The Global Finance magazine has published its first-ever ranking of the Safest Banks in Emerging Markets. While the banking industry in the developed world is struggling to gain some credibility, investors are increasingly focusing their attention on emerging market banks which are much more risk-averse and have better potential for growth. In fact, many developed …
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Brazil, Russia, India and China vary widely in terms of goods exports as shown in the following graph. Manufactured goods form a major portion of goods exports for China and South Korea compared to agricultural products, fuels and minerals. Russia’s goods exports is dominated by crude oil and natural gas. India is also a large …
The percentage of population living in poverty continues to decline in Brazil but is increasing in the U.S. in recent years. The following chart shows the decline in poverty and income distribution in Brazil since 1990: Click to enlarge Source: Economic Survey of Brazil, OECD The OECD report notes that the poverty rate has declined …
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The Global Finance magazine has published “The Stars of China” list in the latest issue. These firms are the top ranked companies in their respective industries. The Stars of China for 2011: [TABLE=1047] Source: Global Finance It is interesting to note that Apple(AAPL) and Nestle(NSRGY) are the two foreign firms in this ranking. Switzerland based …
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The CAC-40 and DAX indices are down 17.9% and 13.7% as of Nov 4, 2011. Both these indices were off much higher in early October but have since recovered some of the losses as some clarity has began to emerge on the solution to the Euro crisis. Click to enlarge Source: Yahoo Finance French and …
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