Strategic reinvention from manufacturing efficiency to innovation and hi-tech

Over the past 60 years, the Republic of China, known as Taiwan, went from being a largely rural society to becoming a fully industrialized country, a global leader in communications technology and the 22nd –largest economy in the world, a success achieved by no other developing nation in the latter half of the twentieth Century. […]

Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport

Which country in Asia allows 100% banking license to a foreigner?   Mr. Chanthol believes that trade and logistics facilitation is essential to competitiveness. In the last few years he carried out a migration from manual to automated processes through digitalization, for ex-ample: exporters can get their ownership certification online, as well as new compa-nies, which […]

In the sweet spot

The Philippines has been the center of attention for the past years as another bright spot for investment amidst shaky global economy. According to a Bloomberg survey last year, the Philippine economy is expected to grow about 6.3% of its GDP which places it second to China’s 7.0% forecasted growth. With optimistic outlook and upcoming […]