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Report: The investor landscape in the Emerging Markets

Here we name and categorise the major investors in private healthcare services in the Developing World and get their view on the opportunities and problems they face. Developing World healthcare services have suddenly become wildly popular. New listed investment vehicles, such as GCC-based Amanat and Asian Healthcare Group in Malaysia have raised hundreds of millions of dollars with the promise of investing in healthcare services. Meanwhile, established private equity houses are launching funds worth up to $1bn and large healthcare services operators from Indonesia to Egypt are carrying out heavily oversubscribed IPOs on very high multiples.

Operational challenges hinder China’s hospital privatisation

As the Chinese government aims to privatise healthcare, different models of integration are emerging. PPPs, private investments, and Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures (JVs) are the most common, although important operational challenges remain. We look at the issues.

Hong Kong increases healthcare budget

Hong Kong will continue to increase funding for healthcare, the government announced this week. In the 2015-2016 budget, allocation to the Hospital Authority (HA) will reach $49 billion, up nearly 50%, according to local news reports.

From Around The World

Our weekly round up of stories from the Developing World. This week, news from Hong Kong, Indonesia and India.

From Around The World

Our weekly roundup of healthcare news from across the developing world. This week, we have stories from Kenya, China and Israel.

Report: China – Elder care experts split on merits of care home ownership

While there is near-universal agreement on the business case for foreign companies to open and run for-profit elder care facilities in mainland China, experts differ on the best way to go about it. In particular, there is a difference of opinion between those who think that joint ventures between foreign and China-based companies are the way to go, and some who insist that wholly foreign-owned enterprises, or WFOEs, make more sense. Helen Burgraff investigates.

Report: Global for-profit care home operators race into China

Healthcare Nova looks at the potential for residential care in China, names all the major foreign players active in the sector and talks to operators running homes today in China. How best can companies enter the market? And how large is it? What are the price points charged today for high-end care? By Helen Burgraff

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