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Spire Research and Consulting is a leading strategic market research consultancy in global emerging markets - the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, Africa and Russia/CIS. Spire focuses on holistic research and consulting projects which integrate traditional customer research with knowledge of the broader business eco-system; supporting strategic decision-making for market growth and entry.

Spire was founded by Leon Perera and Koh Ee Mei. Spire’s management team works through its eight country offices, international advisors and local associates in over 30 countries to bring to each project the highest standards of research conceptualization, execution and delivery.

Spire has delivered over 1,000 market research and consulting projects for over 50 Global Fortune 1000 firms, and a number of leading Asia-based enterprises and Government agencies. Its research footprint spans 110 cities in over 30 countries.

Spire’s experience is largely skewed towards 12 key industry sectors, including Information and communications technology (ICT), Chemicals & Materials, Commodities, Healthcare equipment, Building & Construction Materials, Food & Beverage and Renewable Energy. Spire manages a broad range of projects from general market growth and market entry studies to business partner selection and marketing execution.

Spire has also worked with government agencies located in over 15 countries to support export promotion, foreign direct investment attraction and policy formulation programs.

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India is one of the most important and fastest-growing geographic zones for Spire. It has completed over 150 projects in India and South Asia, primarily for global Multi-Nationals and government agencies.

Many of Spire’s projects involve researching Indian companies who are potential business partners or acquisition targets for foreign firms.

Spire’s work has included support for market entry or re-entry strategies as well as growth plans for companies present in India. Industries that Spire India has handled include Automotive, Chemicals & Materials, Commodities, Construction & Building Materials, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial Engineering, Information & Communications, Technology, Life Sciences, Logistics, Power Generation and Renewable Energy. Spire has conducted research in more than 20 key towns and cities located in over 10 states across India.

Merger agreement with YAMADA Consulting Group

Spire is proud to announce its merger with YAMADA Consulting Group Co., Ltd. (YCG) - a subsidiary of JASDAQ, a leading independent consulting group in Japan. The merger, effective from 15 April 2016, makes Spire part of a much larger and publicly listed corporate group, which is expected to create more access to new consulting solutions, economies of scale, investment resources and synergistic business development possibilities.

YCG acquired an 80 per cent stake in Spire Research and Consulting Pte Ltd, the parent company for the Spire Research and Consulting group of companies. Leon Perera, the co-founder of Spire, will continue to serve as the CEO of the group, retaining a 20 per cent stake.

With the merger, the Spire Research and Consulting brand becomes the global brand for YCG outside of Japan.

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Spire speaks on ICT sector at the GATES Vietnam ICT Channel Summit in Da Nang

Spire was honored to participate in the GATES Vietnam ICT Channel Summit 2019 as Event Partner. The Summit was held on 11-13 December, in Da Nang. Japnit Singh, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Spire Group, shared his insights on scope and opportunities. Japnit discussed how the ICT sector in Vietnam holds lucrative opportunities. The country boasts the fastest growing economy in South-East Asia with around 13% GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth for manufacturing from FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in 2018. With the 4th fastest download speed in ASEAN, Vietnam’s digital economy continues to grow. E-commerce growth is expected to be 14% from 2019 to 2023, with 97% of online purchases executed through mobile phones. The government’s Digital Economy 2020 plan aims to promote smart cities across the country by 2030. Regulatory reform aims to ease digitization in the government and encourage local businesses to adopt technology. To that end, the government plans to is...

Korea needs to focus on developing service robots

The Korean robotics industry grew by 60% a year between 2005 and 2011. Korea has a strong position in industrial robots. Now, the government’s focus should now be on developing service robots to sustain growth. Spire Research and Consulting shared its insights, published on the Business Korea news portal. Korea’s industrial robot sector is larger than any country’s, except for Japan, China and the U.S. However, the service robot sector is emerging as a new growth hotbed, thanks to the accelerated use of artificial intelligence. However, Korea does not have any companies that specialize in the development of service robots. It will take time to further develop Korea’s service robotics technology which is where the government and Korean enterprises need to step in and focus so as to claim early global leadership. https://www.spireresearch.com/newsroom/media/korea-needs-to-focus-on-developing-service-robots/

Hong Kong maintains its global financial center tag

After 20 years of becoming an independent judiciary, does Hong Kong continue to remain a financial and business hub? Will this impact businesses in Singapore? Leon Perera, CEO of Spire Research and Consulting shared his insights in The Business Times – Views from the Top section on 10 July 2017 on Hong Kong’s economic climate and its impact on businesses in Singapore. Hong Kong continues to attract investors due to many factors such as a high- quality civil service, economic linkages to China’s Pearl River Delta economy as well as geographic proximity to the economic giants of Korea, Japan and China. Perera opined that despite economic and political uncertainties as well as what some perceive as political encroachment from Beijing, Hong Kong will remain an important business hub for the foreseeable future. Hong Kong both complements and competes with Singapore. Many multinational corporations (MNCs) use both cities as Asia-Pacific regional headquarters (RHQs). Shanghai ...

Germany: The Eurozone’s economic powerhouse

Germany is the fourth largest global economy today. Its exports amounted to EUR107 billion in March 2015 – an all-time high since the 1950’s. Despite being the only European nation with a strong manufacturing base and rising employment rate, will Germany succeed to drive Eurozone’s stagnant economy? And what lessons does Germany’s economic success hold for the rest of the world? Germany’s resurgence With the second lowest unemployment rate in the European Union (EU) at 5.3 per cent, Germany’s economy has survived many setbacks. The economic success dates back to the Industrial Revolution due to the early adoption of coal production and rail transportation. Moreover, the fall of the Berlin Wall – the reunification of West and East Germany – and the expansion of the EU created huge market opportunities for Germany. Often regarded as the ‘Sick man of Europe’, Germany had almost lost hope of returning to rapid economic growth, undergoing recessions in 2003 and a dismal 1.2 p...

Spire joins list of sponsors for Phoenix Global Chamber

The Phoenix Global Chamber aims to grow the number of people successfully engaged with cross-border trade and investment. With over 20,000 followers on its list, it strives to advance companies, careers as well as communities. Spire Research and Consulting is proud to announce its association with the Global Chamber of Phoenix as a sponsor. The Global Chamber of Phoenix, Arizona further engages leaders, companies and communities to facilitate global business growth and improve cross-border understanding. It aims to bring together like-minded people with the common mission of growing business across borders. As a sponsor, Spire will have the privilege of appearing in banner ads across the Chamber’s website, featured in regular e-newsletters and have access to speaker opportunities. Spire is proud of this new association and hopes to have the privilege of working with more Phoenix-based organizations to develop and execute their strategies in global emerging markets. This a...

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