With an increasing focus on value-added export industries in manufacturing, Morocco has become one of Africa’s leading countries for industrial FDI. The 2009 strategic plan to bolster six designated segments by investing billions of dirhams and facilitating new investments, has drawn in sizable injections of capital and seen an increase in manufactured production, due to strong performance by...
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Chapter | Industry, Mining & Retail from The Report: Morocco 2014
Chapter | Research & Innovation from The Report: Mexico 2014
As the government attempts to open strategic sectors of the economy to competition and attract more foreign direct investment (FDI), much is also being done to improve science and research as a means to spur innovation. Increased spending, coupled with changes in regulation, is expected to fuel the growth of start-ups and make the business environment more dynamic. The current government has...
Chapter | Industry & Mining from The Report: Mexico 2014
At 17% of GDP, manufacturing is a pillar of the Mexican economy. More than at any point in the past 15 years, Mexican industry is today able to compete with China as a low-cost manufacturing alternative and with other high-income markets as a viable location for outsourcing sophisticated manufacturing. This is perhaps the most promising time for Mexican manufacturing since NAFTA was...
The second-largest economy in Latin America, Mexico seems poised to enter a new growth phase as the government of Enrique Peña Nieto implements radical changes in a number of sectors across the economy. The reforms, aimed at raising the competitiveness of the Mexican economy, have the potential to establish Mexico’s position as a regional powerhouse.
Chapter | Industry & Retail from The Report: Mongolia 2014
Mongolia faces significant challenges in manufacturing, as neighbouring China has a prominent edge in production of many goods. The northern country can also be an expensive country for manufacturers, with high transportation and labour costs. In May 2013, the minimum wage was raised from $87.75 per month to $120 per month. Government investment in textiles manufacturing in 2012 saw $68.8m...
The mining sector is a major contributor to the local economy, accounting for 22% of GDP, 61% of industrial value-added, 94% of exports by value and 85% of foreign direct investment in 2012, according to figures from the National Statistics Office. Mongolia’s main proven reserves include coal, copper, hard-rock and placer gold, silver, iron ore, molybdenum, fluorspar, zinc, tungsten, lead, tin,...