2008 Press Releases

1. Emerging Asia enters into alliance partnership with Ascendas and iAxil

2007 Press Releases

1. Emerging Asia releases white paper on barriers and inhibitors to growth of Chinese medical device market
2. Emerging Asia enters into strategic partnership with Remarkable Innovation

2006 Press Releases

1. Husain of Emerging Asia appointed as Fellow at the Salzburg Seminar
2. Suzhou-Shanghai Office to Open in 2007
3. Emerging Asia Inc. Begins Operations

Emerging Asia enters into alliance partnership with Ascendas and iAxil

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Shanghai - January 11 2008 (Press Release) - Emerging Asia announced that it has entered into an alliance partnership with Ascendas Land (Singapore) Pte Ltd., the owner and developer of a number of science, business, industrial and technology parks in Singapore and other Asian countries.

The alliance is aimed towards assisting the tenants of Ascendas’ business parks, particularly the companies served by iAxil, Ascendas’ business incubator, as they expand their product and service offerings outside Singapore.  Emerging Asia will provide these companies with commercial due diligence, market research, and market strategy advisory in order to assist their entry into Mainland China, India, and other markets in Asia.

Commenting on the partnership, Adil Husain of Emerging Asia said "Ascendas is the leading developer of business and technology parks in Asia, and we are privileged to be their preferred alliance partner.  We look forward to working with their Singapore-based tenant companies, as they evaluate and enter overseas markets.” Husain added that “Emerging Asia has a strong research presence in the key emerging markets across the region, and we can provide strategic as well as tactical information and advice that enables our clients to make informed decisions about market entry, competitors, and potential customers.” 

iAxil, a unit with Ascendas, is a venture accelerator centre that helps entrepreneurs to translate a good business idea into a commercially-viable venture. It provides incubation and venture acceleration programs to nurture and grow new businesses. iAxil also supports and connects its portfolio companies to its wide network of local and foreign strategic partners.

For more information about Ascendas, please visit www.ascendas.com and for iAxil, please visit www.iaxil.net. Please also visit our partnerships page.

Emerging Asia offers Commercial Due Diligence services, Market Strategy advisory, and Political Risk advisory services for Asian Emerging Markets. Emerging Asia's services are focused towards assisting companies with current or potential business in Asian emerging markets, as well as investors such as private equity funds with exposure in emerging markets.  For more information about the company, please visit www.emerging-asia.com

For more information about this partnership and how Emerging Asia can assist your organization, please contact us at info[at]emerging-asia.com or +1 (703) 997 2653.

Emerging Asia releases white paper on barriers and inhibitors to growth of Chinese medical device market

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Hong Kong - September 6, 2007 (Press Release) - Emerging Asia has released a white paper on the medical devices industry in China. The firm was recently engaged in an in-depth study of the implantable cardiac device industry in China. This brief white paper, based on our larger study, examines some key findings related to growth barriers and inhibitors.

While international companies from all industries are eager to enter the Chinese market due to its phenomenal growth, the near-term prospects for each industry are not equally promising. Emerging Asia believes that while there are a number of obvious growth drivers attracting global medical device players to China, there are also a number of barriers and growth inhibitors, which should be taken into account before unrealistic expectations about the near-term business opportunity in China lead to disappointment.

The white paper concludes that while the Chinese market for high-end medical devices is expanding rapidly, it remains small in comparison to developed markets because of outdated medical facilities, the inability of the vast majority of Chinese to afford treatment, and corruption in the distribution and sales channels. While our findings are drawn from a study of implantable cardiac devices, they are broadly applicable to other high-end medical devices as well.

The white paper was authored by Adil Husain, and co-authored by Liu Guo Feng.

About Emerging Asia:

Emerging Asia offers Commercial Due Diligence services, Market Strategy advisory, and Political Risk advisory services for Asian Emerging Markets. Emerging Asia's services are focused towards corporations with current or potential business in Asian emerging markets, as well as investors such as hedge funds and private equity funds with exposure in emerging markets. More information about the company is available at www.emerging-asia.com

For more information about Emerging Asia and how we can assist your organization, please contact us at info[at]emerging-asia.com or +1 (703) 997 2653.

Husain of Emerging Asia appointed as Fellow at the Salzburg Seminar

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Salzburg, AUSTRIA - December 12 (Press Release) - Adil Husain was appointed as a Fellow to the Salzburg Seminar for its session on China: The New Global Economic Engine?, which was convened at Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria, from December 5 to 10, 2006, gathering some 53 participants from 24 countries, representing intergovernmental organizations, business, academic and research institutes, and banking institutions.

Adil Husain is President of Emerging Asia. Prior to founding Emerging Asia, he was a Senior Manager in the Corporate Strategy practice at Kaiser Associates in Washington DC. At the Salzburg Seminar, Adil was a member of the Working Group 'Business Government Relations in China: Opportunities and Risks in Investment.' The Working Group put together a paper that identified common pitfalls, and drawing on the experience of its members, it presented best practices for mitigating risk. For more information about Adil Husain, please click here.

China: The New Global Economic Engine?
China’s explosive growth has exercised a profound impact on the world’s economic order during the past decade. Since the 1990s, when it began implementing the reforms that helped fuel its unparalleled economic success, China has become a major player on the global arena. However, the scope, scale and speed of its transition into a global, privatized and urban-based market economy are causing enormous tensions among its Asian neighbors as well as in the United States and the European Union.

