MICE Industry – China Venue Capacity Extension on the Rise The MICE business will experience structural changes triggered by the global pandemic – digitalization will become a fundamental element in organizers’ strategies. International exhibition organizers must be aware that China’s venue landscape is in the process of drastic changes.Challenged by a global pandemic since the beginning of the year 2020, the global MICE industry was compelled to strategize and create contingency plans to compensate the negative impact of the industry shutdown. Nevertheless, the situation in China significantly improved in the past couple of weeks with more restrictions gradually lifted and …
China’s Innovation Push – from manufacturing base to innovation hub
China’s Innovation Push – from manufacturing base to innovation hub As the factory of the world, China has developed into a central manufacturing powerhouse in the global market. Driven by this great achievement, China now aims to move up to an innovation leader challenging Western countries.The need for innovation is strongly driven by macroeconomic factors: The economic Slowdown requires China to invest into innovation and and profit from value-added manufacturing.Urban population increased from 36% in 2000 to almost 60% in 2018, and is expected to reach 80% in 2050, which drives the need for data-driven smart cities and urban living …
Growth Opportunities for Medical Devices Companies in India and China
Growth Opportunities for Medical Devices Companies in India and China The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic left a decisive mark on all major industries across the globe. As a matter of fact, the healthcare sector has been one of the largest beneficiaries, but at the same time one of the largest sufferers from the pandemic. While turnovers of ‘beneficiaries’, providers of medical equipment required for virus treatments such as diagnostic devices and protection equipment, have soared, ‘sufferers’, offering supply such as for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, noticed sharp turnover declines in the past months.Regardless of whether beneficiary or sufferer, …
Distribution Excellence in China – key obstacles and tools to overcome them
Distribution Excellence in China – key obstacles and tools to overcome them Foreign consumer goods companies often rely on distributors to quickly gain market access in China – both offline & online. But when sales growth slows down, it can be difficult to identify the reasons.In this context, EAC International Consulting recently developed a presentation summarizing key distribution obstacles in China and tools to overcome them – ranging from high reliance on legacy distributors to lack of e-commerce experience.Download PDFLatest Mai 29, 2026 India’s Industrial Decarbonisation Shift: The Emerging Role of CCUSMai 19, 2026 ASEAN Investment Location Compass | 2026 …
India: Government program worth EUR 20 billion as production incentive for foreign companies
India: Government program worth EUR 20 billion as production incentive for foreign companies The Indian economy has suffered significant losses compared to the previous year due to Covid19: the manufacturing industry by 40%, the automotive sector by over 75%! To counteract this trend, the government has set up a program with production incentives worth EUR 20 billionPrimarily for manufacturers in the automotive, solar, special steel and pharmaceutical sectors, in addition to the “Production Linked Incentive Program” of EUR 6.5 billion in the electronics manufacturing sector, already created in April 2020. Large multinational companies such as Samsung Electronics, Foxconn and Wistron …
Maximizing Shareholder´s Value in Divestures
Maximizing Shareholder´s Value in Divestures Over the years, we have witnessed many FIEs, including the ones whose products and technology became increasingly commoditized, business models became obsolete or have increasingly unfavorable inherent issues such as high labor intensity, are shifting out of China and many of them are doing so in way of divestures. Undoubtedly, successful divesture not only generates attractive shareholder return itself but also at the same time recoups invested capital, frees up resources and managerial capacity to reinvest into other ventures and deals. However, many divestures we observed in China were unfortunately poorly prepared, managed and orchestrated, …
Economic Insights by EAC Consulting – May 2020
Economic Insights by EAC Consulting – May 2020 China was economically impacted by COVID-19 on an unprecedented level in Q1, resulting in a quarterly GDP contraction of -6.8% YoY. Despite not unveiling a major stimulus program yet, the government has initiated countermeasures such as subsidy and support policies for SMEs, further investment liberalizations, pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce, or consumption vouchers. In April 2020, first indications of a recovery have become visible: the PMI bounced up, industrial output is back to normal, travel is increasing, and a growing number of companies are reporting a positive business trend and outlook. In …