Comments on: Big With Japan http://indianeconomy.org/2007/07/31/big-with-japan/ Issues & insights Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:45:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: The Acorn » Who’s Japan’s client? http://indianeconomy.org/2007/07/31/big-with-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-206294 The Acorn » Who’s Japan’s client? Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:50:17 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/07/31/big-with-japan/#comment-206294 [...] Altman’s argument makes a nice sensational headline. But it’s also absurd. That’s because for much of the last decade, Japan ‘underwrote China’s growth’ for a share of the spoils and is nowhere near to acquiring Chinese clients. In fact, although Japanese firms are beginning to show more interest in India, Japan’s trade with China still ten-times larger than that with India. [...] [...] Altman’s argument makes a nice sensational headline. But it’s also absurd. That’s because for much of the last decade, Japan ‘underwrote China’s growth’ for a share of the spoils and is nowhere near to acquiring Chinese clients. In fact, although Japanese firms are beginning to show more interest in India, Japan’s trade with China still ten-times larger than that with India. [...]

]]> By: Suraj http://indianeconomy.org/2007/07/31/big-with-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-200111 Suraj Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:35:20 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/07/31/big-with-japan/#comment-200111 Things to watch: Misleading Statistics. - 30% drop in Japanese investment in China.What's the cumulative investment in the past decade? Question: What else is left for Japanese to move to China? (other than things that will result in risking their Brand image of quality) Yes - the % of Japanese identifying India as a place to invest is increasing. => The forecast is only for next three years. Probably the status quo won't change if a long term view is polled. (with pathetic infrastructure & enervating processes ...why would they choose India over China??) => Will the % view, materialize into more $$ ? my thought - probably not. Things to watch: Misleading Statistics. -

30% drop in Japanese investment in China.What’s the cumulative investment in the past decade?
Question: What else is left for Japanese to move to China? (other than things that will result in risking their Brand image of quality)

Yes – the % of Japanese identifying India as a place to invest is increasing.
=> The forecast is only for next three years. Probably the status quo won’t change if a long term view is polled. (with pathetic infrastructure & enervating processes …why would they choose India over China??)
=> Will the % view, materialize into more $$ ? my thought – probably not.

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