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Asian private and corporate investigations business Wilsons Detectives continues to grow

Private Investigators Singapore - Detective Agencies Singapore (TM)  

1. The city-state of Singapore was named the best startup ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific region. It has about 3,600 active startups, with strong growth in e-commerce, gaming, and social media. Overall, Singapore ranked No. 10 on the list, rising from No. 17 when the report was previously released in 2012. It's also one of the best places globally to become a millionaire, outpacing Hong Kong.
Singapore has long been a thriving business center, and is home to the Asian headquarters of major U.S. companies such as Google, Uber and Facebook. Situated on the major sea route between India and China, the city has a huge potential for market reach, with nearly half (49 percent) of startup customers living abroad.It's also worth noting that Singapore has the highest mobile penetration of any nation globally. Almost nine out of 10 people have access to a smartphone, according a recent survey by Deloitte. That provides new, exciting opportunities in e-commerce. Still, natives warn that it can be difficult to expand one's startup beyond the borders of Singapore. "Rules may change, and it's not clear what the rules might be, can be, or will become," noted Kuo-Yi Lim, a partner at the VC firm Monk's Hill Ventures, which invests frequently in Singaporean and Malaysian companies.

Private Investigators  Bangalore  - Detective Agencies Bangalore  (TM)  

2. Bangalore With 4,900 active startups, and $2.3 billion worth of VC investments, the Indian city of Bangalore is the second best place to do business in Asia.It boasts the multibillion dollar "unicorn" company Flipkart, an e-commerce site, which was launched by Sachin and Binny Bansal in 2007. The company is now valued at $15 billion, having raised $550 million in a May funding round led by Tiger Global Management. "Unlike Silicon Valley, Bangalore has the concentration of people, engineers, investors, and a more easy-going culture where information is shared more easily than in other parts of the country," noted Dev Khare, the managing director of Lightspeed India Partners Advisors. Bangalore's strong Internet penetration doesn't hurt, either. By 2017, India is expected to have roughly 500 million Internet users, according to the Internet and Mobile Association of India.
Startups thrive especially in Bangalore's Koramangala neighborhood, where there are several incubators and co-working spaces for new startups. The city, like much of India, however, suffers from extreme poverty--even alongside its thriving tech culture. About 22 percent of the Indian population currently still earns less than $1.25 a day.

3. Hong KongLocated in southeastern China, Hong Kong is a runner up on the Compass list. With roughly 2,000 early and late-stage startups, the city's proximity to Mainland China gives  companies a competitive edge.
Startups there also get support from major incubators like Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks and Cyberport. 
As a major international finance center, with a GDP accounting for about 0.47 percent of the global economy, Hong Kong has seen a growth of financial technology companies (about 52 total as of 2015). 
"Startups are an important component of the disruptive innovation process that is redefining the global economic, social and political order," said Professor Richard Wong, who teaches at the University of Hong Kong, in the Compass report.
"Historically, Hong Kong has always been very successful in capturing business opportunities by integrating and harnessing the talents and resources in the region and around the world, especially in manufacturing, trading and services. We have now arrived at a stage when Hong Kong will perform this role in innovation," Wong added. 
Analysts note, though, that while there's plenty of capital in Hong Kong, investors are wary of giving that funding to tech startups, as relatively few exits have occurred to date. 
4. Kuala LumpurThe Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur, with a population of just under 2 million, is also a runner up in the Compass report. The economy may be smaller compared to, say, that of Delhi, but its proximity to the large Southeast Asian markets makes it an attractive place to start a business.
Kuala Lumpur has an especially supportive government. In 2013, for example, the prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, created MaGIC, one of the largest startup accelerators in the Asia-Pacific region. 
GrabTaxi is one notable startup success story. The ride hailing service launched officially in Malaysia in 2011 (it has since moved its headquarters to Singapore). Today, it operates in six countries worldwide, counts more than 3.8 million app users, and is valued at more than $1.5 billion.
"Malaysia is a good place to grow regional businesses. It needs to believe in its strong offering within the South East Asia ecosystem," noted Hugh Batley, a managing partner at the digital marketing agency Lion & Lion, which is based in Kuala Lumpur, in the Compass report.
"From a rules and regulations perspective, it is relatively easy to employ foreign talent in Malaysia, especially with the recent introduction of the MSC Status that permits startups to hire up to 20 foreign employees without restriction," he added
Detective Agency Wilsons plans continued expansion in Asia
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Asia 8 countries listed for expansion via subsidiaries by Wilsons Detectives Group 

 
  •  Bhutan Detective Agencies - Security Services
 
  •  Cambodia Investigations Private and Commercial
   
  •  Laos Detective Agencies
   
  •    Nepal Security – Investigations  
 
  •  Yemen Close Protection and Compound Security


Private Detective Agency Wilsons operates in all 48 countries in Asia:
There are 48 countries in Asia today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and sub-region (based on the United Nations official statistics).
Not included in this total of “countries” and listed separately are:
  • Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas) or Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories)

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Wilsons Detectives report Country Population
(2016) Subregion China 1,382,323,332Eastern Asia
2 India 1,326,801,576 Southern Asia
3Indonesia260,581,100South-Eastern Asia
4Pakistan192,826,502Southern Asia
5Bangladesh162,910,864Southern Asia
6Japan126,323,715Eastern Asia
7Philippines102,250,133South-Eastern Asia
8Viet Nam94,444,200South-Eastern Asia
9Iran80,043,146Southern Asia
10Turkey79,622,062Western Asia
11Thailand68,146,609South-Eastern Asia
12Myanmar54,363,426South-Eastern Asia
13South Korea50,503,933Eastern Asia
14Iraq37,547,686Western Asia
15Afghanistan33,369,945Southern Asia
16Saudi Arabia32,157,974Western Asia
17Malaysia30,751,602South-Eastern Asia
18Uzbekistan30,300,446Central Asia
19Nepal28,850,717Southern Asia
20Yemen27,477,600Western Asia
21North Korea25,281,327Eastern Asia
22Sri Lanka20,810,816Southern Asia
23Syria18,563,595Western Asia
24Kazakhstan17,855,384Central Asia
25Cambodia15,827,241South-Eastern Asia
26Azerbaijan9,868,447Western Asia
27United Arab Emirates9,266,971Western Asia
28Tajikistan8,669,464Central Asia
29Israel8,192,463Western Asia
30Jordan7,747,800Western Asia
31Laos6,918,367South-Eastern Asia
32Kyrgyzstan6,033,769Central Asia
33Lebanon5,988,153Western Asia
34Singapore5,696,506South-Eastern Asia
35Turkmenistan5,438,670Central Asia
36State of Palestine4,797,239Western Asia
37Oman4,654,471Western Asia
38Kuwait4,007,146Western Asia
39Georgia3,979,781Western Asia
40Armenia3,026,048Western Asia
41Mongolia3,006,444Eastern Asia
42Qatar2,291,368Western Asia
43Bahrain1,396,829Western Asia
44Timor-Leste1,211,245South-Eastern Asia
45Cyprus1,176,598Western Asia
46Bhutan784,103Southern Asia
47Brunei428,874South-Eastern Asia
48Maldives369,812Southern Asia
#TerritoryPopulation
(2016)Dependency of1Taiwan23,395,600(China)
2Hong Kong7,346,248China
3Macao597,126China
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