The 2007 edition of the Dun & Bradstreet’s premium publication ‘India’s Top 500 Companies’ marks the eleventh year of its existence. The encouraging response and positive feedback that the publication has received all these years has been extremely heartening.

The global economy grew by around 3.6% in 2007, despite the sharp downturn in the US housing market, the sub-prime crisis, slow down in consumer demand in the US and the global inflationary concerns caused by rising oil prices. Accelerated growth in the EU, Japan and the emerging markets led by China and India offset the slowdown in the US economy, thus sustaining global growth prospects.

Both China and India have been driving growth in the Asian region, making significant in roads into the world economy and commanding recognition as economic powerhouses. After seventeen years since the initiation of economic reforms, Indian policy makers continue to adapt and innovate, so as to better equip the Indian players to consolidate with the world economy; these efforts are bearing fruit. The total value of M&A and PE deals by Indian companies, announced in 2007 was US$ 70.14 bn as against US $28.16 bn in 2006. Increasingly liberal policies enable the Indian corporate sector to compete globally.

Against this background, the publication ‘India’s Top 500 Companies’, plays an even more important role in providing a unique platform to Indian companies to secure global visibility.

Dun & Bradstreet shall endeavour to continue meet the growing expectations of the readers of ‘India’s Top 500 Companies’. I look forward to receiving your feedback and suggestions.

David J. Emery
President
International Partnerships & Asia – Pacific