Analyse Opportunities and Challenges in the BRIC Economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China With This New Report.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c66999) has announced the addition of Datamonitor's latest title "Key Growth Markets: Opportunities and Challenges in Brazil, Russia, India and China" to their offering.

The BRIC economies have to varying degrees shown rapid economic growth, increasing market size across all sectors and a burgeoning middle class in recent years. However, they have also been criticized by investors for their poor infrastructure and high rates of corruption. This report provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges and opportunities in these economies

Scope of this title:

The report looks at the economies of Brazil Russia, India and China, identifying key opportunities for growth for different industry sectors. It analyses key economic indicators as well as soft factors such as the level of law and order to give a complete picture of each country

Highlights of this title:

China and India have had phases of good economic performance through the 1990's and later. At the same time, though not as remarkable, the Russian Federation, after the collapse of the communist regime, has also shown potential for rapid economic growth. The BRIC economies face challenges to improve the functioning of their states, improving the current ineffective law and order systems, reduce rampant corruption and managing the current high levels of inequality and poverty. Economic growth in Brazil seems to have recovered from the slowdown in the 1990's and is now looking steady. However, the economy shows significantly low growth when compared to its BRIC partners and Brazil continues to face high levels of debt in the international market.

Reasons to order your copy:

The aim of this report is to provide analysis that will add value when making business decisions with regards to investment in these markets. It provides an in-depth and detailed analysis of the economic situations in the BRIC countries and identifies key opportunities.

The BRIC economies have seen significant changes in the recent past in their socio-political-economic spheres. However, as discussed above they do suffer from various inadequacies to be able to reach the development levels of many advanced nations. These problems are complicated by the growing international competition as well the shrinking of global distances. Today, these economies must continue to outperform their competitors, as investors have an easy access to different alternatives.

Below are the key insights of the report highlighting the advantages and challenges that these economies have for foreign investors and their own policy makers.

- Brazil: After the slowdown of the 90's focus now shifts to stability

- Russia: political recentralization and economic revival driven by natural resources

- India: rising internal issues may de-stabilize the well-placed reforms

- China: emerging challenges shift focus away from economic growth

Brazil wants to be recognized as an international political force and is therefore pushing for permanent membership on the UN Security Council. Brazil was the driving force behind the creation of MERCOSUR and is its dominant member. The country has been especially active in recent WTO discussions, leading a contingent of developing nations against the suggested policy changes of the G8.

The Russian political leadership has been accused of not fully subordinating itself to the law and the executive branch exercises considerable influence over judicial decisions. Executive and legal functions are marked by a lack of transparency and accountability and there are rising concerns that prosecutors have selectively targeted individuals for political reasons. In several high profile cases, for instance, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the erstwhile owner of oil firm Yukos, was arrested and later sentenced to nine years imprisonment due to alleged involvement in tax evasion and fraud. There were serious allegations by his lawyers and other commentators that the government had conspired against him and had denied him a fair trial by interfering in it extensively.

It has also been alleged that Khodorkovsky was targeted for opposing the Putin administration and secretly nurturing political ambitions. He had funded several political parties ahead of State Duma elections to be held in late 2003. Thus, he was looking to use his wealth to seize control of the Russian parliament. Moreover, he had also opposed the government's oil pipeline industry policies. The government must make a concerted effort to eliminate rampant criminal activity. Economic progress is taking priority over environmental concerns.

Although China has embarked on the free market policy, it still continues to protect its economy and many sectors are still not open to competition. For example, China still follows a controlled exchange rate system. On one hand, this has been responsible for low value of Yuan in spite of a burgeoning trade and current account surplus. On the other, this has had impacts on the trade deficit of countries like the U.S. The U.S. trade deficit (not seasonally adjusted) with China, which stood at USD 162 billion in 2004, has increased to USD 202 billion in 2005. In order to prevent Yuan from rising, Chinese authorities had been investing huge trade surplus and capital inflows earnings in U.S. Treasury securities. However, burgeoning trade surpluses with China and China's demand for U.S. Treasury bills has forced U.S. Federal Bank to keep interest rates at low level (despite record levels of indebtedness in the U.S.).

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Source: Datamonitor