Emerging markets infrastructure series
Emerging markets
What did we discover?
Emerging markets
infrastructure series
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
Closing the talent gap in the emerging world
Discover the many sides of the talent shortage challenge facing infrastructure companies in emerging and growth markets.
Learn more
Crunch time for Brazilian infrastructure
Infrastructure is a top priority for Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics. Brazil has been making great strides in attracting such investment, especially in the transportation sector.
Learn more
Coming soon
Separating fact from fiction in the China-Africa relationship provides a perspective on this developing economic connection.
Coming soon
China's war on water scarcity discusses water scarcity in the emerging world, with a focus on China and desalination. Includes a close up look at IDE, an entrepreneurial Israeli water company working closely with China and other nations.
Coming soon
Country statistical "snapshots"
A condensed, bird’s-eye view of 7 emerging nations’ infrastructure picture with key statistics and bellwether projects. Includes: Brazil, Russia, India, China, Turkey, South Africa, Indonesia.
Coming soon
The opportunity and challenge of India’s infrastructure looks at India through the eyes of two leaders at the center of action and thought.
Coming soon
Building a new Asia features an interview with Andrew Chan, deputy CEO of Arup in Hong Kong, who discusses Asian infrastructure issues and provides insight into how priorities are set.
Coming soon
Mexican infrastructure overview with a focus on transportation.
Coming soon
Coming soon
Industrial and urban growth in the emerging markets has led to unprecedented investment plans in infrastructure. This is creating opportunities for infrastructure operators, engineering and construction companies, private materials, and financial firms.
In fact, 59% of CEOs say they see emerging markets as more important than developed markets to their future, according to PwC's 15th Annual Global CEO Survey. While there are common drivers of infrastructure growth across emerging markets, such as the need for new infrastructure and the goals of sustaining economic growth and handling rapid urbanisation, the environment and challenges vary widely.
In PwC's Emerging Markets Infrastructure Series, we provide insights on the goals, challenges, risks and opportunities associated with emerging market infrastructure developments.
Key findings
“Today’s corporate leadership worldwide has a global mindset honed by time spent on extended expat assignments. Living and working in an emerging market opens the door to new ways of working and new possibilities as resource constraints demand flexibility and openness to change."
Dennis Finn, PwC Global Human Capital Leader
Dennis Finn, PwC Global Human Capital Leader
According to Manpower Group, the top five jobs
that proved most difficult for global employers to
fill in 2011 included technicians, engineers, skilled
trade workers, and laborers — all critical to the
infrastructure sector.
For emerging nations such as China, India
and Brazil, the risk of talent shortages
is exacerbated by the fact that they are
entering a new stage in their development.
“Given the enormous appetite for talent in
emerging markets, many companies have
no choice but to import employees from the
developed world,”
Dennis Finn, Global Human Capital Leader for PwC.
Dennis Finn, Global Human Capital Leader for PwC.
Chinese engineers can easily go West to Silicon
Valley and other alluring talent magnets, just
as Western architects can relocate to Shanghai.
As a result, companies will be obliged to compete
both domestically and internationally for a finite
supply of talent.
Countries that hope to win this global talent war
will not only need to invest wisely in education
and training — they will also have to enhance the
quality of life, improving everything from urban
safety to public transport and green spaces.
Videos
Title of video should be placed here
Video: Julian Smith, PwC Capital Projects & Infrastructure leader in Central and Eastern Europe, discusses the infrastructure goals, challenges and delivery methods varying widely for the exciting projects throughout the region.
Title of video should be placed here
Video: Neil Broadhead, PwC partner, talks about how a more mature approach to selecting projects, minimizing risk and cost reduction is guiding capital projects and infrastructure investments in the Middle East.
Title of video should be placed here
Video: Hear from Sotiris Pagdadis, PwC India Capital Projects & Infrastructure leader, as he discusses how the private sector's role is critical to meeting the country's wide ranging needs for expanded and improved infrastructure.
Example of youtube video with media-details-id below overlay
Video: Mark Ally and Georg Hofmeyr of PwC South Africa's Capital Projects & Infrastructure practice discuss how the large scale of investment taking place in South Africa infrastructure can benefit from a desciplined approach to capital project planning, selection and oversight.
Example of youtube video with media-details-id below overlay
Video: Carlos Biedermann, PwC Capital Projects & Infrastructure leader for Brazil, talks about how investment in Brazil infrastructure is expanding to meet the coming demands created by its role as host of major sporting events.