Ethiopia Renewable Energy 2026: Capacity Surges, Access Lags
Ethiopia's renewable energy sector is expanding faster than at almost any point in its history, with installed capacity up 23% in a single fiscal year, even as the harder work of c…
Strategic Briefs
AI-powered market briefs on trade, investment and MICE opportunities across the Global South — reviewed and approved by the editorial team.
BRICS Business Council 2026: Eight Priorities for Growth
The BRICS Business Council's 2026 Annual Report, delivered to Leaders under India's chairship, organizes its recommendations around a striking claim: BRICS is the only grouping in…
BRICS Digital Economy 2026: An AI-Era Growth Frontier
The world is entering a new stage of the digital revolution, driven by the rapid spread of artificial intelligence. This shift is reshaping economic and social relations faster tha…
BRICS Services Trade 2026: Untapped Growth Potential
Economic cooperation in BRICS+ services is drawing growing attention as global services trade hits record scale, while trade between BRICS members in finance, healthcare, education…
BRICS Agriculture 2026: Complementarity Meets Tech Gap
Economic development in BRICS+ agriculture centers on a structural advantage few blocs can match: the bloc holds raw material supply, fertilizer production, and consumer demand wit…
BRICS+ Trade in 2026: Barriers & Integration Challenges
Non-tariff barriers — lack of mutual recognition of standards, customs procedures, conformity assessment, regulatory divergence, and logistics gaps — are the central constraint on…
Vietnam ASEAN Furniture Exports 2026: Market Data
Vietnam is the world's largest exporter of wooden furniture, backed by ASEAN Free Trade Area, CPTPP, and EVFTA membership that gives its exporters preferential access to major mark…
BRICS 2026 India: Economic Power & the 18th Summit
India chairs BRICS in 2026 for the fourth time, hosting the 18th Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13 under the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation a…
India's Machine Tools & Engineering Powerhouse Sets the Tone for BRICS 2026
India — chairing BRICS in 2026 under the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability" — enters its presidency with its industrial economy at a histor…
Thailand Anchors ASEAN's Logistics Future at TILOG-LOGISTIX 2026
Thailand's freight and logistics market — host of the 9th TILOG-LOGISTIX at BITEC Bangkok — is set to grow from USD 56.56 billion in 2026 to USD 75.47 billion by 2031, at a 5.95% C…
Indonesia Powers the BRICS Digital Frontier at INTI 2026
Indonesia — Southeast Asia's largest economy and first ASEAN member of BRICS (January 2025) — hosts INTI 2026 at Jakarta International Expo under the theme "The Nexus of the Emergi…
India's Process Engineering Hub Powers IPEC 2026 — A BRICS Spotlight
India's industrial automation market — host of IPEC at HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad — is set to grow from USD 19.19 billion in 2026 to USD 28.73 billion by 2031, at an 8.41%…
Indonesia Anchors the World's Maritime Epicenter at INAMARINE 2026
Indonesia officially leads the global merchant fleet with 11,422 commercial vessels — surpassing China and Panama — fuelled by its 17,000-island archipelago and strategic position…
Malaysia Cooks Up ASEAN's F&B Future at MIFB 2026
Malaysia's food market — host of MIFB at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre — reached USD 61.38 billion in 2025 and is set to grow 6.59% annually through 2030. The foodservice segment…
Africa's Rail Renaissance Picks Up Speed at Africa Rail 2026
Africa's rail sector is in its biggest investment surge in decades, with project pipelines valued at over USD 495 billion. The Sub-Saharan rail freight market alone is set to grow…
Brazil's Franchise Powerhouse Takes Centre Stage at ABF Expo 2026
Brazil's franchising sector — host of the 33rd ABF Expo at Expo Center Norte, São Paulo — hit a historic BRL 301.7 billion (USD 55 billion) in 2025, growing 10.5–10.8% year-on-year…
China Powers the Electrical Revolution at CWIEME Shanghai 2026
China's transformer market — host of the 11th CWIEME at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center — is set to grow from USD 18.91 billion in 2026 to USD 29.52 billion by 2…
China's Ecological Food Sector Ripens for IFE China 2026
China's healthy food market — host of the 25th IFE China at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou — is set to grow from USD 127.25 billion in 2025 to USD 209.07 billion by 2035, at…
Indonesia's Built Environment Boom Powers Megabuild 2026
Indonesia's construction market — host of Megabuild Indonesia at NICE PIK 2, Jakarta — is set to grow from USD 329.4 billion in 2026 to USD 436.9 billion by 2031, at a 5.81% CAGR.…
Latin America's Food Service Heats Up Ahead of Fispal 2026
Brazil's food service market — host of Fispal Food Service in São Paulo, South America's largest event for the sector — is set to grow from USD 18.56 billion in 2026 to USD 26.21 b…
Africa's Automotive Engine Roars Ahead of Automation Indaba 2026
Africa's automotive market is set to grow from USD 22.6 billion in 2026 to USD 28.9 billion by 2031, with Morocco (47.2%) and South Africa (43.7%) producing over 90% of the contine…
Latin America Powers Up: Industrial Automation Surges Ahead of FEIMEC 2026
Latin America's factory automation and industrial controls market is set to grow from USD 21.1 billion in 2026 to USD 30.2 billion by 2031, at a 7.4% CAGR, driven by Industry 4.0 a…
South Africa: Africa's MICE Powerhouse Enters a New Era
South Africa is the fastest-growing MICE market in the MEA region. Revenue reached USD 17.05 billion in 2024 and is projected to hit USD 26.96 billion by 2030 at 8% CAGR. The Novem…
India's MICE Sector Shifts to Institutional Governance
India’s MICE sector has shifted from "infrastructure building" to "institutional governance." With venues like Yashobhoomi and Bharat Mandapam now fully operational, the 2026 focus…