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PC Usage and Digital Media Demand Strong in BRIC Markets -- Brazil, Russia, India, and China
InvestorIdeas.com Highlights Strength of Emerging (BRIC) Markets in 'Sector Close-Up'
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POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC--(Marketwire - June 26, 2007) - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading
global investor and industry research portal specialized in sector
investing, reports on the investment opportunities surrounding emerging
(BRIC) markets in its 'Sector Close-Up.' The term BRIC is an acronym for
Brazil, Russia, India and China and has become known as the group of
emerging markets believed to have the greatest investment growth potential.
Evidence of this growth has been seen in the accomplishment by all four
nations in crossing $1 trillion in market cap, with China surpassing $2
trillion.
The BRIC markets are primarily driven by commodities, however strong
numbers from the technology and retail sector has sparked investment
interest outside of the commodity arena.
A recent report from Forrester Research, which predicts that one billion
personal computers will be in use globally by 2008, also estimates that
Brazil, Russia, China and India will collectively account for 775 million
new PCs by 2015.
Brazil, which continues to benefit from strong exports and declining
interest rates, has seen domestic business develop, leading to higher wages
and a growing middle class with increasing purchasing power. Digital
storage media and peripherals are also benefiting as spending increases and
the nation begins to adopt the DVDR format, so widespread in developed
countries, but only now realizing widespread adoption in developing
countries.
This shift and the economic development within Brazil were key factors in
the decision by Infosmart Group, Inc. (OTCBB : IFSG ), Hong Kong's leading recordable
digital versatile disk manufacturer, to open a production facility in
Brazil in order to tap into the rising domestic demand of this region.
According to the Company, Infosmart is now the largest CDR/DVDR
manufacturer in Brazil and all of South America. While pursuing the
explosive growth within the Brazilian digital media market, Infosmart still
remains focused on the Asian markets which continue to drive innovation and
sales for the Company.
China has long been a technological giant and this trend continues to
position this region as a major market catching the attention of corporate
giants such as Microsoft (News
& Chart), who recently announced a joint development agreement with
Sichuan Changhong Electric. According to Microsoft spokesperson, Roger
Chen, "The project focuses on in-home network digital entertainment -- how
to connect PCs, TVs and the Internet to provide this digital entertainment
experience."
Another area within the BRIC markets that has shown promise, according to a
report by Euromonitor International, is the retail sector. Brazil has
attracted names such as Walmart (News & Chart), Carrefour, and
Groupe Casino (News &
Chart), while Russia has seen the entrance of IKEA and Metro. Foreign
investment in Russia is already over $40 billion in 2007; however recent
political uncertainty has many questioning whether or not this trend will
continue.
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