The challenge is already clear: survive on razor-thin margins, or find some way to add value.

ECONOMIST: Electronic commerce

When resources get stretched too thin from chasing too many opportunities, the highest value projects may not get the attention they need.

FORBES: Measuring What Matters: How to Stop Wasting Time, Talent, and Resources on Projects that Don't Go Anywhere

Among its consequences are a heightened demand for dollars, greater sensitivity to changes in the value of other regional currencies, and very thin markets.

ECONOMIST: Asian currencies