Sustaining the momentum of China’s phenomenal growth means that it needs to harness its scarce natural resources, particularly in the energy and water sectors. On the other hand, the resulting degradation of its environment poses long-terms risks to its sustainable growth and political stability. The enormity of the challenges that China faces today require that it achieve new levels of cooperation with its global partners, like the United States and India, even as it moves its political economy towards implementation of existing environmental laws and regulations.

The Salzburg Seminar session analyzed the challenges, risks and opportunities faced by China as it emerges into a key force in the world economy. It likewise explored future scenarios for a new world economic order, and evaluated practical choices faced today by policy makers in government and business in China, in the West, and elsewhere in Asia.

Faculty:

Kenneth Lieberthal (Chair), Arthur Thurman Professor of political science and William Davidson Professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business; former Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Asia, National Security Council
Serge Abou Ambassador and head of the Delegation of the European Commission to China and Mongolia, Beijing, China
Ma Jun Journalist and environmental advocate, Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs, Beijing, China
Li Shantong – Independent Director, Xinhua Finance, Beijing; former Director General, Department of Development Strategy and Regional Economy, Development Research Center, the State Council of the PRC, Beijing
Stephen King, Group Chief Economist, HSBC Bank, London
Rajiv Kumar - Director & Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi
Shane Tedjarati - President, Honeywell China, Shanghai
Shujiro Urata - Professor of International Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo
Wang Yuan - China Development Bank, Training and Education, Beijing, former Advisor on China Policy, Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong SAR, former Deputy Director, China Development Bank and former Division Chief, People's Bank of China, Beijing
Yi Gang, Vice Governor, People’s Bank of China, Beijing

The Salzburg Seminar
Since 1947, the Salzburg Seminar has been challenging current and future leaders to develop creative ideas for solving global problems.  The institution convenes imaginative thinkers from different cultures and institutions, organizes problem-focused initiatives, supports leadership development, and engages opinion-makers through active communication networks, all in partnership with leading institutions from around the world and across different sectors of society.  The Salzburg Seminar seeks to magnify the impact of individuals and institutions that bring just and humane values to bear on the global challenges facing their societies and the world.

The Salzburg Seminar is a non-profit organization, incorporated in the United States and Austria.  The Seminar’s work is primarily conducted at Schloss Leopoldskron, home to the Seminar in Austria since 1947. This Austrian historical monument has welcomed more than 26,000 individuals from 156 countries, all of whom have been struck by the way in which the splendor of the setting facilitates a unique quality of cross-cultural dialogue and engagement. Among the Seminar’s former faculty and fellows are such leaders as Hillary Clinton, Hisashi Owada, Franz Vranitzky, Warren Christopher, Richard Goldstone, Kim Campbell, Federico Mayor, Jutta Limbach, Lawrence Eagleburger, Vaclav Klaus, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mamphela Ramphele, André Brink, Pascal Lamy, Astrid Fischel-Volio, Karmen Abu Jaber, and Leszek Balcerowicz.

For Further Details, Please Contact:                                                                       
Salzburg Seminar
Benjamin W. Glahn                                           
Program Director
Salzburg Seminar                                             
Salzburg, Austria                                              
+43/ 662 839 830
bglahn[at]salzburgseminar.org

Suzhou-Shanghai Office to Open in 2007

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Arlington, VA - October 15 (Press Release) - Emerging Asia announced today that it intends to open an office in Suzhou, China in 2007.

Suzhou is a 2,500 year old city in Eastern China about 100 km from Shanghai. Besides its historic importance and natural beauty, Suzhou is also known for having amongst the highest per capita GDP in China, as well as the second highest growth rate. 56 of the Fortune 200 companies have a presence in the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park. The SIP is known for its concentration of high tech industries and is the top worldwide manufacturing location for digital cameras and notebook computers. The Suzhou office of Emerging Asia Inc. will be located in SIP.

Adil Husain, the President of Emerging Asia Inc. noted that "Our presence in Suzhou will provide excellent access to the large number of multinational corporations and investors in SIP, as well as easy access to China's commercial hub: Shanghai."

The Suzhou office will also serve as the firm's main point of contact for clients in Greater China, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Emerging Asia Inc., is a recently organized company focused on providing due diligence services for Asian emerging markets. The company offers Business Due Diligence services, Market Strategy advisory, and Political Risk advisory services. Emerging Asia's services are focused towards corporations with current or potential business in Asian emerging markets, as well as investors such as hedge funds and private equity funds with exposure in emerging markets.

For more information, please contact Emerging Asia at info[at]emerging-asia.com or +1 (703) 997 2653

Emerging Asia Inc. Begins Operations

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Arlington, VA - June 15 (Press Release) - Emerging Asia Inc., is a recently organized company focused on providing due diligence services for Asian emerging markets. Emerging Asia is focused on enabling investors and businesses succeed in the emerging markets of Asia. The company offers Business Due Diligence services, Market Strategy advisory, and Political Risk advisory services.

Emerging Asia is led by Adil Husain. "Corporations and investors engaged in Asian emerging markets are desperately seeking reliable market information and advice based on high quality, on the ground research," said Husain."Emerging Asia will fulfill this need by having a presence in almost two dozen Asian emerging markets, and its consultants have extensive research and language skills."

Emerging Asia's services are focused towards corporations with existing or potential operations in Asia, as well as investors such as hedge funds and private equity funds with exposure in emerging markets. Husain said, "U.S. equity markets have been lackluster, and many investors are diversifying their portfolios to capture some of the value being created by the dynamic economies in Asia. However, having learned the lessons of the previous decade, investors are looking for very high quality information, and are closely following economic and political risk indicators."

For more information, please contact Emerging Asia at info[at]emerging-asia.com or at +1 (703) 997 2653