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Malaysia is striving to become to a developed nation by 2020, and in line with this, the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), launched in 2010, aims to help Malaysia attain the status of a high-income nation by 2020. The ETP is expected to attract investments worth $444 billion during 2010–2020. Despite the anticipated negative effects of wea...

Vietnam's GDP growth declined in 2012. Government efforts to revive growth include increased lending and implementation of reforms. Vietnam has set a target of becoming an industrialized nation by 2020. Manufacturing, and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors are expected to play a key role in Vietnam’s transition to an industria...

Indonesia is witnessing a growing middle class population, which shielded the economy during the global economic downturn. Growth stood at 6.2% in 2012. The country has, however, been witnessing a deteriorating trade deficit and sliding rupiah since 2012, and a tight monetary policy has been pursued in 2013 to correct these factors and put Indonesi...

India’s economic and industrial growth experienced a sharp decline in 2012, owing to the weak global economic scenario since India exports nearly 60% of its goods and services to US, Europe and Japan. Investment demand is expected to respond to a stable monetary policy regime and spur growth and business confidence in 2014. The Twelfth Fiver Year...

The research service sets the stage for visionary thinking by identifying and analyzing various Mega Trends in the Middle East and North Africa that will impact and shape the region’s economy, society, and culture. For the purpose of this study, Mega Trends are categorized as urbanization, society, economy, technology, infrastructure, business, h...

The research service sets the stage for visionary thinking by identifying and analyzing one of the significant Mega Trends, Smart is the New Green. 'Smart' as a value proposition has been increasingly replacing 'Green' concepts. This presentation would highlight examples of projects, companies and technologies that will invade and change the smart ...

China has regained low but stable economic growth, despite the economic slump in developed countries. The government’s five-year plan aims to achieve a GDP growth rate of 7 percent during 2011–2015, focusing on developing seven strategic high-technology industries. Rapid urbanization and infrastructural spending are the likely key drivers of gr...

South Africa is expected to show slow growth during 2013 to 2018, with a deteriorating mining and minerals sector. The manufacturing sector in South Africa will remain under pressure due to the rising cost of electricity in the country. This will especially have an impact on beneficiation industries and the automotive industry. The ICT industry in ...

Brazil is the seventh largest economy in the world with a GDP of $2.233 trillion in 2012. Economic growth declined sharply in 2012 due to low domestic and exports demand. In an effort to revive the economic growth, the government initiated policies in 2012 to reduce energy costs, restructure oil royalty payments, and strengthen investment in infras...