60% of Greater Bay Location business weighing more growth right into Asean: survey
AROUND 60 percent of business in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Location (GBA) are thinking about more growth right into Asean nations within the following 3 years, according to a Nov 29 record by UOB Hong Kong and also the Hong Kong Profession Advancement Council (HKTDC).
The record, based upon a study of 657 GBA-based nations throughout numerous fields from July to September 2021, discovered that Asean nations are appealing service locations, specifically as a result of their expense efficiency, bountiful sources and also substantial markets.
Amongst the 10 Asean nations, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and also the Philippines are one of the most preferred profession and also financial investment locations. Many GBA business picked Singapore (55.4 percent), Malaysia (53 percent) and also Vietnam (51.1 percent) as markets offer for sale, while they favored Vietnam (14.5 percent), Thailand (10.4 percent) and also Indonesia (8.1 percent) as manufacturing or sourcing bases for the following 3 years.
In Addition, 10.4 percent of the GBA business chosen Singapore as the favored area to establish local workplaces.
Out of the business checked, those in the commercial products field have the best passion in broadening right into the Asean area, complied with by those in property; friendliness and also building and construction; and also service, specialist and also economic solutions fields.
Christine Ip, UOB’s ceo for Greater China, stated: “Cross-border profession and also financial investment moves in between Asean nations and also the GBA are driven by the 2 areas’ enhancing interconnectivity and also partnership in locations such as lasting advancement.”
Nicholas Kwan, HKTDC’s supervisor of study, likewise stressed the requirement to cultivate better interconnectivity in between the 2 areas.
According to the record, Hong Kong plays a vital duty in GBA’s partnership with the Asean market as a result of its standing as a “one-stop service centre” with a streamlined tax obligation system and also a varied variety of financial investment product or services.
” GBA business extremely value Hong Kong’s benefits in service atmosphere, economic facilities and also cross-border source circulation,” stated Kwan.