According to IMF estimates, the Brazilian economy is projected to grow 7.5% this year and 4.1% in 2011. Among emerging markets Brazil has recovered strongly from the financial crisis and the economy continues to grow. The following five charts show some of the reasons for the continued strength of the Brazilian economy: Click to Enlarge …
Here is an interesting graphic on the housing market in Canada: Source: The long shadow over Canada’s housing market, The Globe and Mail
Asian banks in general have higher capital adequacy ratios than banks in Europe and the U.S. Large banks in Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan have total capital adequacy ratios exceeding 15%. Source: REGIONAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, Asia: Consolidating Recovery, Building Sustainable Growth, IMFSurvey Magazine Capital adequacy ratio(CAR) “is a ratio of a bank’s capital to its risk”. …
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The 10 largest publicly-listed Russian companies based on sales for 2009 that appear in the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2010 are listed below: [TABLE=575] Related ETF: Market Vectors-Russia ETF (RSX)