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US behind Brazil, China and India as preferred place to invest, says Bloomberg
The United States has fallen behind emerging markets Brazil, China and India as the preferred place to invest, according to a survey from Bloomberg. The US ranked first three months ago in the last quarterly Bloomberg Global Poll. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesLOL @ USA!
Sep 22nd, 2010 - 07:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I did not notice Argentina anywhere.
Sep 22nd, 2010 - 09:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0China knows, and has itself said, it has a long way to go. As structures for the Commonwealth Games start to fall down, India is revealed as all facade. And Brazil? Well, what about it?
Sep 23rd, 2010 - 10:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0So, if you can manage it, get in, make a pile and get out before it comes apart.
If I am an engineer and I have innovated and developed a new revolutionary product, I will not risk launching it in Mexico, Brazil or China. I will probably go to the US, patent it there and bring my innovation to that country to secure intellectual and property rights that these countries cannot guarantee, and my offering will benefit from a good business environment that will welcome my innovation and entrepreneurship, I will also think in terms of offering an IPO in the US stock market to spread the risks involved in my new business and also capitalize my enterprise and prepare it for growth.
Sep 23rd, 2010 - 04:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I won´t be able to do any of those things in any of those countries and the risks involved would probably be far greater.
Neither China nor Brazil or Russia or Mexico or even Europe have the economic infrastructure and business culture that welcomes and nurtures innovation and new business opportunities.
This is only a Bloomberg survey among big corporations of global reach.
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