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Surprise for 2013: Corruption in India, China, US and Myanmar
I was browsing the Transparency International website, and realized they have their 2013 data up. This organization tracks corruption, and each year they make a ‘Corruption Perceptions Index’ across 175-180 or so countries. For 2013, it was 177 countries. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Burma, China, corruption, Doing Business in India, myanmar
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Corruption Perceptions
Transparency International‘s (TI) anually updated Corruption Perceptions Index covers 180 countries, give or take a few. In 2012, it ranked 176 countries. In the last few years, I’ve been following its scoring for India, and more particularly, whether perceived corruption … Continue reading
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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India's Prosperity
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
China and India: The Megamarkets
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
Posted in Asia, Doing Business in India, Economy, General
Tagged China, economic system, Forecasts, IMA Asia, India Links, MNCs, strategy
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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
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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An Interview with Beijing Radio
A few days ago, I got a surprise e-mail. ” I’m working with China Radio International in Beijing,” said the writer. She had a copy of my book, India Business Checklists, and quite enjoyed reading it. “I’m doing a radio … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Doing Business in India, India Business Checklists, radio interview
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