Latin America has been an attractive location for business expansion and nearshoring activities for many years. While FDI into the region was clobbered in 2020, recent data reflects a resilient comeback. According to UNCTAD, Latin America and the Caribbean have witnessed FDI inflows returning to near pre-pandemic levels. In 2021, FDI inflows and cross-board M&As… Read More

On the 22nd of March James Meisenheimer, Agro-Foods Sector Lead at Tractus Asia will join Vitafoods Asia to present market trends across the Asia Pacific region in Functional Beverage consumption and location strategies that companies are adopting to meet growing demand. Tractus Asia has 25+ Years of experience advising companies in the Food & Beverage… Read More

On the 17th of March Herminio Andres, Tractus’ Country Manager China will join the Consejo Mexicano de la Carne, Expo Carnes y Lácteos, and Business Development Partners, S.A. de C shall host a webinar presenting the market growth factors and opportunities available for Mexican meat exports in key Asian markets, such as China, Thailand, Vietnam,… Read More

As the fourth largest country by population in the ASEAN free trade area, Thailand alone had 48.6 million internet users by the end of 2020, an increase of 3.4 million or 7.4% from the beginning of the year. This suggests a flourishing smart electronics industry. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020, Thailand’s digital… Read More

Southeastern Vietnam, comprised of the five provinces of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh, continues to be the fastest-growing region in Vietnam—growing about 50% faster than the national average. Much of this growth is driven by industrial FDI investment, with the Southeast accounting for over… Read More

During the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, the global passenger car sales market experienced a 15% drop. However, at the same time, the global electric vehicle (EV) market experienced a 43% increase, with Europe registering 1.4 million new EV units, followed by China at 1.2 million units, and the US at 290,000 units. In the first… Read More

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, global foreign direct investment into Vietnam increased by US$7.15 billion or 6.7% in the first half of 2021. Vietnam continues to be the go-to destination for low-cost manufacturing investments in Southeast Asia despite its middling ranking on the ease of doing business as measured by the World Bank – 70th out… Read More

Electrical energy consumption has outstripped even Vietnam’s heady economic growth. While the economy has been expanding at a 7% CAGR, electricity consumption has been rising at a rate of over 10% annually in the last five years. This trend is expected to continue in the short- to medium-term as Vietnam continues to absorb record foreign… Read More

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic Phase III in Thailand, on September 6, 2021, the Board of Investment (BOI) launched new measures to mitigate COVID-19 impacts as well as support the development of local vaccines and medicines. Firstly, in order to relieve the impacts of COVID-19, the BOI is making two of its investment… Read More

Biologic compounds are opening up promising new pathways for the commercial recycling of plastics. On July 2, 2021, several news agencies[i] published the discovery of a new source of enzymes that can degrade plastic. A paper originally published in Frontiers of Bioengineering and Biotechnology[ii] by an Austrian research team led by Dr. Doris Ribitsch of… Read More