Each year the United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (UNCTAD) publishes the World Investment Report. The 2009 report is a formidable document with over 300 pages and was published in July. Growth in the developed markets is projected to be lackluster next year. But emerging markets are expected to continue to have higher growth …
Hong Kong-based The Asset magazine recently published a list of the most promising Chinese companies. According to their study, these companies have the potential to rise from national/regional leaders into global champions. The list was compiled from among the 300 companies that are mainly listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange based on a survey …
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The Best 20 Australian Brands for 2009 are listed below: Click to Enlarge Source: Interbrand Some of the Australian companies that own the brands in the above list are listed in the US markets. These include Westpac Banking (WBK), National Australia Bank (OTC: NABZY), Australia and New Zealand Banking Corp (OTC: ANZBY).
The list of 50 Most Valuable U.S. Retail Brands was published by Interbrand earlier this year. The Top 10 of these brands are listed below: [TABLE=249] Brand valuation methodology: “All contenders for the list must qualify as follows: the brand must be a market-facing brand, with publicly available financial data, and positive Economic Value Added …
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The Brazilian market index Bovespa is one of the top performing emerging market indices this year. The index is up 142% in dollar terms since the start of this year. Gains are amplified in dollar terms since the local currency Real has appreciated by over 26% this year. The world’s five largest companies by 2008 revenues …
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