New
Delhi: According to a survey conducted by the powerful
Washington think-tank Financial Services Forum, the CEOs
of the top 20 global banking and financial services firms
have ranked India and China equally as the world''s top
two investment destinations with the most attractive investment
opportunities.
According
to the latest survey, conducted in the first half of this
month, India improved its rankings from the second position
in the previous survey conducted in October last year,
even as China managed to retain its top slot.
The
20 CEOs ranked both China and India as the best investment
destination with a score of 4.13 points each. In the October
survey, China had topped the list with a score of 3.9
on a one-to-five scale, while India had come close second
with a score of 3.7 points.
The
respondents who were surveyed represent some of the biggest
and most influential names on Wall Street and other global
financial markets and the forum that hosts the survey,
Financial Services Forum, represents CEOs of 20 of the
Wall Street''s biggest firms - Goldman Sachs, Deutsche
Bank, UBS, Morgan Stanley, AIG, Merrill Lynch, Bank of
America and Lehman Brothers among others.
Charles
Prince, the CEO of the world''s largest banking group,
Citigroup, chairs the forum.
The CEOs rated restrictive trade policies as the most
serious threat to the global economy with a score of 3.93,
ahead of terrorism and energy prices.
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