AFG Venture Group

Asian Perceptions Survey 2009

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For the last seven years, Asean Focus Group and now the merged AFG Venture Group have conducted a survey to monitor the perceptions of selected Asian countries as commercial targets for foreign investment and trade. The information has been an important input to decision makers in various markets. We wish to continue that research, and we seek your valued input for up to 10 minutes.

The last two years have been particularly interesting with the continued emergence of China, India and Vietnam; the political disruption in Thailand and to a lesser extent Malaysia and the continuing uncertainty created by the global credit crunch. These events have the potential to impact on commercial activities, and it will be interesting to monitor any impacts.

The survey has been particularly well supported and the results will be published in selected journals and on the news section of the AFG Venture Group website (http://www.afgventuregroup.com).

CONFIDENTIALITY. All returns will be treated with the utmost confidentiality, and only aggregated results will be published.
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5. Please identify in which of the following countries (or regions) you have an operating company:
6. Please identify which of the following countries (or regions) your company has a trading relationship with:
7. Is your company considering an entry into commercial activity (or expand existing activity) in any of the following countries in the next year?
  No Considering Planning Do Not Know
China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Other Asia
8. How do you rate the commercial attractiveness of the following Asian countries for your company?

(where one star is 'least attractive' and five stars is 'most attractive')
  rate
China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
9. How has the Thailand - Australia Free Trade Agreements affected your commercial activities?
  Not Applicable Positively No Effect Negatively
Rate
10. How have the various Free Trade Agreements (excluding the Thailand-Australia FTA) affected your commercial activities?
  Not Applicable Positively No Effect Negatively
Rate
11. Do you believe that your country should continue to develop Free Trade Agreements?
12. Please rate the following - where one star is 'very bad' and five stars is 'very good'

You may leave some items blank if you do not have an opinion about that particular market.
  Investment incentives Ease of establishing a company
China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
13. If you are a member of a cross-border business council, what outcomes do you expect from your membership?
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