JAPAN SEES INDIA AS PROMISING INVESTMENT DESTINATION日本企業の有望進出先 インド首位

 new survey has found that, for the second straight year, Japanese companies see India as the most favorable overseas investment destination.
The poll also showed that China had dropped a notch to third place.
The survey was conducted by the government-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
It asked the companies which countries they see as promising investment destinations in the next three years. More than 48 percent opted for India.
JBIC conducts the survey of Japanese manufacturers operating overseas every year. This year, it received replies from about 530 firms.
(Kawakami Nao / Japan Bank for International Cooperation)
“India is strongly promoting infrastructure development. And its population is set to continue growing. There is still room for domestic demand to expand.”
China came third after Vietnam at 28 percent. And that's the lowest since the survey began in 1992.

◆notch　（物差しや測定器の）目盛り、階級、等級  

◆bid　申請 

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