- 08
- FEB
Ill wind could blow Philippines off course
Author: Michelle Perkins - Categories: Country Risk
Few countries in the globalised business world have recovered as rapidly from the economic downturn as the Philippines. Thanks to the swift intervention of the country's republican government – and helped, in part, by the natural conservatism displayed by financial institutions operating inside its borders – a dip in economic growth in 2009 appears to represent a temporary blip on an otherwise upward curve that shows little signs of slowing. more
- 18
- JAN
Vietnam looms large as Asian giants come under threat
Author: Michelle Perkins - Categories: Country Risk
As labour costs continue to spiral in both India and China, a number of South Asian countries appear well placed to capitalise – and Vietnam is at the head of the queue. more
- 22
- DEC
Latin giant set to have a ball
Author: Michelle Perkins - Categories: Country Risk
Brazil is one of the least trumpeted success stories of the noughties. The South American giant, better known for its famed football team than its desirability as a sourcing location, has quietly established itself as one of the world's fastest growing economic superpowers - and, as we move into 2010, the next decade is likely to see a rush of companies looking to do business in the country. more
- 14
- DEC
Out of the Red - Russia set for second coming
Author: Michelle Perkins - Categories: Country Risk
Whether the global business world likes it not, Russia, like China and India, is going to one of THE places to do business over the next decade. more
- 06
- OCT
Companies at risk if country intelligence falls short
Author: Michelle Perkins - Categories: Country Risk, Global Sourcing, Procurement Intelligence
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You only have to look at the recent disasters in the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam – three of Asia's fastest growing economies – to appreciate the risks that global sourcing can bring. At the tail end of last month a series of ferocious monsoons swept across the Pacific Ocean and into the South China Sea, causing almost unprecedented flooding. Just days later, a huge earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a country still rebuilding after the 2004 Asian tsunami. more
- 20
- SEP
Handle with care – China sourcing comes with health warning
Author: Sofia Santarelli - Categories: Country Risk, Global Sourcing
If a year’s a long time in politics then 12 months must seem like a lifetime in procurement. Last September the financial world was shaken to its very core when Lehman Brothers became the biggest, and most high profile casualty, of the global economic crisis. Small wonder then, that supplier risk was priority number one for CPOs across the world with distressed supply chains posing the greatest threat to procurement, and the wider business world, in a generation. more