With a long-established presence of large-scale manufacturing capacity and a rapidly expanding domestic market, Egypt’s industrial sector will remain critical for job creation and regional development. Government strategies to expand production capacity into Upper Egypt are expected to improve employment options, and investment into road and railway links will also be critical to ensure that...
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Chapter | Industry & Retail from The Report: Egypt 2019
As Egypt is the most-populous Arab nation and third-most populous in Africa, population pressure is driving the nation’s economic agenda, with an estimated 3.5m young Egyptians entering the labour force by 2023. Recent years have seen an array of public initiatives aimed at encouraging private sector activity, but these remain hampered by a challenging economic backdrop and structural hurdles.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Rosan Roeslani, Chairman, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Interview from The Report: Indonesia 2019
How must small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) be reinforced to improve e-marketplaces and reduce the reliance on online imports?
Articles & Analysis | Indonesia to strengthen digital economy through Making Indonesia 4.0 initiative from The Report: Indonesia 2019
In 2007 Indonesia was riding the wave of the commodities boom: prices of copper, coal and gold were elevated, and with some of the world’s richest natural resources, it seemed just a matter of time before Indonesia became one of the world’s largest economies. When the global financial crisis of 2007-08 sent precious metals and commodities...
Articles & Analysis | New policy and incentives encourage tech innovation and manufacturing in Indonesia from The Report: Indonesia 2019
With the largest land mass, population and economy in South-east Asia, Indonesia is set on becoming the region’s industrial powerhouse. A historical reliance on natural resources has left its industry lagging behind that of regional peers Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam in terms of exports, even as the country continues to clock robust GDP...
Articles & Analysis | Economies around the world are preparing for the next industrial revolution from The Report: Indonesia 2019
The global economy is entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), or Industry 4.0, based on the application of new digital and automated technologies in production processes and service delivery. These changes are bringing emerging markets improved productivity, as well as risks – namely, reshoring and the displacement of human labour by...