Das amerikanische Nachrichtenmagazin U.S. News and World Report identifizierte mithilfe einer Studie der World Bank Group die besten Länder, in die man 2018 investieren sollte.
Faktoren, die beachtet wurden, sind unter anderem Unternehmertum, wirtschaftliche Stabilität, Innovation, Steuervorteile, Dynamik, Korruption, Fachkräfte und technologische Expertise. Deutschland ist im gesamten Ranking der 25 Länder nicht vertreten. Zurzeit investieren jedoch viele ausländische Investoren in deutsche Unternehmen und Deutschland gehört zu den am häufigsten genannten Top-Standorten ausländischer Investoren.
In the Philippines, there is a stable Presidential System, and a democratically elected President that leads the Country. The new President, Mr. Rodrigo Duterte and his liberal economy brought with him a never seen economic growth.
He radically changed his Country's foreign policy, turning to its big neighbor China for closer economic cooperation and infrastructure investment under China's Silk Road initiative. In his first visit to Beijing in 2016, the Chinese pledged to invest around $24 Billion. In addition, the States signed a memorandum of agreement for joint oil and gas projects in the south china sea and a further 28 Documents such as a declaration to cooperate closely for billions of investments under China's Silk Road Initiative.
The Tourism Sector is also benefiting from this and it's growing strongly. In 2018, the country was visited by almost 7 Million Tourists, nearly doubling Tourist Arrivals in a matter of years. Over 75% are from South Korea, China, USA, Japan and Taiwan. German Tourists only play a very small part with less than 1%. In the Global Competitiveness Index, which measures a Country's Competitiveness, the Philippines ranks 56 out of 137 Countries (As of 2017 – 2018).
In the Economic Freedom Index, the country ranked 58th out of 180 Countries in 2017. The Philippines is a Member of the UN, ASEAN, APEC and Latin Union Security Council. The country has been on the Major non-NATO ally list since 2003, making it one of the US's closest diplomatic and strategic Partners outside NATO.
Philippines has been voted the number one most attractive Real Estate market in the world in terms of return of investment and Value Growth on several occasions in recent years. The boom is only beginning, with huge Investments in Infrastructure such as Airports, subway, Ports to cater the masses of Chinese (over 1.3 Billion Inhabitants) and Korean (over 51 Million Inhabitants) Tourists. Large corporations in all Industries are already investing. Unlike Europe, the country is very small and due to geographical features, the amount of usable areas to build is very limited. This is what drives up construction costs and thus Real Estate prices and makes investments extremely attractive, especially now at the beginning of the boom.
Investments in the Philippines are ideal for medium-sized Investors who are looking for alternatives to stock Market fluctuations or low-yield Precious Metals or who no longer want to invest their money in overheated Real Estate prices in Germany. Where, in addition to low yields, hardly any more value growth can be expected in New Construction Projects. Moreover, the current development of monetary and Fiscal Policy in the EU increases the motivation of Investments outside the EU
Cebu City is located in the Center of the Philippines, is one of the strongest growing Metropolise and fifth largest city in the Philippines. Besides the seasonal tourism, Cebu City has 11 Universities, Branches of numerous major global corporations such as Daimler, Starbucks, Goodyear, Apple, Coca Cola, etc. and an International Airport and a Ferry Port.
Cebu will soon have its first Light Rail Transit and hundreds of Streets and Residential Buildings under construction or Expansion. The location by the Sea, as well as the adjacent mountains are the starting point for many tourist activities. The biggest Investors of Real Estate in the Philippines were from its neighboring country; South Korea, Japan and China. Europeans are rarely found. Nonetheless, the construction boom cannot meet the high demand for apartments up to 50 sqm, so that great yields and rentability can be achieved.
