Legal and regulatory protections for investors in Asia

Ease of Doing Business in Asia 2009-2010

Source: The World Bank Group's report on Doing Business 2010 (Link: http://www.doingbusiness.org/)
Asia Comparison Table: by www.Business-in-Asia.com

Asia's Protecting Investors - Comparison

Protecting Investors

According to the report, the presence of legal and regulatory protections for investors explains up to 73% of the decision to invest. Vietnam and Philippines need to improve on transparency of transactions, while most of the countries in SE Asia were ranking well in transparency. Vietnam needs to improve in all investor protections.

Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

This table compares the extent of disclosure, extent of director liability and ease of shareholder suits (the average of the next 3 indices)

Asian Countries	Protection index (0-10) (Yr. 2010)
Singapore	9.3
Hong Kong	9.0
Malaysia	8.7
Japan	7.0
Thailand	7.7
Indonesia	6.0
India	6.0
Korea	5.3
Cambodia	5.3
China	5.0
Philippines	4.0
Vietnam	2.7
Laos	1.7

Liability for self-dealing

Asian Countries	Extent of Director Liability Index 1-10 (Yr. 2010)
Singapore	9
Malaysia	9
Cambodia	9
Hong Kong	8
China	1
Thailand	7
Japan	6
Indonesia	5
India	4
Laos	3
Korea	2
Philippines	2
Vietnam	0

Transparency of transactions

Asian Countries	Extent of Disclosure Index 1-10 (Yr. 2010)
Singapore	10
Hong Kong	10
Malaysia	10
Thailand	10
China	10
Indonesia	10
Japan	7
India	7
Korea	7
Vietnam	6
Cambodia	5
Philippines	2
Laos	0

Shareholders’ ability to sue officers and directors for misconduct

Asian Countries	Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (Yr. 2010)
Singapore	9
Hong Kong	9
Japan	8
Philippines	8
India	7
Korea	7
Malaysia	7
Thailand	6
China	4
Indonesia	3
Vietnam	2
Cambodia	2
Laos	2

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