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India will require foreign investment to achieve stated clean energy targets, including 500 gigawatts of installed energy capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030 and Net Zero emissions by 2070. Understanding this, the government has made significant strides in improving the business operating environment and removing obstacles for overseas companies. Pawan Bhatnagar, Asian Insiders’ Partner in India, analyses some of the opportunities on offer for foreign investors. https://lnkd.in/gHXWubSZ

The industrial automation market in China will be crucial if manufacturing is to make the transformations necessary to remain competitive globally. Progress has been made with foreign and domestic firms recording success. However, the sector remains fragmented and there is still a considerable demand for innovations. Asian Insiders Partner in China, Veli-Antti Ruismaki, offers an overview of the opportunities currently available. https://lnkd.in/gTKN55-n

Any notion that the Malaysian upstream oil and gas sector was on the decline has been dismissed by recent activities over the past three years. A flurry of activity and new findings has placed the country back on the radar of overseas investors who had previously looked elsewhere. Asian Insiders Malaysia Partner Germain Thomas takes a closer look at the situation and identifies some of the opportunities currently available. https://lnkd.in/g2FiKNDJ

The Indonesian medical device sector has notched impressive growth in the aftermath of the pandemic. A combination of demographics, favourable government policies, and rising demand has seen many foreign companies enter the market. Opportunities are still on offer for those considering the country. Asian Insiders’ partner in Indonesia, Primadi Soerjosoemanto, provides insights into the current situation.  https://lnkd.in/gdymPWXE

The cement industry in Indonesia is a rapidly growing sector becoming increasingly essential to the country’s economic development. Primadi Soerjosoemanto, Asian Insiders partner for Indonesia explores developments, the role of government policy and the opportunities available in Indonesia for the construction sector. In 2022, the global cement market was valued at approximately USD 340 billion exhibiting a CAGR of 5.1% according to Fortune Business Insights. While the pandemic led to reduced demand and some stagnation across Indonesia, pent-up demand has led to resurgent activity in the sector. It is estimated that the cement industry in Indonesia contributes around 5% of […] https://lnkd.in/gcSY-Ejm

In November 2020, Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo signed into effect the Omnibus Law, fulfilling campaign promises and one of the countries most significant pieces of legislation.  The bill was intended to simplify the bureaucratic process of establishing and operating a business in Indonesia, while making the country a more competitive destination for foreign investment. Asian Insiders partner for Indonesia Primadi Soerjosoemanto looks closer. Indonesia is a country blessed with a wealth of natural resources and with 274 million people spread across 6,000 inhabited islands. The world’s fourth-most populous country requires annual growth of 9 million jobs, leading President Jokowi […] https://lnkd.in/gF-kB7eb

In 2019, President Joko Widodo announced that the political and administrative capital of the country was to shift to a new site on the eastern side of Borneo. This new city, Nusantara, is now under construction and will occupy 180,000 hectares, roughly the size of Singapore. Opportunity for major suppliers, designers and investors are immense. Asian Insiders investigates. Jakarta is sinking each year and faces increasing issues with regards to flooding, congestion and insufficient infrastructure. Yet the population continues to grow and the Indonesian economy is expanding, placing increasing strain on political and central administrative resources. Construction of a new […] https://lnkd.in/ghmtd5H4

Indonesia, a country of around 17,000 islands extending 5,150 km east to west is a vast archipelago with Southeast Asia’s largest population and economy. In recent years, Indonesia’s logistics sector has been beset with inefficiency and poor performance, however following the implementation of various government policy initiatives including the National Logistics Ecosystem (NLE) platform, the high costs of logistics in Indonesia is reducing. Asian Insiders partner Primadi Soerjosoemanto explores the transformation of Indonesia’s logistics sector. For some time, Indonesia’s logistics and supply chain sector has been known to be overburdened and inefficient with the cost-to-GDP ratio of over 23% since […] https://lnkd.in/geE299cN

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