It looks like Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv need to welcome another member to their start-up club soon: Manila, Philippines’ thriving capital, is rising at a quick pace on the digital innovation map.
The World Bank confirms it: Singapore is the world’s top country when it comes to ease of doing business.
Vibrant and contrasting, Hong Kong is a mature economy with a similar growth rate to Australia’s. Asia’s World City brings together a diverse heritage, and makes for a fascinating, yet safe, place to do business.
It often happens that economic growth in the capital city exceeds that of the country in general. However, combine Jakarta’s 4.8% growth in 2016 with Indonesia’s ranking as ASEAN’s largest economy and world’s 10th largest market in terms of purchasing power parity, and you’ve got perfect conditions for a fast-growing, increasingly wealthy consumer market.
A unique city blending Japanese tradition with high-tech design, Tokyo is a fascinating destination for a broad variety of Australian businesses, and its almost 14 million inhabitants make for an attractive target market.