Country References

We prepare brief but complete reports tell us what we really need to know to invest or operate in a given country and properly rank a concerned investment. Detailed local market and cost surveys are available on shelf for certain countries or business segments, or produced on commission.

 

West Europe

Pos.

Country

A -  Reference Guide

B - Business Operations

C - Cost Survey

9

Austria

X

X

X

15

Belgium

X

X

X

45

Denmark

X

X

X

54

Finland

X

X

X

55

France

X

X

X

58

Germany

X

X

X

60

Gibraltar

X

X

X

61

Greece

X

X

X

65

Guernsey

X

X

X

70

Holland

X

X

X

74

Iceland

X

X

79

Ireland

X

X

X

80

Isle of Man

X

X

82

Italy

X

X

X

85

Jersey

X

X

96

Liechtenstein

X

X

98

Luxembourg

X

X

X

107

Malta

X

X

112

Monaco

X

X

122

Netherlands

X

X

X

129

Norway

X

X

X

138

Portugal

X

X

156

Spain

X

X

162

Sweden

X

163

Switzerland

X

X

172

Turkey

X

X

178

United Kingdom

X

X

 

East Europe

Pos.

Country

A -  Reference Guide

B - Business Operations

C - Cost Survey

2

Albania

X

X

24

Bulgaria

X

X

X

41

Croatia

X

X

X

44

Czech Republic

X

X

X

51

Estonia

X

X

X

73

Hungary

X

X

X

92

Latvia

X

X

X

97

Lituania

X

X

X

101

Macedonia

X

X

137

Poland

X

X

X

141

Romania

X

X

142

Russian Federation

X

X

150

Slovak Republic

X

X

151

Slovenia

X

X

175

Belarus

x

176

Ukraine

X

X

186

Yugoslavia

X

X

 

North America

Pos.

Country

A -  Reference Guide

B - Business Operations

C - Cost Survey

11

Bahamas

X

X

18

Bermuda

X

X

27

BVI

X

X

30

Canada

X

X

X

62

Grenada

X

X

X

123

Netherlands Antilles

X

X

139

Puerto Rico (USA)

X

158

St. Lucia

179

United States

X

X

181

US Virgin Islands

X

 

Latin America

Pos.

Country

A -  Reference Guide

B - Business Operations

C - Cost Survey

5

Antigua

X

X

6

Argentina

X

X

X

14

Barbados

X

X

20

Bolivia

X

X

22

Brazil

X

X

X

34

Chile

X

X

X

36

Columbia

X

X

X

39

Costa Rica

X

X

X

42

Cuba

X

X

X

47

Dominican Republic

X

X

X

49

El Salvador

X

X

50

Equador

X

X

X

64

Guatemala

X

X

X

67

Guadalupa

X

X

X

68

Guyana

X

X

X

69

Haiti

X

X

X

71

Honduras

X

X

83

Jamaica

X

X

X

109

Martinique

X

X

110

Mexico

X

X

X

125

Nicaragua

X

X

132

Panama

X

X

X

133

Papua New Guinea

X

X

134

Paraguay

X

X

X

135

Peru

X

X

X

160

Surinam

X

170

Trinidad and Tobago

X

180

Uruguay

X

X

183

Venezuela

X

X

 

Middle East

Pos.

Country

A -  Reference Guide

B - Business Operations

C - Cost Survey

12

Bahrein

X

X

43

Cyprus

X

X

77

Iran

X

X

X

78

Iraq

X

X

81

Israel

X

X

X

86

Jordan

X

X

90

Kuwait

X

X

X

93

Lebanon

X

X

X

130

Oman

X

X

X

140

Qatar

X

X

X

145

Saudi Arabia

X

X

X

164

Syria

X

177

United Arab Emirates

X

X

X

185

Yemen

X

 

North Africa

Pos.

Country

A -  Reference Guide

B - Business Operations

C - Cost Survey

3

Algeria

X

X

X

48

Egypt

X

X

X

99

Libya

X

X

X

114

Mauritania

X

115

Morocco

X

X

X

171

Tunisia

X

X

 

Africa

Pos.

