EU envoy sees renewed investor interest in SEA

Singapore

EUROPEAN investors are paying renewed attention to South-east Asia as the Greek crisis and China's stock market rout encourage companies to look for cheaper and more stable markets, said Michael Pulch, the European Union's ambassador to Singapore.

"There's now a moment where companies realise there's Asia beyond China," Mr Pulch said in a recent interview.

The EU is the largest investor in South-east Asia and the region's biggest trading partner after China, according to the European Commission's annual trade and investment publication released last week. Trade flows will increase further under a free-trade…