South-east Asia a rising star for cross-border deals: poll
Region's advantages include the rise of a middle class that offers an educated, increasingly sophisticated workforce
Singapore
SOUTH-EAST Asia is the top destination for mergers, acquisitions and investments in the next two years, according to a new poll of business leaders in the Asia-Pacific.
Sixty-nine per cent of survey respondents said that their companies were likely to hunt for opportunities in Asean - outstripping the 59 per cent preference for domestic investments, and head and shoulders above South Asia, which came in third at 39 per cent.
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