Although mineral extraction provides a large portion of the country’s economic output and exports, much of Papua New Guinea’s vast mineral wealth remains underexplored due, in part, to the mining sector’s challenging regulatory regime. Grey areas include, but are not limited to, land rights issues, royalties, length of contract, environmental...
Situated within the Pacific ring of fire and immensely rich in mineral deposits, Papua New Guinea is one of the last frontiers for mining firms searching for unexploited treasure. Yet the same geologic forces which have concentrated gold, copper, nickel and other precious metals within the country – at the convergence of the Australian Plate...
One of the most successful sectors under the Productive Transformation Programme (Programa de Transformación Productiva, PTP) is cosmetics, which has drawn in foreign direct investment from numerous multinationals, has grown faster than the economy at large and has transitioned from being a net importer to a net exporter in the past 15 years...
Free economic zones (FEZs) have been an important draw for both domestic and foreign investment in Colombia in recent years. Companies operating in these zones enjoy preferential tax and Customs treatment in exchange for compliance with minimum investment and employment requirements. Overseen by the National Tax and Customs Directorate (...
As a new Colombian middle class emerges, retail is beginning to modernise to meet the needs of a wealthier consumer base. Big Latin American retailers, sometimes called multilatinas, are introducing their brands to the country, and malls have been opening frequently, at a rate of one every 23 days in 2013, according to the National Retail Federation (Federación Nacional...
With road and residential construction thriving, Colombia’s construction materials industries appeared poised for steady growth in the medium term. Materials produced domestically include cement, steel, PVC, brick and several raw resources including gravel, sand and metallurgical coal. All of these sectors stand to benefit from large-scale...
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