What Does India’s Middle Class Want?

McKinsey says, they want a more comfortable life, and to be able to spend more on discretionary stuff.

India’s Real Estate Boom & Architecture

And this one, since we have been talking about Government intervention and its pros and cons … city planning, including the aesthetics and architectural vision of a city, are the government’s responsibility. In all the emerging markets, a real-estate boom is raging. Nowhere is this boom more pronounced than in India and China. You have

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McKinsey Study on the Growth of India’s Middle Class

Republishing this piece to remind readers why urban congestion is a danger that the Tata Nano aggravates: Great article from McKinsey Quarterly, that offers the following projections: * Over the next 20 years, India will likely grow to become the world’s fifth-largest consumer economy, up from 12th now. * A study by the McKinsey Global

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Nokia and the Indian Handset Market: Overview

By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author Nokia (NOK) has the most global footprint in the wireless industry today. While there are several facets of the Finnish company worth discussing, I would like to focus on one of my pet themes – Nokia in India.

The Middle Kingdom’s Middle Class

From McKinsey Quarterly: A social revolution will soon transform China, and multinationals that do business there can’t afford to ignore it. So far, they have mostly focused on the country’s tiny minority of urban-affluent consumers. But as more Chinese migrate to the cities for higher-paying work, they are steadily climbing the income ladder. By 2011,

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