emerging economies

Government of India recently released per capita consumption of Electricity in India and it makes for an an interesting reading.  The State of Goa (2004.77 kWh) & Puducherry (1864.5 kWh) account for maximum per capita consumption…

Brazil, Russia, South Africa, India and China – the leaders of all five emerging market economies met on the margins of the BRICS Summit in China to discuss their role in world affairs, energy and food security challenges, climate…

Well, you can say it’s almost an about-turn! The US President Barack Obama has come up with a view which now urges US business groups to target burgeoning middle-class population of India and China to seek demand for their products and…

Savings and investment are two key macro variables which play a significant role in economic growth. Global emerging economies are experiencing record savings at a time when the developed world has been witnessing a decline in gross…

I hit upon an interesting graph, while researching upon the consumption of energy amongst developed and emerging countries. I expected that India’s energy consumption will be low, but I did not expect that it would be one of the lowest in…

Fast emerging market of China saw its official purchasing manager’s index rise in March, beating expectations and pointing to brisk first quarter growth. Strong export growth and continued factory sector expansion points to an acceleration…

That’s what the report recently released by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has to say – This is significant finding given that Goldman Sach’s in its earlier “BRIC report” had projected India to surpass Japan only by 2032. The PWC…

Indians are big on savings - they probably save more than any other country in the world. This has put Indians (42% of them) amongst the ones who are very well prepared for their retirement. These are the findings of recently released…

It is double bonanza for Maharastra. Just a few weeks back, a study showed that Pune would be the 7th Indian metro. Now, its Mumbai's turn. Mumbai is the top Indian city in the list of 65 financial centres of emerging economies. This is for…

Goldman Sachs Economic Research division has released an excellent paper listing down 10 most crucial reforms that India needs to concentrate on to achieve its 2050 potential. The paper has been written by Jim O'Neill and Tushar Paddar of…