Although Papua New Guinea’s macroeconomic slowdown, challenging business climate and falling global commodity prices have weighed on trade and investment in recent years, the country continues to offer high-potential opportunities to investors.
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Chapter | Health & Education from The Report: Argentina 2018
With the introduction of the Universal Health Plan, Argentina has gone some way to addressing the low-hanging fruit with regard to improving Argentina’s health care system. Inefficiencies and bureaucratic blocks in the sector can be improved by the introduction of new technologies, appointment scheduling systems and the harmonization of data across the fragmented model. The unification of health...
In the mid-20th century, Argentina was a tantalising draw for investors and talent fleeing post-war Europe. However, questionable financial management in the 1990s led to excessive volumes of debt, hyperinflation and an unprecedented currency crisis. But in only two decades, Argentina has returned as a new focus of investors and companies. The newly elected government is working to recover the interest of American and European companies.
Chapter | Education & Health from The Report: Peru 2018
Although Peru is increasingly focusing resources on education, there is some way to go to catch up to its regional peers. However, there are encouraging signs that the necessary changes are being made, including more public investment via a centralised spending framework, revised regulations, take-up of technology and other innovations. The dynamic private sector looks set to capitalise on...
With a new administration in place, local and international players in Peru have regained optimism. As one of South America’s top performers due to its reforms and fiscal discipline, the country is benefiting from rising commodity prices and an export-oriented mining sector. In addition, 2018 brought increased public expenditure, with notable rises in the budgets for education, health, infrastructure and reconstruction.
Chapter | Education & Health from The Report: Thailand 2018
While Thailand has been successful in expanding access to education, the sector faces some challenges. The country is falling behind in the quality of provision, and policy has been slow to adapt to global labour market trends. Nevertheless, there are signs that this is changing: the government has set about pursuing an education strategy with clear goals, and efforts are under way to...