We can be guaranteed one thing when doing business in frontier markets and that is that things will go wrong; whether it be management failures, political unrest leading to economic meltdown or simply shifts in demand and changes in… Read More ›
Indonesia
China and the Pacific Rim
China is a making a significant impact across the countries that lie to its Southeast across the Pacific Ocean; Indonesia and The Philippines are archipelagic, multi-island nations with big populations that have lagged behind many of their neighbours in growth terms, but are… Read More ›
The Geopolitics of the Straits of Malacca
The Straits of Malacca This narrow gap separating Indonesia and the tip of the Malay Peninsula was long recognised by the British as the fulcrum of trade and military power in East Asia and one of the “keys” along with Gibraltar and… Read More ›
Legal Red Tape and Out of Control Security Forces? The Challenges of Investing in Indonesia
Indonesia has that much vaunted phrase: “potential” with its strong recent economic growth rates, stable government and a large young population, a fair number of emerging market investors have been seduced by its charms. But it is also fair to… Read More ›
The Panda and the (Komodo) Dragon: Sino – Indonesian Relations
In March 2012 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a state visit to China with the aim of improving bi-lateral ties and earlier this year President Xi became the first foriegn leader to address the Indonesian parliament. These visits underline… Read More ›
After Dinner Speech on Chinese FDI at the CNI Leaders Dinner
Exciting News! I am giving an after dinner speech at the CNI Leaders Dinner at the Park Lane Hilton, Mayfair, London on Wednesday 12 June, it will be attended by leading figures from government, finance and business from across Asia… Read More ›
Five Innovative Companies that are transforming the Developing World
Innovation is often cited as a key ingredient for success in business. While there are many new patents, ideas and inventions every year, innovation is taking these and making them usable for industry and consumers, a process which is often… Read More ›
Five Key Trade Routes of the Future
India – China For many years these two Asian giants barely traded with one another, instead maintaining a cool distance, in the last few years this has changed radically, as India, like the rest of the world has started absorbing Chinese… Read More ›
Five Things You Need To Know About Chinese – South East Asian Relations
In 2015 South East Asia will become a cohesive economic zone of 10 nations; Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. The ASEAN region has 600 million people and has a total of USD 231… Read More ›
