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| The Market Opportunity Profile were researched and crafted by
the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada with a grant from the
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Southeast Asia |
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The Asia Pacific Trade Council commissioned IB Robertson
Advisory Inc. to prepare a discussion paper to provide
information on trade and investment related issues,
opportunities and challenges for British Columbia in the
Southeast Asia market. The report was completed in April 2007.
Opinions and comments expressed in the discussion paper are
those of the consultant and do not represent the position of the
Province of British Columbia and/or the Asia Pacific Trade
Council.
The discussion paper focuses mainly on the six largest
markets of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN):
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam. These are the economic drivers of the region, although
other ASEAN members were also kept in mind.
The region has a population of around 570 million people and
a combined GDP of US$1,064 billion in 2006, roughly half of
China and larger than those of India or South Korea.
- Allow companies and sectoral groups or clusters to
decide on trade and investment promotion priorities.
- Raise mutual awareness between B.C. and the Southeast
Asia markets as laid out in the Asia Pacific Initiative.
- Use the vibrant industry sector clusters in B.C. as
leading players in the market thrust into Southeast Asia.
- Establish a strong, well-organized, proactive and
well-funded B.C. government entity to promote and support
personal relationships at senior levels and manage the trade
promotion effort.
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