Investment in Taiwan is Low Risk
According to a recent report by Business Environment Risk Intelligence (BERI), a private US forecasting company, Taiwan has been rated 3rd in Asia and 6th in the world for low risk investment. In its August 2006 report entitled “Investment Environment Risk Assessment”, BERI rated 50 major countries and gave Taiwan a score of 72 on its Profit Opportunity Recommendation scale. In Asia, Taiwan was only behind Singapore and Japan, which were ranked 2nd and 3rd in the world respectively.
In the world, Taiwan was only behind Switzerland, Singapore, Japan, Holland, and Norway. Taiwan continued to have a rating of 1A, BERI’s highest rating. This rating indicates that Taiwan is low-risk suitable for investment. BERI indicated that despite there existing tensions between China and Taiwan, both sides are showing restraint and there is less threat of armed conflict. BERI also predicted that Taiwan’s investment environment will continue to improve in the future, with expected scores of 73 in one year and 74 in five years. A global ranking of 5th place was expected.
Some of the notable rankings and scores from Asia included:
2. Singapore 78
3. Japan 75
6. Taiwan 72
17. China 61
19. Malaysia 60
21. South Korea 59
29. Thailand 48
36. Philippines 43
39. Vietnam 42
47 Indonesia 40
According to BERI’s website (www.beri.com), they provide qualitative analyses and forecasts for fifty countries three times per year (1 April, 1 August, and 1 December). Their system offers long-established numerical assessments (historical, present, and future) for international executives. The ratings were refined in the 1960s and 1970s and offer comprehensive assessments of operating conditions, political risk, and the foreign exchange/ external accounts position for 50 important countries.
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