Nigeria has solidified its title as the most-watched frontier market in Frontier Strategy Group’s (FSG) latest FM Sentiment Index created exclusively by FSG for Wall Street Journal Frontiers. Followed by Vietnam, Kenya, and Argentina, which all rank among the top 20, Nigeria has held the top…
What Makes Managing Talent a Challenge in ASEAN?
This is part two of a three-part series on Talent Management in ASEAN. View part one here. ASEAN’s Market is Characterized by Scarcity ASEAN’s talent market exhibits the classic signs of an emerging market suffering from an increasing demand for…
Manufacturing Attractiveness Index of the ASEAN Countries
Southeast Asia has experienced a strong CAGR of 5.5% in terms of its manufacturing output over the last decade and is now responsible for almost 4% of the global manufacturing output. This growth has been funded both by domestic companies…
What Does The Rise of Manufacturing in ASEAN Mean for Multinationals?
While the rise of Southeast Asia has been discussed widely over the past few years due to its strong consumption demand, the production aspects of the region remain relatively unexplored with many companies not having examined ASEAN’s manufacturing capabilities, its…
Vietnam’s Structural Slowdown
There was a time when companies could count on Vietnam to post one of Asia’s highest growth rates. In the years running up to the financial crisis, its economy outpaced ASEAN’s other major economies, consistently expanding by at least 7%…
Government Engagement in Asia - What Executives are Saying
Despite Strong Growth, Significant Risk Threatens Asia
Most Asian countries have maintained strong economic growth in recent months despite the turmoil in global markets; however, significant downside risks threaten the region’s continued performance. In Thailand, floods threaten to undermine the country’s growth and disrupt regional supply chains.…