A move by Indonesia to limit its raw minerals exports could hasten the development of a local processing industry, but the strategy has downside risks as buyers look to alternative sources.
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Economic Update | Indonesia looks to build up metals processing
3 Mar 2014
Economic Update | Saudi Arabia’s city of phosphate
2 Mar 2014
A new phosphate mining and processing mega-project is set to improve Saudi Arabia’s access to the global fertiliser market, but a potential excess of international supply may extend the period before...
Economic Update | Real estate in the Philippines attracts inflows
27 Feb 2014
A year of strong economic growth and high foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines has set the scene for a wave of new real estate activity during 2014.
Economic Update | Malaysia looks to EEVs for car manufacturing boost
26 Feb 2014
Efforts to position Malaysia as a regional centre for energy efficient vehicle (EEV) production took a key step forward in January, with news that the government intends to hand out its first green...
Economic Update | Cocoa output rising in Nigeria as prices recover
26 Feb 2014
Cocoa revenues are set to grow strongly in Nigeria, the world’s fourth-largest producer, thanks to efforts to improve productivity, and higher prices on international markets.
Economic Update | Egypt to lift home ownership rates
26 Feb 2014
With up to as many as 16m Egyptians estimated to lack adequate housing, the government in Egypt has taken steps to ease access to home loans for low-income groups, while at the same time looking at...
