Capital Markets in the BRIC Economies

The Story of the BRIC nations, comprising Brazil, Russia, India and China is not simply about the successful growth of the developing economies; rather, the special characteristic of these economies is the way they have the scale and the scope to challenge the major economies of the world. One of the promising features of any economy is its growing capital market, that facilitates its overall economic growth and the BRIC nations are no exception to this. The BRIC countries have played an important part in the global financial developments in the form of consistent capital flows and the stock markets have been instrumental in this regard. With the combined market capitalization close to around 4% of the global total, the stock markets in these countries need to be looked at with greater emphasis. This book takes a closer look at the growth of the BRIC nations with focus on its capital markets. The book should be of great interest to all strategy -oriented investors in India and abroad, analysts, students of financial management, B Schools, various industries and companies looking for a direction towards investment opportunities, as well as general readers, who would find the contemporary cases of capital markets in the BRIC economies both interesting and informative.