Post-revolutionary instabilities, such as strikes, sit-ins and lost tourism revenue have affected Tunisia’s agribusiness less than other sectors. “This has probably been the most resilient sector since the revolution,” Lilia Kammoun, an analyst at Tunisie Valeurs, a local business management consultancy firm, told OBG. “I think it will...
Tunisia boasts Africa’s sixth-largest manufacturing sector behind Egypt, South Africa and Morocco, and ahead of Kenya. Tunisia’s geography is an important asset for growth, offering direct access to the Mediterranean Sea and proximity to the European market, to which the bulk of the country’s exports are destined. Despite such logistical...
Pursuing a strategy of differentiation from its regional peers, Thailand’s industrial sector has preferred to target higher value-added industries over bulk unprocessed exports. The country’s relatively well developed infrastructure in terms of power, water, communication, transportation and logistics is well suited for more technical...
Lost in the competitive shuffle of modern manufacturing industries peddling all manner of contemporary wares from hard drives to canned tuna, one of civilisation’s oldest professions continues to thrive in Thailand – the gems and jewellery trade. Thailand has centuries of experience in the industry under its belt and has cultivated an...
Thailand’s continued economic success, relatively young and increasingly affluent population, well developed urban infrastructure and its status as a popular tourist destination have all coalesced to make the country a premier market for luxury goods on par with other regional commercial centres such as Hong Kong or Singapore. Yet Thailand,...
Solid economic growth averaging roughly 4% annually since 2000 along with the country’s solid industrial and export base has fuelled a steady rise in domestic income across all income levels over the past decade and a half, leading directly to a rise in consumer spending power. Although the sector has been buffered by several shocks in recent...
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