International Enterprise (IE) Singapore is pleased to present a talk by
Dr Thierry Apoteker, Chief Economist and Managing Director of TAC Financial  

Cracks in the BRICs? Outlook for Emerging Markets in 2011

Emerging markets have been unevenly affected by the global crisis in 2008-09, but most of them have shown a remarkable acceleration in activity and trade during the last months of 2009 and the first half of 2010. 

However, in a context of persistently subdued growth in industrialized countries and renewed fears of a potential “double dip” in the US or Europe, economic performances have started to change and diverge within the emerging world; tighter economic policies and more difficult cyclical management are creating new challenges for emerging economies, with visible signs of deceleration (China, Brazil), inflationary tensions (India, Russia) and potential multiplier effects through world trade dynamics.

Based on TAC's powerful proprietary models and in-depth investigations in developed and emerging economies, Dr Thierry Apoteker will share his views on the critical questions that are relevant for defining and designing international strategies for the near term.

Presentation Highlights
1.  How real is the risk of double dip in mature economies?
2.  Economic dynamics at a crossroad for emerging economies: compass needed for the next two years.
3.  Identifying the most attractive markets through a detailed observation of trade trends.

Who should attend?
CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, Business analysts, Key decision-makers,and those who are looking to venture into overseas markets. 

Seminar Details

  *Online registration only.  Seats are limited and on a first-come-first served basis; confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email.

Speaker Profile

Dr Thierry Apoteker graduated from the top French school of management (HEC) and obtained a PhD in monetary economics from the University of Paris Dauphine. He started as a junior economist in a French think tank (B.I.P.E.) and then moved to Banque Indosuez (now Calyon) where he set up the country risk division before becoming the bank's chief economist and head of the Research Department.

He left the bank in 1990 to create the consultancy group which bears his name (TAC). TAC is heavily involved in applied economic research, with a focus on country risk, international trade and investment, and financial sector development.

TAC has established a very strong reputation for high quality operational economic analyses, as well as for innovative quantitative development in the field of economics and finance. TAC works primarily for very large corporations, but also for ultilateral institutions.

Dr Thierry Apoteker has kept many academic activities, including a four year position as an Associate Professor of Economy at the University of Rennes (France), and numerous positions as a lecturer in the field of international economic analysis (HEC Paris, IGR/ENSAI, University of Rennes). He is a regular speaker at many international conferences on country risk and international strategies.