Sophisticated International Industry Risk Analysis Now Available through BVR/Business Monitor International Partnership

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Business Valuation Resources (BVR) and Business Monitor International (BMI) are pleased to announce an agreement to deliver country-by-country international industry forecasts through BVR. BMI’s analysts continually update almost 1,100 country reports that cover all major global industries.

“We believe BMI produces the best forecast, competitive analysis, and risk assessment on all major developed, emerging and frontier markets,” said BVR President Lucretia Lyons, announcing the agreement. “Our goal is to make this proprietary research easily available to any analyst or researcher with global clients or business opportunities.” The data is particularly helpful for supporting international cost of capital and risk measurement decisions or conclusions as the basis for investment or valuation activities.

Each regularly updated BMI industry report covers all key global developments influencing company strategy, including country, regional and global supply and demand dynamics. “At its heart are BMI's proprietary 5- and 10-year country forecasts,” said Richard Londesborough, BMI Co-CEO. Closely integrated with country-by-country risk analysis is BMI’s proprietary country-comparative risk-reward Business Environment Rating. “This tool facilitates the critical evaluation of opportunities and operational risks in established, emerging and frontier markets, enabling clients to identify and evaluate global industry investment opportunities,” said Jonathan Feroze, BMI Co-CEO. “Our international industry analysis is completed by our comprehensive portfolio of company profiles that detail the activity and latest financials of all major companies.”

BVR, headquartered in Portland, OR, is the leading provider of data to the business valuation community. BMI, located in London, England, has decades of expertise in the dynamic combination of industry and country risk. BMI’s proprietary forecasting models use multi-linear regression analysis of both industry-specific and macroeconomic variables on a state-by-state basis to produce a 'bottom-up' model of industry prospects in each individual country. Reports are provided by BMI’s team of expert country business analysts.

Typical industries covered for nearly all of the world’s countries include:

For more information, contact BVR at: 503-291-7963 or visit www.bvresources.com/internationalrisk.

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Rosenthal: Many Business Opportunities In Southeast Asia - eGov Monitor

Foreign minister Uri Rosenthal has held a series of bilateral talks with Asian government ministers in the margins of the meeting in Brunei between the European Union and ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The talks focused mainly on the Netherlands? economic relations with the various countries. ?There are plenty of opportunities in this part of the world. That is the message I?ve been hearing. There is a real need here for Dutch expertise, particularly in areas like water management, renewable energy, shipbuilding, logistics and port development,? Mr Rosenthal said. ?There is also scope for Dutch knowledge institutions to help strengthen professional training within these sectors.?

During the talks, ministers from Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore wanted to discuss Dutch expertise in renewable energy, technology, water management, agriculture and innovation. ?Their main interest lies in forging partnerships with the Dutch business sector,? Mr Rosenthal explained.

A shared need for broader cooperation was also on the agenda in Mr Rosenthal?s discussions with ministers from Brunei. The country?s economy is based on the production of petroleum and natural gas. Shell, which has been active in Brunei for more than 80 years, is the largest oil company in the country.

?There is room in Brunei for other sectors besides oil production and other companies besides Shell,? Mr Rosenthal said. ?We discussed the scope for cooperation on maritime infrastructure, port development, medical facilities, water management and agricultural technology.?

The minister also met with a number of Dutch professionals already based in Brunei. ?Members of the Dutch community told me we can expect more than enough work on infrastructure projects and in the oil and gas sector,? he said. ?The development of Muara Port, for example, presents opportunities for the Dutch transport and logistics sector, as well as for dredging and engineering firms.? The expats felt that Dutch businesses were still hesitant about investing in Brunei, and that lack of familiarity with the country was the main problem. According to Mr Rosenthal, ?Now is the time for the Netherlands to show more interest and initiative where Brunei is concerned.?

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