Koo Kuan-min, president of Koo's Holdings Company, which recently acquired a 15 % stake in BMI, says that to protect local firms many South Pacific Forum countries place restrictions on overseas enterprises establishing wholly owned subsidiaries. But many of these countries also face shortages of capital and technology, so they encourage foreign investors to set up joint ventures with locals.
而最近才入股「馬紹爾群島銀行」百分之十五股份的榮星企業董事長辜寬敏也指出，太平洋地區的「太平洋論壇」成員國通常為保護本地企業，限制外來企業獨立成立公司，但是該地區國家又常面臨資金與技術不足的窘境，所以鼓勵外國投資者與當地人合作。