ASEAN Investment Horizons: Key Industries for AEC 2015

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been high on the watchlist of foreign investors, especially against the backdrop of China’s declining competitiveness. But with upwards of $US1.5 trillion in trade flowing through the region annually and a combined GDP of nearly US$2.5 trillion, deciding how and where to bring one's business into ASEAN can be a bewildering exercise. In this issue of Asia Briefing, Dezan Shira & Associates forecasts the effects of ASEAN Economic Community on foreign investment into the region in the lead up to 2015. Following this, it highlights what is happening in some of ASEAN’s hottest industries for investment, including electronics, information and communications technology, textiles and medical devices. Lastly, it examines the growing potential of bilateral trade between ASEAN and India in light of recent historic developments in the latter.

*This reading is posted with the gracious permission of Dezan Shira & Associates. Asia Briefing Ltd. is a subsidiary of Dezan Shira & Associates. Dezan Shira is a specialist foreign direct investment practice, providing corporate establishment, business advisory, tax advisory and compliance, accounting, payroll, due diligence and financial review services to multinationals investing in China, Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, Singapore and the rest of ASEAN. For further information, please email asia@dezshira.com or visit www.dezshira.com.

**Posting of this report does not represent an endorsement by the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations and has been done to facilitate research and promote debate about multinational corporations/FDI in East Asia.