Companies should monitor Jakarta’s flood prevention initiatives to determine whether the new governor can affect change. A recent deluge in Indonesia, which drove over 100,000 people from their homes and brought much of Jakarta to a standstill, has drawn significant…
PODCAST: Tapping China’s 560 Million Netizens
In this podcast, FSG practice leader Adam Jarcyzk shares his insights into China’s booming ecommerce market. By 2014, the Chinese ecommerce market will be larger than that of the US, but the traditional strategies companies have used in the West…
Can you read Chinese? Read FSG in Fortune China
If you are a Chinese reader focused on growth in emerging markets, Frontier Strategy Group‘s column “Overseas Strategy” in Fortune China is an excellent source for the latest best practices companies are implementing to fuel their growth. Overseas Strategy is…
Transferring Production Across Emerging Markets
Foxconn is one of the most well-known emerging-markets based manufacturers. With labor prices increasing along with a string of suicides in it’s Chinese factories - the Taiwanese firm is looking to Latin America for new production capacity. The following is…
Industry Reform in China
The following is a cross post from the Silicon Hutong blog. The blog is written by Frontier Strategy Group Beijing-based expert adviser David Wolf. In a characteristically articulate editorial last week, Caixin called for an extensive overhaul of China’s Ministry of Railways (MoR) in…
Are you prepared for the impact of Friday’s downgrade on your emerging markets business?
Join Frontier Strategy Group to discuss the parallels between volatility in 2008 and 2011. Is history repeating itself? Or is 2011 a second black swan? We will answer these questions and discuss key tactical approaches to protect and grow your…
How MNCs are Managing Chinese Government Relations
The following is a cross post from the All Roads Lead to China blog. The blog is written by Frontier Strategy Group Shanghai-based expert adviser Richard Brubaker. Meeting government officials, and getting a picture with them in China, is one…