A recent wave of investment in manufacturing in Indonesia could herald the country’s rise as an international industrial player. A rapidly growing domestic market of more than 230m people, as well as the potential for exports both regional and across the globe, are major draws for companies from around the world.
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Economic update | Indonesia: Workshop of the world
24 Jun 2011
Economic update | Peru: Reasons for confidence
23 Jun 2011
Over the past decade Peru’s economic performance has been in the upper echelon of growth figures for Latin American countries, with growing GDP and shrinking debt. As President-elect Ollanta Humala prepares to take office on July 28 investors will now be watching carefully to see how his policies will affect the growth trajectory.
Economic update | Oman: International appeal
15 Jun 2011
Despite being established by royal decree quite recently, the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development (PAIPED) has already taken a number of steps to promote Omani products abroad and boost investment from foreign firms and governments alike, by both sending and hosting major international delegations. Moreover, that PAIPED, which replaces the Omani Centre for Investment Promotion and Export Development, (OCIPED), was set up as a public authority is indicative of the growing importance placed on investment promotion in the Sultanate.
Economic update | Malaysia: Cutting back on subsidies
13 Jun 2011
The Malaysian government is continuing its campaign to reform the nation’s economy, broadening its base and liberalising many previously restricted sectors. However, its most recent moves to rein in subsidies, which are designed to reduce the strain on the budget, may prove unpopular and could stoke inflationary fires in the short term.
Economic update | Indonesia: Thinking big
13 Jun 2011
Indonesia’s newly published economic master plan sets out ambitious targets to become one of the world’s biggest economies over the next 15 years. The plan unveiled by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) also put the spotlight on the need for heavy investments in infrastructure coupled with improvement in the investment climate.
Articles & Analysis | The perfect mix: Diversity in landscape and population in a country with a rich history from The Report: Peru 2012
Peru is a major metals and minerals exporter that saw steady growth for most of the 2000s and rapid expansion in 2007 and 2008 on the back of high demand for key exports such as copper. The country avoided negative growth in 2009 despite the worldwide economic slump and reduced commodity prices, and the economy returned to boom conditions in 2010,...