Country

A -  Reference Guide

B - Business Operations

C - Cost Survey

4

Angola

X

X

X

7

Aruba

X

X

16

Belize

X

X

17

Benin

X

X

X

21

Botswana

X

X

25

Burkina

X

X

X

26

Burundi

X

X

29

Cameroun

X

X

X

31

Capo Verde

X

X

33

Center African Republic

X

X

X

37

Comore

X

X

38

Congo

X

X

X

40

Ivory Coast

X

X

X

46

Djibouti

X

X

X

52

Ethiopia

X

X

56

Gabon

X

X

X

57

Gambia

X

X

59

Ghana

X

X

X

66

Guinea

X

X

X

88

Kenya

X

X

X

94

Lesotho

X

X

95

Liberia

X

X

102

Madagascar

X

X

X

103

Mali

X

X

X

104

Malawi

X

X

X

108

Mauritius

X

X

116

Mozambique

X

X

117

Namibia

X

X

126

Niger

X

X

127

Nigeria

X

X

X

143

Rwanda

146

Seichelles

X

X

147

Senegal

X

X

148

Sierra Leone

153

Somalia

154

South Africa

X

X

159

Sudan

x

161

Swaziland

X

166

Tanzania

X

X

167

Tchad

X

169

Togo

X

173

Tuwalu

174

Uganda

X

187

Zaire

X

188

Zambia

X

X

189

Zimbabwe

X

X

 

Asia

Pos.

Country

A -  Reference Guide

B - Business Operations

C - Cost Survey

1

Afghanistan

      

13

Bangladesh

X

X

X

19

Bhutan

X

X

23

Brunei

X

X

X

28

Cambodia

X

X

32

Cayman Islands

X

X

35

China PR

X

X

X

72

Hong Kong

X

X

X

75

India

X

X

X

76

Indonesia

X

X

X

84

Japan

X

X

X

89

North Korea

X

X

91

Laos

X

X

100

Macao

X

X

105

Malaysia

X

X

X

106

Maldives

X

X

111

Mianmar (Burma)

X

X

X

113

Mongolia

X

X

121

Nepal

X

X

131

Pakistan

X

X

X

136

Philippines

X

X

X

149

Singapore

X

X

152

Solomon Islands

X

155

South Korea

X

157

Sri Lanka

X

X

165

Taiwan

X

X

168

Thailand

X

X

184

Vietnam

X

X

 

CIS

Pos.

Country

A -  Reference Guide

B - Business Operations

C - Cost Survey

10

Azerbaijan

X

X

X

87

Kazakhstan

X

X

X

182

Uzbekistan

X

X

 

Oceania

Pos.

Country

A -  Reference Guide

B - Business Operations

C - Cost Survey

8

Australia

X

X

X

53

Fidji

X

X

63

Guam

X

X

X

118

French Polinesia

X

X

119

New Caledonia

X

X

X

120

Nauru

X

X

124

New Zealand

X

X

X

128

Northern Mariana Islands (USA)

X

X

144

Samoa

Site Surveys

Brief but complete reports will tell you what you really need to know to invest or operate in a given site in a given country.  Site surveys are produced on commission.

SECTION A – SITE REFERENCE GUIDE

A.0 MAP OF THE SITE

A.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

A.1.1 Property of site
A.1.2 Plot urbanisation constraints
A.1.3 Nearby villages and cities
A.1.4 Seismicity
A.1.5 Infrastructure
A.1.6 Security

A.2 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

A.2.1 Temperature
A.2.2 Wind
A.2.3 Snow
A.2.4 Humidity
A.2.5 Rainfall, thunderstorms, tornados, floods
A.2.6 Sand storms

A.3 SOIL

A.3.1 Type of soil
A.3.2 Soil bearing capacity
A.3.3 Available soil investigations
A.3.4 Water table characteristics
A.3.5 Existing works characteristics

