Posts Tagged ‘world’

Rising Nations and their growth drivers

December 2nd, 2009

The world economic scenario was in a turmoil for the last two years. U.S., U.K. and other developed countries like Japan were struggling to find the root cause. There is a wise saying, whenever something goes wrong look at the basics. What are the basics of economic prosperity? It is not a rocket science to divide the economic engines into Agriculture, Industrial and Services sector. Everything else come under these three pillars of economy. Finding the right balance is long term and playing with anyone is short term. It is evident that finding the right balance always takes more time than disturbing the right balance. A little push or pull in any one of the » Read more: Rising Nations and their growth drivers

Urbanization of the world

October 20th, 2009

What is a city

The population in cities are poised to grow more than the villages in the coming decades.Why? To answer this question we need to understand what is a city? A city is a populous confined place which has some sustainable competitive advantages over places not called cities. Take example of any big city in the world and you will find the reason for its existence.

e.g. New York City: It is one of the most populous cities of US. Its location on a large natural harbor has given it a unique advantage. Its mix of population which supports more than 25 of the fortune 500 companies of the world. More than 50% of New Yorkers travel to work using its mass transport system, » Read more: Urbanization of the world

Series 3: Where is China heading?

October 6th, 2009

China has attracted $853 billion FDI in last 30 years, which is the highest among the emerging nations. China’s manufacturing industry ranks 4th in the world. More than 50% of china’s fiscal revenues come from this sector. Most of the PCs and Laptops manufactured in the world are from China.

what is manufacturing?

It is value addition to the various raw materials like ores, chemicals, wood etc. Mechanical and chemical operaions like segregation, reaction and size reduction are some of the important operaitions which add value to raw materials. » Read more: Series 3: Where is China heading?

New version of football!!!!!!!

September 5th, 2009

The rule of the game is changing. Many customised version of the most important game of the world have cropped up in the last few years. 5 a side, 6 side and even 7 a side tournaments have brought the game in news many a times. Will this change, revolutionize the football world just like the rediscovered 20-20 version of cricket. Who knows, in a few years countries would play a 7-7 football for 30 mins to win a world cup. Times are changing and so are the rules. » Read more: New version of football!!!!!!!

Series 1:Where is China Heading?

August 29th, 2009

China has ruled the world of the emerging nations since decades. The question is for how long it will lead the league of the emerging nations. China is known for its craziness about building big and vast structures.

The Great Wall of China is a classic example. Deng Xiaoping layed the foundation for the rapid growth of modern Chinese economy in the 1990s. » Read more: Series 1:Where is China Heading?

Lords of The Frauds

August 14th, 2009

How powerful can a person be? Or How sustainable are the financial explosions?

The world economy is like a fire which when uncontrolled can create havoc. A well controlled fire can run an engine, spread peace, provide light or cook food but if uncontrolled can gulp in the safest buildings like World Trade Centre or cause distructions like bombs. What is similar between the trend of world economy and fire?

The world economy is seen to follow a smooth curve unless something like a bomb disturbs it. The bomb fuels the economy tremendously, after which there is a sudden dip in economy as if the economy is lacking fuel. » Read more: Lords of The Frauds