Macroeconomics

China’s swift economic growth and plans such as “Made in China 2025” have raised its competition with the United States. This situation has led to the US-China trade war with the United States imposing trade tariffs on Chinese products and China retaliating by imposing tariffs on US products. The trade war is slowing down the global economic ...

The economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region experienced a slowdown due to increasing global trade tensions in the second quarter of 2019. Key economies in the region such as China, India, and Thailand have experienced slower than anticipated growth rates, in line with global economic slowdown. In H2 2019, inflationary pressure in the region rema...

Infrastructure that equips a city with clean water supply, a sustainable waste disposal mechanism, and renewable energy is called environmental infrastructure. It is evolving into a basic necessity for any city around the world. Just as drinking water needs to be treated to prevent water-borne diseases, an efficient waste disposal and waste treatme...

24 May 2019  |  South Asia, Middle East & North Africa  |  Market Outlook

Investment Opportunities in Karnataka, 2019

Fourth-largest Economy in India with 80% of the Fortune 500 Companies having Outsourcing Operations in the State

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With the coalition Government of Congress and JD-S at the helm of state affairs, Karnataka is moving toward rapid development and is one of the forefront states to majorly contribute to the economy of the country. Karnataka is India's largest software exporter, second-largest chip design hub, fourth-largest automobile producer, and the fourth-large...

Tamil Nadu is one of the leading states when it comes to the tourism industry in India; the state has been promoting tourism under the ‘Enchanting Tourism’ program. The state has almost a one-fifth share in both domestic and foreign tourist arrivals and its tourism industry is a major contributor to the GDP. The tourism industry in Tamil Nadu i...

Economic outlook for the West European countries, like Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, is expected to remain downbeat throughout 2019 due to weak business sentiment arising out of Brexit issues and slow global economic recovery. Domestic demand and consumer sentiments supported by low inflation and st...

In Q3 2018, regional growth in the Western Europe region remained stagnated at 1.6% with growth expected to remain low during the forecast period predominantly due to uncertainties arising out of the Brexit issues and slow growth outlook in emerging markets. Economic growth in Germany appears to have touched a near-zero situation in Q4 2018 and is ...

Education—what was once a largely philanthropic activity has now become a lucrative business with opportunities from pre-school right up to higher education. A considerable portion of India's population is below the age of 25, which highlights the large addressable market. Globally, the Indian school system is the largest, with around 260 million...

The Indian tourism market is fast-growing with immense potential due to the country’s rich cultural and geographical diversity. It is one of the major sectors contributing to GDP of the country and is driven by steady economic growth. Tourism’s direct contribution to GDP is expected to grow from $98 billion in 2018 to $106.9 billion in 2019. Th...