A.4 AVAILABLE UTILITIES AND SERVICES

A.4.1 Fencing
A.4.2 Watching
A.4.3 Lighting
A.4.4 Electric power
A.4.5 Potable water
A.4.6 Industrial water
A.4.7 Warehouses and stores
A.4.8 Workshops
A.4.9 Canteen
A.4.10 Office buildings
A.4.11 Telephone
A.4.12 First aid and hospital
A.4.13 Fuel gas, fuel oil
A.4.14 Other utilities and services

SECTION B – TRANSPORT

B.1 AVAILABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS

B.1.1 Sea port
B.1.2 Internal waters port
B.1.3 Railway terminals and stations
B.1.4 Airport
B.1.5 Main roads
B.1.6 Limits (weight and size) on available accesses
B.1.7 Site roads
B.1.8 Time constraints

B.2 TRANSPORT COST

B.2.1 Port dues and fees
B.2.2 Transport fees
B.2.3 Leasing fees

SECTION C – PERSONNEL

C.1 Locally available personnel
C.2 Qualifications available
C.3 Characteristics of personnel
C.4 Employment conditions
C.5 Work permits
C.6 Transport of personnel
C.7 Cost of personnel
C.8 Logding
C.9 Food
C.10 Leisure
C.11 Services and quality of living for families

SECTION D – LOCAL INDUSTRY AND CONTRACTORS

D.1 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW

D.1.1 Industrial Enterprises
D.1.2 Sponsors and traders
D.1.3 Legal advisors
D.1.4 Chartered accountants
D.1.5 Banks and Financial Institutions
D.1.6 Contractors
D.1.6 Vendors
D.1.7 Local industry

D.2 LOCAL PRESENCE OF MAJOR FOREIGN COMPANIES

D.2.1 General scenario
D.2.2 Investors
D.2.3 Engineering contractors
D.2.4 Civil and building contractors
D.2.5 General construction contractors
D.2.6 Mechanical and electrical construction contractors
D.2.7 Vendors and Manufacturers (-)

D.3 LOCAL CONTRACTORS

D.3.1 General scenario
D.3.2 Engineering contractors
D.3.3 General contractors
D.3.4 Civil and building contractors
D.3.5 Piling and specialist civil contractors
D.3.6 Structural steel fabrication contractors
D.3.7 Piping fabrication contractors
D.3.8 Mechanical contractors
D.3.9 Electrical and instrumental erection contractors
D.3.10 Scaffolding, insulation and painting contractors
D.3.11 Testing and certification
D.3.12 Operation and maintenance services contractors
D.3.13 Erection equipment hire or lifting contractors
D.3.14 Facilities and equipment maintenance yards
D.3.15 Other specialised contractors

D.4 LOCAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND SUPPLIERS

D.4.1 General scenario
D.4.2 Civil and building materials
D.4.3 Steelwork (profiled steel or metal, steel plates, fabricated structural steel, etc.)
D.4.4 Various mechanical equipment (tanks, vessels, etc.)
D.4.5 Piping materials
D.4.6 Electric materials
D.4.7 Instrumentation materials
D.4.8 Other available materials
D.4.9 Industrial areas

D.5 LOCAL SERVICES

D.5.1 Food and restaurants
D.5.2 Lodging (hotel, residence, villas, flats, compounds, etc.)
D.5.3 Building rental (office & industrial)
D.5.4 Site temporary offices and facilities
D.5.5 Camp areas and facilities
D.5.6 Camp, lodging facilities and temporary offices
D.5.7 Telephone services
D.5.8 Catering services
D.5.9 Cars and vehicles (sale and hire, maintenance, spares, driving license)
D.5.10 Construction equipment hire, maintenance, spares
D.5.11 Automotive fuel
D.5.12 Goods transportation (port facilities, port dues, import duties, temporary importation deposit, inland transportation, shipping agents fees, clearing and transport duration, etc.)
D.5.13 Shipping agents
D.5.14 Manpower agencies
D.5.15 Insurance brokers
D.5.16 Utilities, chemicals and consumable (water, gas, gasoline, electricity, lubricants, etc.)