Asian Economies

Ireland-Asia Relations 2014 The Year in Review

January!$100 m fund

for tech sectors:

Summit Bridge Capital

February!First ever joint

mission: Rep of Ireland, UK, NI to Singapore,

Malaysia !€28 m in deals

signed

March!Ministers

attend St.Patrick’s Day events across Asia,

including Laos

May!William Fry commits to

secondment partnership with India's largest law

firm

6 June!Visit by Vice

MInister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son as

part of Asia Business Week

22 July!Joko

Widodo elected as

President of Indonesia

23 June!Trade Mission

by Minister Bruton to

China & Korea, €40 m in deals

signed for trade &

investment

August!Visit by Mr. Agus

Rahardjo, Chairman of

National Public Procurement

Agency of Indonesia

5 November!Market Study

Misson to Indonesia

November!ESB

International wins €1.5m

deals in Myanmar, Malaysia,

Philippines

December!State visit to

China by President Higgins

6 October!UK-Irl Visa

Agreement for Chinese & Indian

Tourists announced

October!Enda Kenny

attends ASEM Summit, Milan

November!Education and Agriculture

Missions to China by Minister O’Sullivan &

Minister Coveney

4 June!The Dublin

Beijing Business Summit

March!The Great Wall of China, The Tokyo Tower in Japan,

The N Seoul Tower in South Korea,

The Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai

all go green for St.Patricks Day

May!Prime

Minister Modi

elected in India

15 June!Vist of Liu Yun

Shan, 5th ranking member of

Communist Party of China to Ireland

January!Tanaiste

announces opening of 2 new

embassies in Jakarta, Bangkok

and new Consulate in Hong Kong

9 November!SMBC Aviation Capital places $8.5bn aircraft

order

18

Number of Official Visits to Asia in

2014

12 December!8th round of EU Japan

EPA negotiations completed

3Number of new

embassies/ consulates opened

in Asia in 2014

Jakarta

Bangkok

Hong Kong

% increase of goods exports & imports

between Ireland & Asia Sept 2013- Sept 2014

Ex +27.4%!Im +20.3%

16

Number of Official Visits from Asia to

Ireland in 2014

5No. of Asian Cities in the top 10 FDI

Global Cities of the Future Rankings

(Dublin ranked #4)

Singapore!Hong Kong!

Tokyo!Shanghai!

Beijing!

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