16.02.2015 - Non-BRICS drive emerging markets growth
Dynamism in ASEAN, GCC countries, Sub-Saharan Africa and the large, next-tier economies of Indonesia, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Mexico and Pakistan is offsetting mixed performance in the BRICS countries that powered emerging markets growth in recent years. The more balanced picture for growth is reflected in the 2015 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, an annual data-driven ranking of 45 emerging economies accompanied by a separate survey of nearly 1,000 global logistics and supply chain executives. The index, now in its sixth year, ranks emerging markets based on their size, business conditions, infrastructure and other factors that make them attractive for investment by logistics companies, air cargo carriers, shipping lines, freight forwarders and distribution companies. Large BRICS nations Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have accounted for much of the growth and investment in emerging markets and have dominated the index. But Saudi Arabia climbed to No. 2 in the 2015 index, ranking behind only China, which has 47 times the population and 12.5 times the economic output. Next-tier economies Indonesia (No. 4 in the index), Nigeria (27), Bangladesh (28) and Pakistan (25), all with populations topping 100 million, climbed in the index rankings. The other large non-BRICS market, Mexico, held steady at No. 9. (ank)
Quelle: Jan 28, 2015 [m+a UFI Newsletter]