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'Never say never,' says 'Shark Tank' boss on investing in PH

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Cathy Yang and Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/business/11/11/20181112_kevin_anc.jpg"/><figcaption>Venture capitalist, author and &#x27;Shark Tank&#x27; host Kevin O&#x27;Leary speaks at the ANC Leadership Forum at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Manila on Nov. 12, 2018. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Venture capitalist and reality TV host Kevin O&#x27;Leary said Monday he would &quot;never say never&quot; to investing in the Philippines.</p><p>Back in Manila for the first time since the 1970s for ANC&#x27;s Leadership Forum, the host of ABC&#x27;s &quot;Shark Tank&quot; and Chairman of O&#x27;Shares ETFs said the Philippines had the makings of an &quot;economic success,&quot; based on construction activities that he saw.</p><p>O&#x27;Leary will be hearing a pitch from a Filipino entrepreneur at the end of the ANC Leadership Forum.</p><p>&quot;I never say never,&quot; O&#x27;Leary said in an exclusive interview with ANC&#x27;s The Boss when asked about investing in the Philippines. Real estate is an &quot;interesting market,&quot; he said.</p><p>O&#x27;Leary said he was increasing his investments in Asia. He described the Philippines as a &quot;maturing market.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/12/18/big-dreamer-dont-fear-failure-says-shark-tank-boss-kevin-oleary">Big dreamer? Don&#x27;t fear failure says &#x27;Shark Tank&#x27; boss Kevin O&#x27;Leary</a></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happening now: <a href="https://twitter.com/Cathy__Yang?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Cathy__Yang</a> sits down with Kevin O&#x27;Leary, chairman of O&#x27;Shares ETFs and host of ABC&#x27;s &#x27;Shark Tank,&#x27; for an exclusive interview. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KevinOLearyOnANC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KevinOLearyOnANC</a> | via <a href="https://twitter.com/trishiabillones?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@trishiabillones</a><br/><br/>(Photo via Mitch Ku) <a href="https://t.co/42NDYYYhPT">pic.twitter.com/42NDYYYhPT</a></p>— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANCALERTS/status/1061848856160362497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Gross domestic product <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/08/18/gdp-growth-slows-in-third-quarter-on-drag-from-agriculture">grew 6.1 percent</a> in the third quarter, maintaining its pace as one of Asia&#x27;s fast-expanding economies. Inflation, however, has held at its <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/06/18/inflation-steady-at-67-percent-in-october">fastest in nearly a decade</a>, though there have been signs that it <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/07/18/inflation-to-slow-in-november-as-price-taming-steps-take-hold-pernia">may have peaked</a>.</p><p>On Shark Tank, the 64-year-old O&#x27;Leary heads a panel of &quot;sharks&quot; that fire off difficult questions to entrepreneurs who think they have the next million-dollar idea, but lack the funds to scale up.</p><p>In blunt fashion, contestants are told that their margins are too small or their ideas are unoriginal and unsustainable in the long run. In the end, the sharks offer a deal in exchange for money or a guaranteed cut in profits.</p>

<p>Kevin O'Leary is in Manila for the first time since the 1970s for ANC's Leadership Forum. The host of ABC's "Shark Tank" and Chairman of O'Shares ETFs says the capital looks like an "economic success."</p>

Kevin O'Leary is in Manila for the first time since the 1970s for ANC's Leadership Forum. The host of ABC's "Shark Tank" and Chairman of O'Shares ETFs says the capital looks like an "economic success."

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'Never say never,' says 'Shark Tank' boss on investing in PH

Cathy Yang and Trishia Billones,

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Published Nov 12, 2018 03:21 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 12, 2018 04:06 PM PHT

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