Taiwan scores poorly on attracting PE – white paper
Taiwan’s government promised to revise rules on foreign investment and facilitate the inflow of private equity capital after a report issued by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (AmCham) delivered a stinging criticism of the domestic investment environment.
According to AmCham's 2013 White Paper, Taiwan ranks second last among 17 Asian countries - trailing Sri Lanka and ahead of only Pakistan - in attracting private equity investment. "International PE...
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