Contents
Introduction .........................................................................................6
Country outline  ....................................................................................8
Review of the last five years .......................................................................................................... 9
Geography  .................................................................................................................................... 10
Climate  ......................................................................................................................................... 10
History  .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Government  .................................................................................................................................. 12
Population and demographics ...................................................................................................... 14
Language  ...................................................................................................................................... 16
Currency and banks  ...................................................................................................................... 16
Infrastructure and transport  .......................................................................................................... 18
Macroeconomic overview  .................................................................20
Size of the economy  ..................................................................................................................... 21
Opening up  ................................................................................................................................... 22
Key investment sectors  ................................................................................................................ 24
Energy  ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Healthcare  ................................................................................................................................ 25
Infrastructure  ............................................................................................................................ 26
Consumer markets  ................................................................................................................... 27
Automotive  ............................................................................................................................... 29
Financial services  ..................................................................................................................... 31
Outsourcing  .............................................................................................................................. 32
Capital market development  ......................................................................................................... 33
Economic disparities .................................................................................................................... 37
China outbound investment ......................................................................................................... 38
   Access to natural resources......................................................................................................38
Diversifying into new markets....................................................................................................38
Technology and know how........................................................................................................39