said: I’ll be very interested to see if the new government in India significantly affects corruption perceptions in the next survey. The 2014 data are available, and it’s had an effect. How … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Burma, Doing Business in India, economics
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Asia: Upward Wage Pressure
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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Tagged Asia, China, Doing Business in India, IMA Asia
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Indian Curry Powder
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
Naan Dog at Narita
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
Global Recovery, Global Rebalancing
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
Tragedy in Indonesia
Tragedies and disasters in the headlines are worrisome enough – but they really hit home when there’s even the smallest connection, like having stayed at the hotel, or flown that airline. When you know people there – even friends of … Continue reading
China's still growing
A recent meeting and paper from IMA Asia came to the conclusion that China’s still growing nicely. There’s a slump in export demand, it’s true; and the export-oriented sector is not doing that well. But what drives China’s economy is … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, China, Economy, IMA Asia
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IMA Asia Economic Forecasts
The IMA Asia team is out touring the Asian region with their forecasting meetings, and sent me their notes on the subject. They are slowly becoming more optimistic. The positive political developments in India and an expected win for President … Continue reading
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