The petrochemical industry stands to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of Mexico’s energy reform, as the measures are expected to liberalise the market for natural gas, on which Mexican petrochemical plants depend. Today, the industry is hamstrung by an inadequate supply of natural gas, which has sapped its competitiveness and fuelled Mexico...
With a track record dating back to Ford’s first assembly plant in 1925, Mexico’s automotive manufacturing has emerged as a key driver of industrial growth. It accounted for one-sixth of economic growth in the first quarter of 2013, according to PwC México estimates. The world’s eighth-largest producer and fourth-biggest exporter of vehicles,...
Over much of the past decade, Mexico has been one of the most attractive targets for foreign direct investment (FDI) in aerospace. Since 2006 the industry has grown at an average annual rate of 18%, and exports have tripled from $2bn to an estimated $6.1bn in 2013. FDI has focused on the traditional northern industrial giants, including Baja...
E-commerce in Indonesia is booming, but it is not clear whether foreign investors can legally participate in the expanding field. In 2013 the government announced that online retailers would be treated like all others: any company without a shop larger than 2000 sq metres must be Indonesian-owned. By implication, that would mean all internet...
Alongside Indonesia’s emphasis on the importance of economic development, the country is at the same time working to protect itself from some of the unintended consequences of that development, especially in the retail sector. The emerging middle class will continue to help drive the economy forward, but the retail sector that serves it has the...
Indonesia has a fast developing retail sector, and all signs point toward it evolving quickly from highly fragmented and basic in terms of quality, service and efficiency to one similar to advanced ASEAN countries, with modern trade outlets and large groups leading the way. Indonesian consumers are active and increasingly prosperous. Firms are...
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