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the directory of economic development contacts for foreign direct investment projects - FDI - in the Southeast Asia and Pacific
region. |
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participants or GUIDE
Area Profile participants in the region will be highlighted here. |
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Area Profiles and
Area
Surveys (.pdf Survey form) are executive summary presentations for
potential investors about business locations.
These may include maps, links to commercial real estate listings of
available industrial and office sites and buildings, investment project
news, information about existing businesses in the area, labor market
information, and investment incentives. |
We can also highlight recent project
announcements, advertising, and promotional events as well as independent
consultant research reports about communities or industry clusters.
Refer to our new
www.ShortListNews.com website for additional market research tools as
well as advertising
opportunities. |
We specialize in personal, independent introductions to
relevant professional service providers such as business location strategy
consultants and our many economic development contacts according to the
project interests of the executives we serve.
Please
contact us to discuss such services or introductory referrals. |
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Contact us for project assistance
or to seek advice and
referrals.
Executives are encouraged to reply to our private
Guest Book or
Opt-In Research
service. These
help us to continuously improve and share research privately according to
special interests and communication preferences. We can
also perform custom research. |
Investment promotion agencies (IPA's) and economic
development agencies from the local to national level in any area are
encouraged to reply to our
GUIDE Network
Survey. (PDF)
Selective directory of cross-border humanitarian services for
regional
economic development, poverty reduction, and disaster relief services. |
Explanation of column
headings above
- Organizations are generally sorted in
postal code order so that locations which are geographically close to each
other will usually (not always) be grouped together. This is a
selective directory, even though the state directory is more comprehensive
than the very selective one we will maintain at the regional level to
highlight the organizations which support our work or are found to be of
frequent interest for the convenience of the executives and business
advisors we serve.
- Scope : is the area served by the
organization, and postal code. We may include thumbnail maps which
expand to show information about participating areas, or link directly to
good maps or GIS research tools on the organization's website.
- Contacts : relationship leader at GDI
Solutions for maintaining information about contacts in this area.
If there is a working relationship through our various GUIDE services, we
also list the key organization contact, phone, and optional e-mail.
- Website and other resources : Aside from
the main website link, we may include other direct links to highlight
special features of expected interest to executives, especially if they
might not be readily noticed by just visiting the website. A good
example of this is when relevant content is actually maintained somewhere
else, such as a regional website rather than the local one, so that one
would otherwise need to know to follow the available links between the
websites.
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The default
for all other columns is "No" unless the organization supports our work.
- Survey : areas which have responded to our
GUIDE Network Survey, with a link to their response for convenience if
published (optional) and highlighted at the top. This is often
useful as an executive summary at the "long list" stage of location
selection.
- Profile : participates in our GUIDE Area
Profile service (also highlighted at the top of the page). This
involves a closer working relationship to maintain more timely and
detailed knowledge of the area throughout the year, and also involves a
more detailed executive summary on the website, with many relevant links.
If there are significant incentives in the area, we may also link to a
GUIDE Incentives Profile.
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All area representatives are encouraged to reply to the free
GUIDE Network
Survey, which consists of very basic questions to help maintain
timely knowledge about many areas for referral purposes. Area
representatives : see
how to
participate. Current service pricing
is listed on the
Order Form (Adobe Acrobat .PDF file). Refer also to any
special offers. Please
help us to help you by supporting our work.
Executives who use this service are encouraged to
respond to our free
Executive Survey, which helps us to continuously improve.
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The presence, absence,
or position of any organization on these lists,
or their position on the lists, does not imply any endorsement or opinion about their services,
nor by them about our own. The selections are simply intended to be helpful to executives who may be
unaware of such contacts, or how to reach their websites quickly.
Please contact us directly for relevant introductions or any additional
contacts, market knowledge, and research which we don't publish. |
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Contact information for relationship leaders at GDI Solutions :
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e-mail |
Phone |
Fax |
| Bruce Donnelly |
bruce@gdi-solutions.com |
847-304-4655 |
847-304-5375 |
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This directory selectively highlights
participating economic development organizations and professional service
provider contacts in the Southeast Asia and Pacific
region by including more relevant links to
useful content than just the local website. The directory may also
identify other contacts of potential interest to executives and business
advisors on a selective basis, as in the case of the following initial
examples. We work together with EDO's to share timely knowledge about
the benefits of their areas as we serve potential investors and advisors who
are responsible for business location or site selection decisions for
foreign direct investment (FDI)
or capital investment projects such as new factories or offices, expansion projects, business
relocation, and consolidation of operations as in post-merger integration
situations.
Please
contact us for project assistance.
