India not an Emerging Market Favorite – UBS

UBS Equity research is underweight on the prospects of Indian market compared to others globally. It has rated India at position 15 amongst 16 countries.
Rank of India across various parameters in the UBS Report are as follows, [1=Highest Score, 16=Lowest Score]

  • Country Risk Rank – 15
  • Economic Rank – 16
  • Political Rank – 9
  • Budget Deficit – 15
  • Current Account – 13
  • Tariffs – 16
  • Currency – 13
  • Inflation – 14
  • Sovereign Credit Rating – 14
  • Economic Rank – 16
  • Contract enforcement – 16
  • Investor protection – 4
  • Liquidity – 5
  • Size of Government – 3
  • Corruption – 11
  • Reforms – 9

The sectors UBS is globally looking for are Banking, Telecom and Consumer Services and Goods.