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REALISTIC RECOGNITION OF GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES
tHE savvy business executive who is surveying international market opportunities for his firm will need to make realistic assessments of global opportunities and risks . There are many options that are available to him in order to assist him in making the right strategic moves . This is an excellent time to employ all the recourses available to him . Retaining a first rate International Business Consultant is a prudent choice .
Some of the most concrete and safe investments that an international firm can invest in , is participation in infrastructure development . The benefits are quite clear : the sovereign entity is fundingthe project , it is highly liquid as an investment opportunity , and the export and financing challenges are highly transparent and generally devoid of bureaucratic red tape .
These infrastructure agendas contribute in a large way in the calculus of changing global demand . For example :
1 . Brazil , India , Indonesia and Turkey are set to become infrastructure “ Hot Spots ” in the next few years , delivering a sustained pipeline of high quality projects , making up between 20 and 25 % of global demand during this period .
2 . Investment varies widely across sectors . It is expected that investment in electricity and transportation will account for 65 percent of investments in infrastructure while water distribution and wastewater treatment will continue to underperform receiving only 9 percent of total investments .
3 . China is the largest infrastructure market in the world , making up nearly 40 percent of global infrastructure demand . This figure will decline to just over 30 % by 2030 as that country ’ s population ages and the initial investment is completed .
4 . Small emerging markets are falling further behind . Countries like Guatemala , and Kenya will continue to fall behind because they do not have the public sector capacity to develop and support a robust pipeline of projects .