Monday 25 June 2018

Global Coatings Market Overview

1. The global coatings industry experienced good growth in 2017 with decorative coatings leading the way in terms of global growth. Automotive and industrial coatings also experienced good growth too but not quite as high as that of decorative coatings segment.   


Monday 18 June 2018

"Make in India" boosting FDI in manufacturing??

1. Less than half of FDI went to ‘Make in India’ sectors in FY17 and the first 9 months of FY18, but a lot of these funds may not represent fresh investment

2. Thus, government’s target to increase the share of manufacturing in the country’s GDP to 25% by 2025 remains an uphill task.

3. FDI inflows to India as a share of GDP actually declined from around 2% in 2016 to 1.6% in 2017.

Monday 11 June 2018

USA FDI - Down 32% in 2017, But Manufacturing Top of List for Investment

1. Foreign direct investment in manufacturing was $103.7 billion in 2017, accounting for 40% of total expenditures.

2. The total was $259.6 billion in 2017, down 32% from $379.7 billion in 2016, according to the Department of Commerce.

3. Manufacturing was at the top of the list of expenditures at $103.7 billion, accounted for 40% of total expenditures.

Monday 4 June 2018

Pension Funds Are World’s Largest Asset Owners

1. Pensions funds are responsible for the majority of capital held by the world’s 100 largest asset owners (AO100), placing them among a unique group of investors that are “too important to fail”.