China is the largest cement producer in the world, 🎉account💧ing for 58.5% of global output in 2017. The cement sector in China is characterised by overcapacity, a large number of enterprises and fierce competition. The sector is undergoing a process of ...

Malaysia has a growing domestic F&B market, driven by a growing population and rising 💟income. The market research company BMI Re🌊search estimated the Malaysian F&B market in 2017 – including food sales, alcoholic drinks spending and ...

Despite having abundant metal resources, Indonesia’s metal proಌcessing sector is underdeveloped. The country has mainly exported lower value-added minerals and imported higher value-added metal products. The basic metals sector generates just 0 ...

While the Philippines has a well-deserved international reputation for its prowess in providing outsourced ICT services, the remainder of the ICT sector in the country remains at an early stage 𝔉of development when compared with that in many other ...

According to statistics published by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) – the country’s r❀ecently restructured financial regulator – the total assets 💝of the banking sector rose by 8.7% y/y in 2017, reaching ...

India’s textile sector is the country’s oldest manufacturing industry. Textile and apparel contributed 4% to India’s GDP, 14% to industrial production,🎉 and 13% to exports in FY2017. Textiles is second only to agriculture in ...

China’s retail sector continued to gro🐬w in the fourth quarter of 2017, with sales rising 9.9% y/y to RMB 10,308bn. The positive trend was a result of strong consumption stimulated by rising average income levels, and ongoin🧔g supply ...

As the largest contributor to the growth of the services sector in India, travel and tourism has tremendous potential f🐼or development. It plays a significant role in India’s economy, directlꦓy contributing 3.6% to its GDP in 2017 and directly ...

The Philippines&🎉rsquo; tourism sector made up 8.6% of the country’s GDP in 2016. The sector’s value added grew by 12.3% y/y, contributing some PHP 1.24tn GVA in the same year, according to figures of the Department of Tourism ...

Natural gas is gaining importance in China’s energy mix as the authorities seek to reduce the economy’s carbon intensity and improve air quality in big cities. The government aims for natural gas to meet 10% o🔥f its energy needs by 2020, ...