Author: Asia Perspective

We recently held a live webinar discussing the results of ARC Consulting’s 2020 sourcing survey focused on COVID-19 and sourcing in China. Below is a recording of the event.

For more information feel free to contact:

Lukas Faxå, Consultant – ARC Consulting

lukas.faxa@arc-group.com

The Asia Gateway platform is a trilateral partnership that facilitates turn-key access to Asian markets. The uniqueness of the offering lies in its three founding partners; ARC Consulting, Jiuyou Fund and Korkia.

Together, the founding partners of Asia Gateway can offer turnkey access to the Chinese market for Nordic companies. ARC Consulting offers a large implementational capacity with offices across China and South East Asia, as well as extensive experience in adapting and implementing strategies for the Asian markets. Shanghai-based Jiuyou fund offers capital for this growth, as well as unrivaled access to companies and decision makers in China. Korkia brings expertise in sustainable growth strategies and in supporting Finnish companies to expand overseas.

With Jiuyou fund as a business accelerator and potentially investor for our clients, we are able to quickly access the market by joining forces with a well-matched local partner that has an existing market reach, or by introducing the client to clients with whom it would otherwise take years to develop a relationship.

The Asia Gateway process start with a validation of a client’s potential to increase its value by creating new business on the Asian markets. This is conducted with a rapid market analysis and a feasibility study followed by the development of a growth strategy for Asia. Based on the results, the client can make a decision whether to enter the Asian markets. In case the client decides so, Asia Gateway will support them also in the implementation of the growth strategy. The support in the implementation phase covers a variety of services ranging from door-opening to clients and partners, operational support, building the local organization, legal support and IPR protection, office space, back-office support, and support in the execution of mergers and acquisitions. Through the partnership with Jiuyou fund, selected clients may also receive financing for their Asia expansions.

“We have over a decade of experience in doing business in Asia and have supported numerous companies from many industries to achieve their goals and visions. Our partnership with Korkia and Jiuyou further strengthens our customers’ ability to succeed in Asia. We are very excited about these new partnerships and the opportunities they can bring to our customers,” says Daniel Karlsson, Managing Director of ARC Consulting.

Thanks to it being co-funded by multiple provincial and city governments in China, Jiuyou fund has unrivaled access key stakeholders and companies in and outside of its portfolio that can exponentially increase the go-to-market speed and success.

“Jiuyou provides access to an investment fund, promotes technological innovations in many provinces and cities and acts as an active participant in China’s industrial upgrading. We strive to provide continuous investments and services to the high-tech industry. We are very excited and look forward to work with Nordic companies that are interested in the Chinese market,” comments Dave Wu, the Chief Executive of Jiuyou International, which is responsible for Jiuyou’s international business activities.

The Asia Gateway is initially primarily focused on technology and sustainability companies in Finland, which Korkia has long experience in working with.

“There is still tremendous amount of untapped potential in the Chinese market for many Finnish companies. We support our customers to build sustainable business and growth in China in the long-term in a so-called turn-key type of way – we want our clients to succeed and are prepared to put also our own skin in the game by sharing risks” says Martti Malmivirta, Korkia Consulting Oy’s Executive Chairman.

More information:

ARC Consulting

In Asia:

Daniel Karlsson
+86 137 6108 9974
daniel.karlsson@arc-group.com

In the Nordics:

Alexander Ocieczek
+46 707 699 207

alexander.ocieczek@arc-group.com

Jiuyou Fund

Dave Wu
+86 189 1190 0922
qwu@jiuyoufund.com

Korkia

Martti Malmivirta
+358 40 555 4720
martti.malmivirta@korkia.fi 

ARC Consulting in collaboration with CSR Sweden and Vinge will hold a two day workshop focusing on due diligence and anti-corruption in Shanghai on February 15-16, 2017.

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On March 25th, Mr. Andreas Sigurdsson, Partner and MD of ARC Consulting’s Yangon office, will hold a keynote presentation on the topic of “Myanmar and Frontier Asia Economic Development” at an event hosted by CCIC (Camera di Commercio Italiana in China) and SPWG (Service Providers Working Group) in Shanghai.

According to the World Bank, Myanmar is facing an economic boom, and the country is expected to grow steadily in the short to medium term, with a projected 6.8 percent growth in the short to medium term, with a projected 6.8 percent growth in the 2013-2014 year, applauding the Southeast Asian nation’s progress in making political and economic reforms. Foreign investment contributed in large part to the strong growth and optimistic outlook for the economy. FDI rose to 2.7 billion dollar in 2012-2013, up from the 1.9 billion dollar in 2011-2012, with energy, garment, information technology, and food and beverages sectors receiving most of that investment. The government passed a new foreign investment law that is expected to continually help improve the foreign investment environment.

To maintain growth, Myanmar will need to continue making domestic reforms.

On March 13th, ARC Consulting and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China will jointly host a full day training workshop on the topic Successful Sourcing. The aim for the day is to provide the participants with the tools and business intelligence to improve strategic decision making in procurement. Dr. Martin Lockström, Partner at ARC Consulting, will lead the work shop as well as a panel presentation and debate with experienced company representatives working with sourcing in China today.

Most foreign enterprises operating in China are today at a crossroad. With rapidly rising labor costs, China is no longer the low-cost country it used to be, and hence companies are forced to make long-term strategic decisions on where to localize their activities. In procurement, this has typically implied searching for suppliers in the Chinese hinterland, or elsewhere in Asia. However, as supply chains are heavily intertwined, such decisions are often very complex.

The aim of this workshop are threefold: First, to give an overview of the macro-level attractiveness of different sourcing markets based on a research study that ARC Consulting conducted jointly with China Europe International Business School last year. Second, to elaborate on key decisive factors to consider in supplier localization decisions, and third, to jointly generate scenarios on the future of sourcing together with the audience. In sum, the overarching goal of the workshop is to provide the audience with the tools and business intelligence to improve strategic decision making in procurement.

This full day training is specifically targeted towards members with experience of working with sourcing, thus the level of this training advanced.

For more information on this event, please visit the Swedish Chamber of Commerce website on the below link.

http://www.swedishchamber.com.cn/events/shang_hai/2014-03-13-sh-successful-sourcing#.UunHLvuzks9