Taiwan ranks as one of the world's lowest-risk countries for investment

September 28, 2004

Taiwan continues to be one of the world's lowest-risk investment destinations, ranking fifth on Business Environment Risk Intelligence's (BERI) second business risk report of the year.

Taiwan's ranking is based on BERI's Profit Opportunity Recommendation (POR) Scale, which offers a score based on political risk, operations risk, and foreign exchange flows. Taiwan received a score of 72, tying with Norway. The top four countries on the survey were Switzerland, Singapore, the Netherlands, and Japan.

Taiwan also reached the 1A level on the POR -- the highest level possible – another indicator of Taiwan's low-risk investment environment.

In the report, BERI predicts that Taiwan will advance to fourth place next year with a score of 73, citing factors such as decreasing political risk and a more stable foreign exchange.

(Central News Agency, Taipei Times)

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