from the January 17 Nikkei

アジア、投資規制緩和　資金留出歯止め狙う　対象事業拡大　日本企業の商機広がる

There are an increasing number of moves in emerging economies in Asia that they are going to ease their regulations of investment by foreign funds. In indonesia, for example,easing of regulation is being considered in the business fiels such as infrastructure facility management and advertisement. In India also, they have established an environment where foreign firms are able to collect money in the country in a more flexible way than ever before.These moves are surely aimed at inducing foreign investors' long-term money into their own countries, facing the situation that short-term funds are flowing out of their copuntries against the backdrop of the US monetary policy, a gradual shrinkage of its quantitative monetary easing. These will give many Japanese companies more business opportunities than before in Asia.

from the January 18 Nikkei

外国人の就労拡大検討　新成長戦略　実習期間を延長　法人税率下げも　課税対象拡大

The ouline of the new growth strategy which the government will have finised compiling by June this year as been made known to the media. It includes an idea that will cope with shortage of labor force at home, caused by a declining birthrate. The idea intends to create an environment where more and more foreigners will have a chance to get a job in a more easier way than before. There is a kind of probation system in which foreigners with some necessary qualifications are able to work for 3 years at longest, and the period of its probation system wilk be under discussion for extending. Among what will be considered is corporate tax reduction, which has so far long been referred to.

from the January 19 Nikkei

資金もアジア現地調達　三菱自、タイで借り入れ、オリックスは社債、　為替リスクを回避

Some Japanese companies are going to raise their funds for their growth strategies in the South Asian financial markets,it is learned.Specifically, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has raised borrowing of funds in Thailand for expanding the automobile production, and Hino Motors also has followed suit in Indonesia. Another is a move by Orix Corporation that it has isseued its corporate bonds. These efforts are aimed at averting a possible risk related to the the exchange rate fluctuation.