A diverse country with an intriguing history, the Philippines today is a multi-party, democratic republic, open to foreign investment, and integrated within the regional and international political and economic community.
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Like many Latin American countries, Peru is prioritising industrial development, moving away from primary product dependency and working to establish a healthy balance between manufacturing and commodity exports. One of the most important economic activities in Peru, the manufacturing sector contributed 15.98% to GDP in 2012, displaying year-on-year growth of 1.32%, and continued to expand at a...
Chapter | Industry & Retail from The Report: Philippines 2014
Despite growing at an average rate of 2.7% between 2002 and 2012, the manufacturing sector’s share of GDP has been eroded by the rapid growth of other sectors, such as construction and services. Hampered by high energy costs, expensive logistics and low infrastructure investment, the manufacturing’s share of GDP has been declining since 2002 in what the Asian Development Bank has warned could be...
Articles & Analysis | More modern shoppers: New retail spaces and brands are opening up the market from The Report: Algeria 2013
Rising incomes facilitated by Algeria’s economic development, coupled with increasing exposure to international brands and modern outlets, are combining to create the right environment for retail expansion. Although most sales are still channelled through the informal sector and small, family-owned stores, growing examples of successful, large-scale...
Articles & Analysis | In the driver’s seat: Knowledge transfer and job creation help to establish a domestic automotive cluster from The Report: Algeria 2013
With large domestic demand, an available workforce and emerging industrial capacity, Algeria is set to restart its automotive manufacturing sector after years of being out of operation. Despite growing sales of vehicles over the past few years, the country has lacked local manufacturing facilities. However, interest in supplying the rising demand...