Industries

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) network security market registered a positive year-on-year (YoY) growth rate in Q2 2011, as spending sentiments continued to improve compared to 2010. Because of the increase of supplicated cyber attacks in APAC countries, network security investment is expected to grow healthily. Due to an increasing trend in technology con...

Malaysia is a Federal Parliamentary Democracy with a Constitutional Monarch and has a stable political system. The economic environment is upbeat and the economy has registered good growth rates, averaging 6.2 percent over 2010 and 2011. The healthcare industry, heavily driven by the public sector, represents one of the most efficient industries in...

Malaysia is a federal parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch and has a stable political system. The economic environment is strong and the economy has grown at high rates recovering from the global downturn. The manufacturing industry is of great importance to the economy as the country is heavily dependent on the export sector. The ...

Indonesia, one of the largest markets for healthcare in Southeast Asia, has participants from both the public and private sectors. In order to boost the medical services in the country, the Government is encouraging private investors, including foreign companies, to play a more active role in the healthcare industry. It has increased the foreign di...

Russia has long awaited the outcome of its accession process. The implications of accession will have both a positive and negative impact on Russia and its trade partners. The major consensus of this analysis, however, points to important long-term gains that are evident to the Russian economy and certain opportunities that accession will give trad...

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have grouped themselves as a bloc and have met at the BRICS Summits since 2009. The Fourth Summit held in 2012 in New Delhi was perhaps the most important meeting of the bloc for 2012. The Summit came up with declarations aimed at strengthening and insulating the member countries from the global economi...

China has moved from a fixed exchange rate regime to a floating rate by pegging its currency to a basket of currencies in 2005. Since then, the value of yuan has become a central issue affecting global trade environment, because the yuan is considered to be undervalued by China's major trading partners. Due to the global slowdown, China has given ...

China has been the fastest growing economy, expanding at 10.0 percent annually, driven by exports and investment. High priority is given to economic restructuring, from an export-driven to consumption-driven economy during the 12th five year plan period. The aerospace industry is a driver of economic growth, supported by government initiatives and ...

China has been the fastest growing economy, expanding at 10.5 percent annually, driven by exports and investment. High priority is given to economic restructuring, from an export driven to consumption driven economy during the 12th five year plan period. The manufacturing industry is a driver of economic growth supported by government initiatives a...