With local companies starting to buy into the concept of farming out some technology-based activities, Nigeria’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is gaining wider acceptance in the domestic...
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Economic Update | Fostering Nigeria’s nascent BPO industry
22 Oct 2013
Economic Update | Indonesia needs a creativity boost
21 Oct 2013
As concerns grow that an over-reliance on resource-related exports could see Indonesia repeat the boom-bust mistakes of its past, the country is being encouraged to accelerate moves to diversify its...
Economic Update | Omani IPOs picking up pace
21 Oct 2013
There has been an increase in initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Muscat Securities Market (MSM), with firms in the financial, utilities and telecommunications sectors moving to broaden their...
Economic Update | Ratings boost for the Philippines
21 Oct 2013
Citing solid growth, political stability, greater accountability and a low level of exposure to external shocks, Moody’s has joined Standard & Poor’s and Fitch in assessing the Philippines’...
Economic Update | Actualización del sector asegurador de México
17 Oct 2013
A pesar de un crecimiento constante durante los últimos años, la industria aseguradora mexicana aún se considera fragmentada y pequeña con relación al tamaño de la economía del país. Sin embargo, la...
Economic Update | Malaysia’s palm oil industry faces tough market
17 Oct 2013
The palm oil industry in Malaysia appears set for an uncertain few months, with a number of factors coming into play over the last quarter of the year that could push already low prices down even...