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ASEAN is set to declare itself a common market at the end of 2015. This could profoundly affect trade and investment flows throughout the region and have a significant impact on the economies of all member states, the Philippines included. It will create new opportunities for investors as some of the world's fastest-growing economies work together...

Unlike many of its South-east Asian neighbours, the Philippine economy is less export dependent and more consumption oriented. More importantly, the country has two critical sources of revenue that are largely insignificant in other members of the ASEAN community: business process outsourcing (BPO) and foreign remittances. These two elements have...

Once known as a country blighted by economic and social upheaval, Peru has now experienced more than two decades of relative stability and progress, increasingly so since the turn of the millennium. That strong economic progress has occurred during a period of high commodity prices is no coincidence considering the rich mineral and energy...

Though incoming President Ollanta Humala was initially feared by some within the business community, owing to his close ties to Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, foreign policy under the current administration has been largely a continuation of established procedure. Indeed, while Humala has sought to focus on improving relations with...

Over the past decade Peru has seen a period of transformative growth, which has effectively positioned it as one of the leading economic performers in Latin America and the world. This period of exponential growth has for the most part spread throughout the country, leading to unprecedented development in urban centres, while at the same time...

A good transport system is a key enabler in any economy, but in the case of Bahrain, an island country, this holds particularly true. Although the nation has relatively small reserves of oil and gas, it has historically been a trading centre, and in the 1970s and 1980s it emerged as the main entrepôt for the Gulf region. As an open economy with a...