Related services support
global B2B
technology partnering. |
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Other sources of information
The following additional sources of information are included here for ease of
reference. Refer also to our
Bookshelf
suggestions. Refer also to the list of US
Government and related information sources for
these or other countries. |
| Source |
Website |
| MIGA (The
World Bank) published (Dec 2003) a FDI benchmarking study of six countries
in Asia (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam)
in two industries, electronics manufacturing and shared services. The
resulting report, titled Benchmarking FDI Competitiveness in Asia, provides
a critical view of each country's business environment from the perspective
of potential investors, including comparable information on key factors that
multinational enterprises consider either when choosing a new site, or when
expanding within a region. Although the purpose of the report is to
help governments understand their relative strengths and weaknesses as
competing locations for FDI, it may also be helpful background for potential
investors in the region. |
http://www.miga.org
http://www.ipanet.net/snapshotasia |
| US Dept of
State Country Information for the East Asia and Pacific region |
http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/ |
| American Embassy in Singapore, US &
Foreign Commercial Service office, which prepares the
Country Commercial Guide |
www.cssingapore-doc.gov |
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Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC)
and BizAPEC online business support |
http://www.apecsec.org.sg/
http://www.bizapec.com/main.htm |
| American
Chamber of Commerce, Singapore |
www.amcham.org.sg |
| Financial
Times - Asia Pacific news |
http://news.ft.com/business/asiapacific |
| Asia Observer
- general news site for countries throughout Asia |
http://www.asiaobserver.com |
| Asia Times
Online - online publisher of news / views about the region |
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/about.html |
| Singapore
Window - private website selection of news clippings about region |
http://www.singapore-window.org |
| Singapore
Expats - relocation and housing portal, and Forum bulletin board |
http://www.singaporeexpats.com/ |
| Living in
Indonesia - private links to resources, ExpatsForum Forum |
http://www.expat.or.id/ |
| Asiamad.com -
private
website about Indonesia |
www.asiamad.com
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Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle - IMT-GT -
information website with links to sources of economic development
information about the region (a 1993 initiative with periodic ministerial
summits) maintained by the National Electronics and Computer Technology
Center - NECTEC - in Thailand (Ministry of Science, Technology and
Environment). The IMT-GT initiative selectively
covers some areas of these countries - North Sumatera and Aceh in Indonesia;
Kedah, Perlis, Penang and Perak in Malaysia; and Satun, Narathiwat, Yala,
Songkhla and Pattani in Thailand.
The Asian Development Bank also shares some information
about the IMT-GT region. |
http://www.nectec.or.th/bureaux/imt-gt/
http://www.adb.org/IMT/default.asp |
| US-ASEAN
Business Council in Washington DC - including initiatives such as the
US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Business Coalition with the National
Association of Manufacturers |
www.us-asean.org
http://www.us-asean.org/us-thai-fta/ |
| ASEAN Focus Group |
www.aseanfocus.com |
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Asia Society, their Asia
Business Today events,
and their Asia Source service for country
comparisons |
www.asiasociety.org
www.asiabusinesstoday.org
www.asiasource.org |
| Vietnam Economy, Vietnam
Economic Times |
www.vneconomy.com.vn/en_index.php |
| Time Magazine
Asia online edition, business section |
http://www.time.com/time/asia/biz/ |
| Far Eastern Economic Review
(a Dow Jones publication) |
www.feer.com |
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Corporate Real Estate Firms |
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This section will be used
for convenience to highlight major corporate real estate firms with
operations in the region.
See also the
global CRE
list, which can be used to find local offices of firms which may not be
highlighted below.
We may also provide selective
major property listings for the region, with links to the real estate
firms and agents involved. |
| Colliers
International - Indonesia (Jakarta, Surabaya), Malaysia (Ipoh, Johor Bahru,
Klang, Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan, Malacca, Penang, Seremban ), Philippines
(Manila), Singapore |
www.colliers.com
www.cj-group.com
www.tm.net.my
www.colliers.com.my
www.collierskl.com.my
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| Regus -
furnished, staffed, and equipped offices on short-term leases, plus meeting
rooms, videoconferencing, and temporary (daily) space which may be useful to
project teams needing a place to operate in an area during planning or
startup work |
www.regus.com
for list of offices in over 300 locations worldwide
including Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam |
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Business
Location Consultants, Project Management, Architecture, Engineering,
Interior Design, and Construction |
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This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of location
consultants and
project management
services. |
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Tractus Asia - offices in Shanghai and Bangkok, specialized in Asian location
consulting |
http://www.tractus-asia.com/ |
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The Austin Company - see Profile
(link) of services; offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Singapore, and
Shanghai |
www.theaustin.com
www.austin.au.com |
| PacTac Advisors
- Dennis Smith, location consultant in NY, formerly with Austrade |
www.pactac.com
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Tax and Legal
Consultants |
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This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of tax
advisors and
international legal advisors. |
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Banks
This list identifies major banks in the region for convenience. See
also the selective
global list in the corporate development and finance section.
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| Bank of the
Philippine Islands, Philippines |
www.bpiexpressonline.com |
| Public Bank,
Malaysia |
www.publicbank.com.my
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| HSBC (The Hong
Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.) |
www.hsbc.com |
| Bangkok Bank,
Thailand |
www.bbl.co.th |
| Bank Mandiri,
Indonesia |
www.bankmandiri.com
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| Financial Services Internet
Network - list of websites for Asian banks (may not be current) |
http://www.financialsnet.com/asia_banks.htm |
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