tailieunhanh - OPPORTUNITIES IN AN URBANIZING WORLD

First, there are a number of challenges for the first step of the credit creation, the decision of the lower tier of the financial system to extend credit to some enterprise which wants to conduct some investment project. The first problem is that a number of entrepreneurs and firms which in principle could conduct some profitable investment project have no or very constrained access to formal credit. There are a number of reasons for this phenomenon. First, in developing countries, the informal sector usually is of a larger relative size than in developed countries. Firms in the informal sector often. | Credit Suisse April 2012 Emerging Market Research Institute Thought leadership from Credit Suisse Research and the world s foremost experts OPPORTUNITIES AN URBANIZING WORLD_2 Contents 3 Editorial 4 An urbanizing world 10 Defining the countries In this study 11 A century of urbanization 15 Urban growth over the next 40 years 16 The relationship between per capita economic growth and urbanization 23 Why have some regions urbanized less successfully than others 27 The outlook for construction growth In urban housing and Infrastructure 32 The emerging market consumer theme Is linked to urbanization 34 Education levels and human capital 35 Environmental and health Implications 38 Urbanization focus countries at a glance 40 China 2012 sees China exceed 50 urbanization 41 Egypt Addressing the housing shortfall is critical 42 India Pace of urbanization shifting up a gear 43 Indonesia National master plan for infrastructure development 44 Nigeria Enormous challenges ahead 45 Pakistan Extremely high urbanization growth rate up to 2050 46 Philippines Effective governance needed for urban development 47 Thailand Well positioned for further urbanization 48 Vietnam Needs to implement a well-defined development plan 51 Imprint Disclaimer For more Information please contact Alexander Redman EMEA Equity Strategist Credit Suisse Investment Banking Research Fan Cheuk Wan Head of Research Asia Pacific Credit Suisse Private Banking OPPORTUNITIESIN AN URBANIZING WORLD_3 Editorial In the hundred years between 1950 and 2050 the global population is undergoing an irreversible structural transition in the way we live. Drawn bythe economic lifestyle and social opportunities of urban dwelling the world s population is migrating from rural areas - accounting for 70 of global population in 1950 - to cities - accounting for 70 of global population by 2050 based on United Nations projections. In 2009 the percentage of the planet s .