Newsletter December 2019

1. GBP INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS An in-depth study for a machinery & engineering group (Construction Materials) covering markets in Asia, Africa and South America. Our key findings are critical to the German Machinery and Engineering sector as many of our research results will be applicable to most segments of the industryEnergy Auditing in the Middle East […]

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The water and wastewater services market in Asia-Pacific: offering great opportunities for European companies.
The water and wastewater services

How the water and wastewater services work in Asia Pacific? The still emerging Asia-Pacific (APAC) Water and Wastewater Services (WWWS) market is a hotbed of opportunities, driven by region-wide economic development, environment government policies, and the shift in global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) towards Asia. It is expected to grow at a compound annual growth […]

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Investment Proposal “Protea” Pulp & Paper Mill Malaysia

Investment Proposal “Protea” Pulp & Paper Mill Malaysia. We are pleased to be mandated by a high-profile Malaysian group to form partnerships in the field of sustainable production processes from renewable fibres. in this case our client is using the empty fruit bunches from the palm oil plantations in Malaysia. this is a cheap and […]

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What opportunities does Asia offer for the machinery and equipment industry?
machinery opportunities in Asia

Machinery and Equipment (M&E) industry is one of the catalytic subsectors to spur the economic transformation to greater prosperity in Asia, due to its cross-cutting linkages with all economic segments such as the primary, manufacturing and services sectors. The adoption of technological advancement would steer the region’s progression to become higher income region during the […]

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GBP INTERNATIONAL and BLUENUMBER sign comprehensive cooperation agreement to promote sustainable supply chains
GBP INTERNATIONAL and BLUENUMBER sign comprehensive cooperation agreement to promote sustainable supply chains

PRESS RELEASEfor immediate release Berlin, Kuala Lumpur8 th November 2019 GBP INTERNATIONAL and BLUENUMBER sign comprehensive cooperation agreement to promote sustainable supply chains The CEO of GBP INTERNATIONAL Mr Volker Friedrich from Germany and the CEO of BLUENUBER Mr Puvan Selvanathan announced a comprehensive cooperation agreement between the project management and strategy consulting firm GBP […]

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How can companies in Asia overcome the challenges they face with their Asian distributors?

In part I of our “Market Expansion” SERIES we talked about challenges that European SMEs face while establishing sales in Asian markets using distributors, such as choosing the right distributor/agent, lack of direct customer contact, limited business development, lack of in-house knowledge building, communication issues, scarcity of own resources, etc.

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What challenges do European SMEs face while establishing sales in Asian markets? The limitations of the distributor-driven market expansion into Asia.

As the world’s most populous continent, the countries within Asia can vary much with regard to environments, growth rates, cultures, level of maturity, etc. The government systems also look often different in the countries. Therefore, a clear understanding of each market’s characteristics is essential. The same business model with a uniformed approach may not be […]

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Start-Ups in Asia vs. Europe: differences between start-up scenarios analyzed from the perspectives of a select group of industry experts from Germany and Malaysia
sourcing company asia supplies

GBP International has been working with start-ups in Asia scenarios since 1997, over the last couple of years start-up buzzwords commonly used are venture capital (VC), private equity (PE), artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data, Games, Internet of Things (IOT) and others. We wanted to bring together some of the​stakeholders of the industry and discuss the […]

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Expanding your business to ASEAN /East Asia? But which country is best suited to establish your Asian office, factory, etc.?
Expanding your business to ASEAN /East Asia?

ASEAN / East Asia’s economic rise is reflected in the economic competitiveness of its cities. Given the rapid growth and development of these cities, their mutual competition for companies, investments and talent has already begun. What is the best location in ASEAN / East Asia for Dutch or German SMEs? While Singapore and a few […]

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China Belt & Road Projects under re-evaluation – how to deal with China?
A red container with "china" written on it and a blue container with "europe" written on it

Take-aways from the Belt & Road Conference in Warsaw in June 2019 This article re-evaluates the Belt & Road Initiative from China and presents some of the key-take-aways from the Belt & Road Conference in Poland recently. Introduction The Belt & Road Project is an ambitious global project for connectivity and infrastructure. Many see the […]

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