Besides strengthening trade ties with its ASEAN neighbours, Myanmar will also target FDI from East Asia, which includes South Korea, Japan and Greater China under its 20-year investment plan, U Than Aung Kyaw said. “Our aim is to invite East Asian countries to raise their investments in Myanmar. We will work on policies that encourage FDI from that region,” he said. Currently, the bulk of FDI in Myanmar is from China, Singapore, Thailand and the UK. Targeted sectors The oil and gas sector is expected to receive larger volumes of FDI next year, during which the government is planning to open up new gas fields for international tenders. “Since the present government took office, investment policies have not really been inclusive of the gas production industry. By next year though, we will be inviting investments into this sector,” U Than Aung Kyaw said. If it comes, FDI in the oil and gas sector could bring billions in fresh funds into the country. Based … [Read more...] about Myanmar targets FDI from East Asia in long-term investment plan
Long term investment strategy
Of walls, windmills and power lines: China’s long-term energy strategy
China is now the undisputed leader in renewable-energy manufacturing worldwide. Yet along the routes of its Belt and Road Initiative – the largest foreign-investment strategy in history – alternative-clean-energy projects pale in comparison with coal-fired power plants. This has led many commentators to question Beijing’s commitment to renewable energy beyond its borders, but enormous Chinese investments in national and regional power transmission lines should not be overlooked. The dailyReport Must-reads from across Asia - directly to your inbox Grid developments, coupled with plummeting solar and wind prices, indicate that demand for large-scale clean-energy projects in developing countries will blossom. When it does, the BRI will bear fruit, putting China in the best position to achieve economic and national-security goals, as well as international commitments. Beijing is cementing lasting relationships with emerging alternative-energy markets while the United … [Read more...] about Of walls, windmills and power lines: China’s long-term energy strategy
EPF takes long-term view on all investments
PETALING JAYA: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), which bought a retail mall in Poland recently, said it will look at all its investments from a long-term perspective. “The decision to invest in Poland was made in accordance with our strategic asset allocation and we ensure that it is within our risk return profile,” an EPF spokesperson told SunBiz, but declined to provide more details on the purchase. It was reported that EPF bought the mall Galeria Katowicka for “close to £300 million (RM1.58 billion)”, quoting a source from Britain. The deal is believed to have been completed in March. Back in February, EPF, via SIM, bought two logistics assets in the Netherlands, in Rotterdam and Moerdijk. According to EPF’s annual report, it is the pension fund’s long-term and forward looking strategy to continuously increase its exposure in the real estates and infrastructure asset class. In 2017, the asset class recorded a growth of 9.19%, from … [Read more...] about EPF takes long-term view on all investments
Poverty eradication tops ADB’s long-term strategy
MANILA, Philippines — Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Takehiko Nakao yesterday announced 10 priority areas where the bank’s resources would be focused on under its Strategy 2030 which is expected to be completed mid-2018. Addressing the opening session of the ADB Board of Governors meeting, the head of the international finance institution said the global economic center of gravity is shifting to the Asia and Pacific region as most of its developing member countries (DMCs) have advanced to middle income status but large challenges to development still remain and new ones are emerging. “Our region has experienced a fundamental transformation. Half a century ago, Asia was the poorest region in the world. Today, the economic center of gravity is shifting to Asia and the Pacific, and almost all our developing member countries have advanced to middle-income status,” Nakao told delegates attending the 51st ADB Annual Meeting. “Yet, large challenges … [Read more...] about Poverty eradication tops ADB’s long-term strategy
BUFFETT: There’s one ‘terrible mistake’ long-term investors are making
source Getty Images / Mark Wilson Warren Buffett said in his annual letter the practice of managing portfolio risk using a specified ratio of bonds-to-stocks is flawed. The Berkshire Hathaway chief argues a diversified portfolio of equities progressively becomes less risky than bonds over an extended period. Warren Buffett wants to dispel a common investing myth. In his most recent annual letter, the billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway chief says investors who measure the risk of their portfolios using a ratio of stocks to bonds are doing it all wrong. It’s a practice that’s more common than you might think, and Buffett counts pension funds, college endowments, and savings-minded individuals among the parties most likely to make such a mistake. Buffett’s skepticism around the strategy stems from his view a diversified portfolio of equities progressively becomes less risky than bonds over … [Read more...] about BUFFETT: There’s one ‘terrible mistake’ long-term investors are making