Facilities Management (FM) can be defined as the services associated with running or maintaining a facility, such as janitorial, engineering, security, environmental, landscaping, and other related services. The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is a mix of mature and developing markets for FM, with the developing nations recording higher growth rates in ...

The auto leasing market and car rental market in Thailand is extremely complex. A majority of the market is with leasing companies affiliated with banks which club hire purchase with leasing. The market faces restraints and challenges such as high competition, high lease rental, low residual value, political instability, unstable FDI, unclear tax r...

The e-hailing market in the ASEAN is showing clear signs of growth and is likely to emerge as a key mode of transport in the region in short to medium term. Urban areas are expected to be the primary segment for e-hailing apps in the ASEAN. The younger population of smartphone users are likely to be the key target market. Several participants have ...

Alibaba is leading a new wave in the automotive market in China. It is enhancing its supply chain to a higher and concentrated vertical level, by interconnecting leading automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), small and medium enterprises (SMEs), distributors, retailers, and consumers from offline presence to online involvement. More t...

Water utility CAPEX in Asia-Pacific is expected to grow by 9.7% in 2018, but it is the growth of OPEX that is going to place additional strain on these entities. OPEX will grow by 3.2% in 2018, and is expected to increase in 2019. Utility reforms, in one way or another, with available growth opportunities in the water industry, are essential for w...

The report covers the study of policies/guidelines issued by the regulatory bodies or cybersecurity agencies of two countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The two countries covered in this issue are Singapore and China. The objective of this study is to identify the impact of these policies on the cybersecurity industry in the two countries, based o...

Rapid population growth and continued urbanisation in Australia are driving wastewater and solid waste volumes up. As a result, the traditional wastewater treatment methods are reaching system-constraint limits and are raising important economic, social, and environmental concerns. Water scarcity, changing hydrological conditions, and increasing co...

China is the largest automotive market globally. In 2017, luxury cars accounted for a 10.3% share of the country’s overall passenger vehicle market. The luxury car market is forecast to experience a positive growth, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% during 2017-2025. Being a premium niche market it is highly concentrated and dominat...

Biometric identification and authentication is well positioned to complement and potentially replace existing traditional verification processes such as those using pins and passwords, security questions, and even personal identity verification. The role of biometrics is becoming more important now that the industry is heading towards becoming mobi...