Economy & Trade

As the cost of manufacturing in China continues to rise, the search for ever-more competitive products becomes increasingly important. While higher incomes in China have an upside, the reality is that a combination of rising wages, welfare and operational costs is encouraging the Asian supply chain to move.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China experienced an increase of 1.7 percent in 2014 to reach US$119.56 billion. While the rise in itself is not noteworthy, the direction of investment is significant.

In 2014, Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrated forty years of diplomatic relations. In that time, bilateral trade between Australia and several ASEAN member-states have seen enormous progress, but relations with others remain surprisingly slow.

The newest issue of Asia Briefing magazine, titled “The Asia Sourcing Guide 2015”, is out now and available as a complimentary download in the Asia Briefing Bookstore.

On January 15, the free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and Japan came into effect. The agreement provides substantial tariff cuts, set to grant over 97 percent of Australian exports preferential or duty-free access to Japan.

HCMC – Vietnams Wirtschaft erholt sich zusehends. Laut einer Bestandsaufnahme der Weltbank lag das Wachstum 2014 um 0.2 % höher als noch im Vorjahr bei insgesamt 5,6 %. Dies ist größtenteils einer nachhaltigen makroökonomischen Stabilität und progressiver Expansion des ausländisch investierten Produktionssektors für Export zu verdanken. Diese verbesserte makroökonomische Prognose folgt einem leichten Wachstum des Bruttoinlandsprodukts […]

India and several countries in the 10-nation ASEAN bloc have emerged as unlikely economic partners with Israel, with trade levels almost continuously increasing since the turn of the century. In the second of this two-part article looking at Israel’s relationship with the Asia-Pacific, we analyze Israel’s ties with these two massive markets.

Dieser Artikel stammt von unserem Partner Expat News  Nachdem das Bruttoinlandsprodukt in Indonesien (BIP) zwischen 2009 und 2012 real noch um jeweils über sechs Prozent zugelegt hatte, stellte sich 2013 “nur” noch ein Plus von 5,8 Prozent ein. Für dieses und das kommende Jahr rechnen Experten weiterhin mit einem Wachstum von gut fünf Prozent. Dr. Roland Rohde, […]

During the past month, the Thai military junta has been attempting to improve relations with China in order to pick up economic growth. Economic growth has been sluggish in the country since a group of generals led by Prayuth Chan-ocha overthrew the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra last May.

Edward Barbour-Lacey, Senior Editor bei Vietnam Briefing, führte ein Interview mit Mr. Sy Tran – Leiter der Verkaufs- und Marketingabteilung der Long Hau Corporation (LHC). Herr Sy verfügt über langjährige Arbeitserfahrung mit bekannten multinationalen Unternehmen und führte vietnamesische Unternehmen in FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) und B2B Industrien. Hierunter zählen: Coca Cola, New Zealand Milk, […]