Similar Search Results

Informal trade: looking beyond the trees

Jean-Marc, Roda; Ahmad, Ismariah; Zakaria, Noor Aini - In: EAS Strategic Options 2012 (2012) 14, pp. 12-13

Informal and regional timber trades are commonly understood and primarily viewed as domestic trade. The development of these informal and regional trades is not only fueled by factors such as the dynamics of economic growth and local livelihoods, and the globalisation and increasing...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010607790

Bric, Ceiling and base

Jean-Marc, Roda; Zakaria, Noor Aini; Fui, Lim Hin; … - In: EAS Strategic Options 2012 (2012) 15, pp. 14-15

The acronym of BRIC is becoming widely-known as its use by the media increases. BRIC stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and it is the acronym that captures the new importance and effect of these new big engines of globalisation. These giant countries with their dynamics, thirst of resources...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010607793

Decision-making and sampling size effect

Ahmad, Ismariah; Rahman, Rohana Abd; Jean-Marc, Roda; … - In: EAS Strategic Options 2010 (2010) 07, pp. 15-15

Sound decision-making requires quality information. Poor information does not help in decision making. Among the sources of low quality information, an important cause is inadequate and inappropriate sampling. In this paper we illustrate the case of information collected on timber prices.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009190192

Rubberwood timber decreasing, wither the wooden furniture industry?

Puasa, Ahmad Fauzi; Rahman, Rohana Abd; Ahmad, Ismariah; … - In: EAS Strategic Options 2010 (2010) 05, pp. 1-2

Will the Malaysian furniture industry wither amidst the decreasing local supply of rubberwood timber? Despite declining supply of local rubberwood timber, the wooden furniture industry has been able to sustain its production and trade. This means that the wooden furniture industry does not...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009190194

Do Malaysian wood products have a "bright future" in the European market?

Zakaria, Noor Aini; Fui, Lim Hin; Puasa, Ahmad Fauzi; … - In: EAS Strategic Options 2009 (2009) 03, pp. 1-2

Australia), America and Africa. Traditionally, Europe has been the favorite market for Malaysia after Asia. In 2008, Asia market … the European market, Western Europe received the highest exports of wood product value from Malaysia (47% of the total … European market). The biggest export markets are Netherlands, Belgium, France, United Kingdom and Germany. In 2008, the export …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009190195

Malaysia's new economic model (NEM) for forest industry: what factors to look at?

Jean-Marc, Roda; Puasa, Ahmad Fauzi; Fui, Lim Hin; … - In: EAS Strategic Options 2010 (2010) 06, pp. 14-15

to 15t0he same international markets, especially the European market. Ghana and Cameroon are two other tropical timber … producers that have achieved their own FLEGT agreements, therefore giving them definitive appeal to the European market. In this …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009190196

Global timber trade pattern: the cards have changed

Jean-Marc, Roda; Rahman, Rohana Abd; Ahmad, Ismariah; … - In: EAS Strategic Options 2011 (2011) 08, pp. 14-15

Since the 1960s, the global timber trade has gradually evolved from a South-North trade to a South-South trade, with an acceleration of the phenomenon in the mid 1990s. Nowadays, Asia consumes more than 70% (in round wood equivalent) of the forest products originating from the tropics. Africa...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009190197

The richer the country, the more attractive the market?

Jean-Marc, Roda; Zakaria, Noor Aini; Fui, Lim Hin; … - In: EAS Strategic Options 2012 (2012) 12, pp. 14-15

At a global level, forest products consumption appears to follow one of the most general empirical rules whereby the richest consumes the most. When applied to countries, the rule changes into the wealthier the nation, the higher the timber consumption. The macroeconomic data confirms such...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010833305