LCASEAN – Y10

Midterm Examination Part 1

Faculty: Mr Angelo Miguel N. Galang

Strength Weakness Opportunities Threats

s es
Laos According According to 1) They could 1) Reliance on debt relief
to Coface Coface 2023, capitalize on in China
2023, Laos they are their agricultural 2) Inflation due to
has currently sector and use government spending,
abundant incurring a them as exports devaluation of currency,
natural current 2) They can further and high current
resources account do research on account deficit.
such as deficit in sustainable 3) Social unrest due to
iron, gold, their balance energy poverty and
and of payments 3) They could unemployment.
copper. An when X lower taxes and
abundance (exports)< M government to
of (imports) and attract foreign
agricultura have a fragile investment
l financial/baki
commoditi ng sector.
es such as They have
(maize, extremely
rice, sugar high debts
cane, and have
rubber, very low
cassava, foreign
soybeans, exchange
and coffee) reserves
and a good
forestry
industry.
They
currently
expand on
hydroelectr
ic sectors
to attract
foreign
investment
in their
commoditi
es and
energy
sectors
Cambod According According to 1) They have a 1) High reliance on debt
ia to Coface Coface 2023, good tourism servicing on china
2023, Cambodia is sector and can 2) Social unrest due to
 Cambodia highly capitalize on that poverty and
has a very dependent on 2) They should unemployment
good Chinese work on their 3) Reliance on importation
tourism funding due agriculture to can lead to predatory
sector. to weak reduce the need pricing.
They fiscal for importation
currently resources.
also have a They have
high young underdevelop
population ed electricity
which can and transport
provide a networks.
competent They rely too
workface. much on
specific
sectors and
imports
especially on
energy and
certain
goods.
Myanma According According to 1) They could 1) Insurgencies and social
r to Coface Coface 2023, develop their unrest
2023, Because of financial sectors 2) Highly prone to natural
Myanmar the coup because they are disasters
has d’etat the near 2 large 3) Blacklisted by the
abundant economy has economies and Financial Action Task
commoditi isolated the can attract Force for terrorism and
es like country and foreign the financing of crime
minerals, its economy. investors.
jade, ruby, There is high 2) They can
copper, corruption, capitalize on
gold, gas, and the their exportation
and oil and business more because of
they are environment their high natural
extremely is poor. They resources
close to have a lack 3) They could
large of develop
economies infrastructure agriculture more
such as and have
India, inefficient
China, banking.
Thailand.
Malaysi According According to 1) Make their 1) Political risks due to
a to Coface Coface 2023, communities unrest on elections
2023, They are more inclusive 2) Too much government
Malaysia highly to avoid spending can cause the
has one of depended on discrimination economy to implode/
the most the Gas/oil on religion etc. high inflation
diversified sector and 2) Improve 3) Ethnic/regional
exports in have agricultural disparities can cause
 SEA It has extremely sectors to reduce social unrest/
a very high reliance on food demonstrations/discrimi
robust household importation nation in the workplace.
Research debts. They 3) Have better 4) Reliance on importation
and also highly transparency on from the Republic of
Developm depend on government China (21%)
ent and has food imports spending
High per and have 4) Advocate for
Capita unrest on policies that
income. It religious and attract foreign
is now a politics. investment
travel hub 5)
and has a
very
dynamic
service
sector
Vietnam According According to 1) Improve 1) High poverty can cause
to Coface, Coface, 202 their baking social unrest and mass
2023 They they have systems to demonstrations
have a weaknesses attract 2) Low international
developed in the foreign reserves can devalue
fishery and business investment. currency
shellfish sectors 2) Try to 3) Tense political
industry because of improve problems
and has a difficulties in distribution 4) Low economic freedom
strong the and causes shortages in their
agricultura market/data production country.
l sector. transparency to become
They also concerns and less reliant
have a corruption. on the
large They are supply
labour overly chains of
pool and dependent on foreign
low costs. China’s countries.
supply chain 3) Advocate for
and have more laws
inadequate on rights and
infrastructure equity.
. 4) Transparenc
y in
government.
Thailand According According to 1) Advocate for 1) Social unrests/ public
to Coface Coface 2023, more inclusive demonstrations due to
2023, They have laws to prevent perceived high
Thailand unfortunately divides between corruption
has inadequate regions of the 2) High unemployment
become a infrastructure country associated with high
hub for and have an 2) Advocate household debts can
trading Ageing policies that cause a lot of crime and
because of population promote more social unrest
 its long and fertility due to 3) Monetary policy
coastlines antagonism aging population uncertainty
and between their 3) More
proximity rural and government
to growing urban transparency to
markets. population. reduce perceived
They have They also corruption
efficiently have a high 4) Lower bank
endowed perceived interest rates to
their corruption increase foreign
natural and high investment/enco
resources household urage the
have a debts. construction of
diverse set buildings
of exports
and have
competitiv
e banks.

References:
Thailand: Country file, economic risk analysis. Coface. (2023. August).
https://www.coface.com/news-economy-and-insights/business-risk-dashboard/country-
risk-files/thailand
Myanmar: Country File, economic risk analysis. Coface. (2023, June).
https://www.coface.com/news-economy-and-insights/business-risk-dashboard/country-
risk-files/myanmar?from-search-result-query=Myanmar
Laos: Country file, economic risk analysis. Coface. (2023, April).
https://www.coface.com/news-economy-and-insights/business-risk-dashboard/country-
risk-files/laos-lao-people-s-democratic-republic

Cambodia: Country file, economic risk analysis. Coface. (2023, October).

https://www.coface.com/news-economy-and-insights/business-risk-dashboard/
country-risk-files/cambodia?from-search-result-query=Cambodia

Malaysia: Country File, economic risk analysis. Coface. (2023, April).

https://www.coface.com/news-economy-and-insights/business-risk-dashboard/
country-risk-files/malaysia#export-import-graph446

Vietnam: Country file, economic risk analysis. Coface. (2023d, November).

https://www.coface.com/news-economy-and-insights/business-risk-dashboard/
country-risk-files/vietnam-socialist-republic-of