Emerging Asia’s consultants are often sought by major media organizations to comment on business and geopolitical developments
Contact us if you are a journalist looking for insight or opinion. Emerging Asia Group consultants often cover the following issues: business and political risk, the environment for international companies operating in China/Asia, developments in specific sectors such as healthcare, consumer products, chemicals, and technology, and our own business: market intelligence and business information. Our work covers the entire Asia-Pacific region, but the countries where the majority of our work takes place are: China, India, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Pakistan.
7th July 2010 – Reuters TV
China’s sentencing of a U.S. geologist for stealing state secrets shows that doing business in China can be difficult at times, as the laws are not clear about what is illegal, says Adil Husain.
Click here to see the full interview.
24th June 2010 – Australian Financial Review
Is ‘Sovereign Risk’ the best way to describe a proposed tax on the mining sector in Australia? A journalist from the Australian Financial Review discussed the issue with Adil Husain and other experts, and decided that it doesn’t seem applicable to Australia and its current context.
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29th March 2010 – Reuters TV and Others
After a Chinese court sentenced four Rio Tinto employees to seven to fourteen years in prison for taking bribes and stealing commercial secrets, the international community had a lot of questions about conducting business in China. Watch Adil Husain clarify the issues and discuss the possible repercussions.
Click on both links to watch two parts of the interview:
For Chinese-language coverage, click on the links below.
12th May 2008 – China Business (The Economist Intelligence Unit)
There were protests and counter-protests during the international torch relay leading to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Some multinational companies operating in China faced backlash (e.g. protests in France led to a brief boycott campaign against Carrefour in China). Adil Husain and other experts advised companies in China to wait for a quick return to normalcy, and in the mean time work on greater localization of their brand and their business.
