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A successful summer for ASEAN ADVISOR
Accomplishments with STRAIL and ASIS
Internship positions in Bangkok for business students and legal specialists
MHT and Vogelsang: New business units with Sanet Trade & Services
BEKO – a top-of-the-line brand now available in Southeast Asia…
Thai-German Legal Firm Rounds off the Service of the Sanet Group
The integration of SANET LEGAL LTD. (SLL) to the Sanet Group.
The Sanet Consulting Group has been providing comprehensive support services to western companies in Thailand and other ASEAN nations for 14 years. The integration of the Thai-German led law firm SANET LEGAL LTD. (SLL) in September promises to raise the group’s advisory expertise to an even higher level…
ASIS – a Partner for Industry 4.0
Due to the great deal of interest in the Thai large-scale industry, the high-class manufacturer from Landshut in Bavaria is on the hunt for intelligent solutions regarding the automation of production processes as well as operational processes supporting production.
SGF Lays Cornerstone for Another Success Story
The SGF (German: Süddeutsche Gelenkscheibenfabrik – South German Articular Disc Factory), headquartered in the Upper Bavarian city of Waldkraiburg, is for German automobile an indisputable leader in its segment of the market. The company goes to great lengths to make sure that the motor power of cars made by the likes of BMW, VW, and Mercedes, takes to the road in a way that is both noiseless and vibration-free. It is for this reason that American, Japanese, and even Chinese companies are among the clientele of this highly innovative mid-sized enterprise.
STRAIL Railroad Crossings for Indonesia
“It was hard work,“ reported the exhausted but proud Sanet partner and engineer Sven Korf regarding the successful conclusion of a challenging railroad project in Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta. After two years of intensive negotiations, the Bavarian company KRAIBURG-STRAIL GmbH & Co. KG, based in the city of Tittmoning, was able to secure a deal for the installation of a railroad crossing, using STRAIL’s technology, in the island city of 250 million.
Sanet Team Work
beko, the well-known brand from the Turkish firm of ARCELIK is now also expanding its market position in the most important countries of Southeast Asia. In particular, the refrigerators of this brand have long been among Europe’s market leaders and are known for their high quality and excellent service.
A Look at Myanmar and the Philippines
Good news about housing prices, as well. The lawmakers in Myanmar have recently decided to make it permissible for 40% of the apartments in an apartment building to be owned by foreigners. This figure is based on the laws already in place in Thailand prohibiting foreigners from owning land, while still permitting partial ownership, i.e. condominiums within a building, provided the number of foreigners living there does not exceed a certain percentage.
Promoting Investment in Thailand and Vietnam
China is becoming a less and less attractive destination for investors. Labor costs as well as the number of intellectual property risks to consider are high. Funding is limited and is granted dependent on province, district, or individual location in a very unclear manner. Foreign investors are often confronted by many bureaucratic obstacles as well as other disadvantages vis-a-vis domestic state enterprises.
Our Sanet-HR Department keeping you informed
Internal and external positions available.
One of Sanet’s core competencies is the recruitment and qualification of employees for western companies in Thailand, Vietnam or Indonesia. We specialize in finding qualified personnel with good English abilities and experience in western managed companies with an international orientation.
Recruitment consulting must be transparent
The effects of personnel decisions are long term. It usually takes months before management and the other staff members can begin to see what a new hire brings to the table – for better or for worse – and whether or not the decision to bring this person on was the correct one.
Planning for 2017: Expansion to Southeast Asia
The effects of personnel decisions are long term. It usually takes months before management and the other staff members can begin to see what a new hire brings to the table – for better or for worse – and whether or not the decision to bring this person on was the correct one.
Southeast Asia or China – Facts about the Job Market
Thailand and Vietnam are drawing investors away from China – International medium-sized enterprises are orienting their investments in increasing fashion toward the ASEAN member states. Word has started to get out about the intellectual property risks in China as well as the attractive tax incentives in Southeast Asia. Furthermore, thanks to the ACFTA free trade agreement, producers from Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia are able to serve the Chinese market duty-free and with shorts routes for transport.
Expanding Distribution under fair Conditions in Southeast Asia
Trade agent offers reasonable costs for market entry to European medium-sized businesses – The distribution of German products into Southeast Asian markets is not an easy task for mid-size enterprises. One must overcome legal hurdles and establish a solid presence, all the while being sure to avoid expensive trade margins. The Thai-German trading company Sanet Trade & Services in Bangkok, however, makes what sounds like trying to square the circle become possible, offering tailor made solutions for almost every type of market entry.
Investment Protection – One of the Pillars of the ASEAN Economic Community
One of the Pillars of the ASEAN Economic Community – In 2012, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was the only economic area in the world to agree on a comprehensive agreement on investment protection for foreign investors. In 2012, the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA) was finalised between all ten states of the community.
Investing in Asia – Project organization
“Good preparation is better than fast action.” This basic principle applies especially to direct investments in foreign countries (FDI). In the first two parts of this article series, I have given hints to the necessity, the content and to the process during the creation of a feasibility study and an evaluation of the location. Today I want to occupy myself with the internal organization of an investment project.
Investing in Asia – The location evaluation
“Proper preparation is better than acting hastily” This basic principle is valid especially for direct investments in foreign countries (FDI). Three points are what decides about success and failure.
Investing in Asia – The feasibility study
„Proper preparation is better than acting hastily.” This basic principle is applicable especially for direct investments in foreign countries (FDI)....
ASEAN: SALES MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE: ASEAN (PART 2)
In the first part of our newsletter “ASEAN: SALES STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT – Successful sales structuring in the world’s biggest growth market, Southeast Asia” we described how important it is for Western companies to have their own staff on the ground in the relevant country on a permanent basis, that in the ASEAN countries a holistic approach is the basis for successful operations, and that local dealers and distributors should be chosen with the greatest of care. In the second part we will explain, among other things, why local sales staff have to be integrated skilfully and provided with organised support from company headquarters.
ASEAN: SALES MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE (PART 1)
Many European companies are currently beginning to realise it: although according to the World Bank the ASEAN countries will be the world’s most reliable growth market until 2035, European business isn’t benefiting from this success. One reason for this is that in the past German companies in particular have equated Asia with China.
Everyone wanted a share of business in the Middle Kingdom, and the casual assumption was that if you had someone who devoted his entire attention to China, then he could also take care of “the few bits and pieces available in Southeast Asia”.
Selectrona Commissions Sanet Vietnam With Major Project
It’s a success story with a difference: It was only in July 2014 that Nguy Xuan Anh established her own consulting company in Ho Chi Minh City and connected with the Sanet ASEAN ADVISORS consultancy network. Just one year later, Xuan Anh has won some well-known customers for a major project with German company Selectrona GmbH: as well as managing the construction of a manufacturing plant in Vietnam, project priorities include site selection, site evaluation, corporate structure, investment promotion, tendering of works and installations as well as recruitment.