beyondbrics

This week on beyondbrics:

A star turn from our latest guest author, Vladimir Putin, heads the list.

Elsewhere, promising manufacturing data from China and India – not so positive numbers from South Korea; Rio police write to the FT to  lament public security;  GDP growth in the Philippines chugs along nicely;  an Indian telecoms leader runs into trouble in Nigeria; and the rupee bounces back but for how long?

Also in our columns: Sany’s takeover of Putzmeister causes a stir in Germany; growing air pollution in China sparks public outcry; big fees in India for former football icons; Amazon’s Indian aspirations; Innovation, Chinese-style; the emergence of Brazil as a social media hub; and Jim O’Neill on why the Brics – and not the UK or Canada – should make up the G7.