Wedged between two of the world’s largest economies, Mongolia’s trade and investment policies are something of a balancing act. Reliant on its neighbours for both trade and transit infrastructure, Mongolia’s small, open economy has integrated with the global one by developing relationships with “third neighbours” to improve terms of trade. As surging mineral exports in the past half-decade...
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Chapter | Trade & Investment from The Report: Mongolia 2015
Chapter | Country Profile from The Report: Mongolia 2015
Located between economic heavyweights China and Russia, Mongolia’s traditional balancing act between its giant neighbours has come under increasing pressure in recent months, while winning and maintaining international investor confidence continues to be a multi-faceted and essential task. Expectations of rapid and sustainable growth among the country’s citizens now exist within the framework...
Given the significant foreign direct investment needed to achieve its development goals, Mongolia has strong motivation to improve its attractiveness to investors. The government is therefore adjusting its policies, while new laws are expected to gradually reinvigorate foreign investment flows.
Articles & Analysis | Cement from The Report: Nigeria 2015
The Company
Lafarge Africa is a 73%-owned subsidiary of France’s Lafarge SA and the result of a mid-2014 merger of Lafarge Wapco Cement (Wapco) with Lafarge South Africa Holdings, United Cement Company of Nigeria (Unicem), Ashaka Cement and Atlas...
Articles & Analysis | Food and beverages from The Report: Nigeria 2015
The Company
Nestlé Nigeria is a subsidiary of Nestlé Group, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, which established a presence in Nigeria in 1961 and was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1978. The company is 63.75% owned by Ghanabased Nestlé Central & West Africa. Since entering...
Articles & Analysis | Emergence of microinsurance and takaful to boost market penetration from The Report: Nigeria 2015
Bolstered by the country’s large population and emerging middle class, the growth of Nigeria’s insurance sector appears inevitable with time – especially given the current, extremely limited level of insurance spending. Regulators are pursuing several reforms they hope will speed up the process, and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has initiated changes and...