A Weak Global economy hasn't slowed down these top companies from Asia-pacific
Against the backdrop of a fragile global economy, the makeup of our Best Under A Billion demonstrates why small and medium-size enterprises are considered essential to Asia-Pacific. Sales of this year’s 200 SMEs from 15 countries grew an average 48 percent last year and generated $47 billion in revenue while employing 370,000 people. But despite their size and rapid ascent, these are not flash-in-the-pan businesses. The average age is 24 years—publicly traded for 9 years. Among the 200 there are 46 making their sophomore appearance, another 17 returning after a gap year.
In total, 72 have appeared at least once on our list in the last decade.
(This story appears in the 17 August, 2012 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)