We can be guaranteed one thing when doing business in frontier markets and that is that things will go wrong; whether it be management…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…