RP, Thailand investor pariahs, survey shows

Published by rudy Date posted on May 4, 2010

THE Philippines, along with strife-torn Thailand, are unattractive destinations for global executives planning to invest in Southeast Asia this year, according to an international consulting firm.

In its 2010 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index, A.T. Kearney said the two countries were excluded from the top 25 economies considered attractive destinations this year.

Thailand was ranked 20th in 2004 and 2005, while the Philippines has been excluded from the list since 2004.

Vietnam placed 12th, followed by Indonesia, 19th; Malaysia, 20th; and Singapore, 24th.

The most attractive investment destinations are China, the US, India, Brazil, Germany and Poland.

The FDI index provides a unique look at the present and future prospects for international investment flows. Companies participating in the survey account for more than $2 trillion in annual global revenues.

“The results indicate a return to market fundamentals and a flight to quality for corporate executives,” Paul Laudicina, managing officer and chairman of A.T. Kearney said.

“Companies are looking for the antidote to uncertainty and increasingly looking to invest in the near abroad,” he added.

The report said FDI flows will remain disappointing through 2011.

It also said that executives are wary of making investments in the current economic climate, as they expect the economic turnaround to happen no earlier than 2011.

“Half of the companies surveyed also report that they are postponing investments as a result of market uncertainty and difficulties in obtaining credit,” the report said.

“Of the nearly half of investors that indicated plans to postpone their FDI investment, most will do so for a year or more, probably presaging flat FDI levels for the foreseeable future,” it added.

A.T. Kearney said the main drivers behind these low numbers are uncertainty about market opportunities amid the current turmoil and difficulty finding financing.

A stunning 72 percent of investors, however, believe that the Asia-Pacific region will lead the world out of the recession.

Only 15 percent believe that North America will rebound the fastest and a mere 6 percent believe that Europe will lead the way to recovery.

A.T. Kearney said Asian investors exhibit more optimism and FDI investment intention than their counterparts from the US or Europe.

Seven of the top 10 preferred investment targets for Asian investors were “near abroad” countries from the Asia Pacific region, the report said.

The index is a regular survey of global executives conducted by A.T. Kearney.

A.T. Kearney is one of the world’s largest management consulting firms, providing strategic, operational, organizational and technology consulting to the world’s leading companies. –DARWIN G AMOJELAR Senior Reporter, Manila Times

July 2025

Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”

Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.

Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar.  Reject Military!

#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

July


3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 Ju
ly – International Plastic Bag Free Day
 
5 July –
World Youth Skills Day 
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day 
17 July – World Day for
International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons 


Monthly Observances:

Schools Safety Month

Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month

Weekly Observances:

Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week

 

Daily Observances:

First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines

Categories

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.