Macroeconomics

The Excel file presents economic and industry indicators for Rest of World countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

The Excel file presents economic and industry indicators for Rest of World countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

Increase in public expenditure on infrastructure and spur in investment are expected to be the primary growth drivers of the emerging Asia-Pacific region during H2 2015. Other factors that drive growth include rise in investment, growth in public expenditure, robust infrastructural development, and higher employment. While a positive growth outlook...

The emerging Asia-Pacific region will continue to benefit from weakening oil prices through H1 as most of countries in the region are net oil importers. However, poor economic performance by large Asian economies such as China and Japan is expected to pose headwinds to trade prospects in the emerging Asia-Pacific region. The region is expected to m...

The growth prospects of the economies in emerging Asia-Pacific are expected to be affected significantly by the uncertainties arising from the economic slowdown of major Asian superpowers such as China and Japan, and the Eurozone. However, certain positive factors such as declining oil prices, a rebounding US economy, with US being a key exports m...

Apart from India which appears to be on an upward growth trajectory, the growth outlook for BRICS countries remains subdued. Russia is expected to continue to reel under the pressures of Western sanctions and falling crude oil prices, and no growth is expected in 2015. China’s housing market is expected to continue to remain weak in 2015 after a ...

BRICS countries are expected to end 2014 on a low note, owing to various domestic as well as external factors. Weak global recovery is taking a toll on the external demand of these countries, while high consumer prices are likely to hinder strong private consumption growth in the coming quarters. Investors’ sentiments remain uncertain in Q4 2014,...

After a subpar performance in 2014, BRICS’s GDP growth is likely to recover in 2015, albeit at a very slow rate. Supportive government policies are likely to boost consumer demand and investment gradually in the BRICS economies in H1 2015. Overall, the outlook for H1 2015 remains restrained but stable.

Compared to the previous year, economy in BRICS countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa has shown downward trend in 2014. Except China and India, GDPs of the other emerging BRICS countries are likely to remain close to their 2013 levels. Despite huge opportunities, political instability, rising consumer prices, high unempl...