Market research for Uzbekistan macro economy and 3 sectors (education, tourism and infrastructure)

About
project

Market research for Uzbekistan macro economy and 3 sectors (education, tourism and infrastructure)

Client: Singapore Business Federation (SBF); Enterprise Singapore

Start date: 09/2020

Completion date: 11/2020

Country and location

Uzbekistan Tashkent

Donor

Private

Duration of assignment

2 month

Description of project

The primary objective of this study is to provide information contextualized for Singapore companies so that, in addition to knowledge that is already “googleable”, they will be more confident of forming a preliminary strategy (ranging from market entry, amplification, to exit) that they can validate and/or refine through their own due diligence on their subsequent visits to those markets. 

Description
of project

01

Identify what the key strengths and opportunities of Uzbekistan as a country/market for Singapore companies (focus will be on SMEs)

02

Political analysis

03

Economic analysis

04

Social analysis

05

Technological analysis

06

Environmental analysis

07

Legal analysis (business setup/incorporation, financial considerations (e.g. cross border taxes, levies and tariffs, profit repatriations, foreign exchange, etc.), labor management, and dispute settlement.

08

Identify key sectors that are favorable to Singapore companies, then assess if these are short term (low hanging fruits) or medium term (which may be tenable for Singapore companies)

09

Brief overview of the sector

10

Regulatory background and recent changes

11

Value chain analysis

12

SWOT analysis

13

Competitive landscape analysis (In each industry sector studied, analysis of specific information on key players, their perceived strengths and weaknesses that Singapore companies could leverage on or complement in order to build business cases around sustainable collaborations)

14

Identify the companies in Uzbekistan – in which states, favorable to partner Singapore companies and identify sectors for Singapore companies to work with on cutting deals / partnerships

15

Key stakeholders in the sector

16

Current and future business opportunities for SG companies (if any)

17

Trade opportunities: export/import of products/services

18

Investment opportunities

19

Tender/bidding opportunities (current, forecast, market intelligence, etc.)

20

Market entry strategy for each sector

21

Research and analysis of entry strategies for each sector

22

Analyze entry of foreign companies into the sector backed up by real case studies

23

Recommend entry strategies for Singapore companies

24

Identify the appropriate market entry or market development strategies for Singapore companies in general (irrespective of sector);

25

each strategy supported by real case studies of foreign / Singapore companies successfully venturing into Uzbekistan

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