PM Network - January 2017

Rising Stars
These five emerging countries have growing economies—and serious project management opportunities.
Vietnam
2017 GDP Growth
Forecast: 6.2%
Project potential:

Low wages and a young workforce are spurring construction of new factories in Asia’s latest manufacturing powerhouse.

Infrastructure projects delivering new roads, ports and power plants will create a demand for project talent.

Mexico
2017 GDP Growth
Forecast: 2.6%
Project potential:

Mexico is launching a spate of ambitious projects and courting international project investors. A government investment program aimed at making Mexico a logistic and transportation hub spans more than 200 projects with a total budget of MXN1.3 billion.

Indonesia
2017 GDP Growth
Forecast: 5.3%
Project potential:

Indonesia has become a stealth center of construction projects.

The Megaprojects Database values the country’s total portfolio of megaprojects at US$330 billion, with roughly US$88 billion in the project pipeline.

Colombia
2017 GDP Growth
Forecast: 3%
Project potential:

Latin America’s third-biggest economy has become a magnet for foreign investments: everything from manufacturing and mining to financial services.

And the president has earmarked US$70 billion to build roads and reliable infrastructure—the lack of which has created project obstacles.

Botswana
2017 GDP Growth
Forecast: 4.3%
Project potential:

The land of deltas and deserts is becoming a project oasis. Robust infrastructure investment and technological improvements help Botswana rank as the most transparent emerging economy, according to Cushman & Wakefield. That designation translates to less risk for foreign sponsors— and more hiring.