Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/12/25
By: Liao Yu-yang and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Dec. 25 (CNA) Taiwan’s investment environment was ranked as the fourth-safest in the world and the second-safest in Asia in the latest U.S. Business Environment Risk Intelligence (BERI) report, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said in a statement released Tuesday.

Taiwan received a total score of 67 points for profit opportunities recommendation (POR) — the overall indicator used by BERI to evaluate each country as an investment destination.

Taiwan’s ranking was down one notch from the previous report released in August, the ministry said.

Taiwan’s fourth place was behind only Switzerland, Norway and Singapore among the 50 countries surveyed in the report, which is issued three times per year, in April, August and December.    [FULL  STORY]