The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country.The higher the Gini coefficient the higher the income inequality. According to the CIA’s The World Factbook the Scandinavian country of Sweden has the lowest Gini coefficient.The U.S. ranks 41st just behind its former colony of Philippines with a Gini …
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There are about 200+ countries in the world. Some of them are small with small populations while others are tiny. Their population and economy size are not large enough to get international investors’ attention. In the latest edition of Finance & Development magazine published by the IMF I came across an interesting article on these …
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European equities have performed well so far this year with most of the major benchmark indices up by double digit percentages similar to the S&P 500. Despite the run up European stocks have more room to grow as most of the economies recover and years of sovereign debt crisis issues are well behind us and …
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U.S. Natural Gas production is rising every year since 2006 due to the success of producing shale gas. As the global demand for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) is projected to grow over the next few years U.S. may become a major exporter of LNG to other countries competing against established played like Qatar and Russia …
The Indian stock market is on a roll with the benchmark Sensex reaching a record high of 21,239 on Nov 3rd in a special trading session celebrating the Diwali festival. The index is up just over 9% year-to-date in local currency terms. When compared to the performance of developed markets the Sensex return is not that …
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