Asia-Pacific Foreign Investment Brief
The FDI, Trade, and Economic Development Community

Cambodia had attracted 45.8 billion U.S. dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) from 1994 to the first quarter of 2023, according to...

Sustainable financing of cities: 4 success factors from India’s Smart City Mission experience Cities in developing countries require...

The country’s IPA adopted artificial intelligence tools early on to attract investment, by Seth O'Farrell, fDi Intelligence. During the...

How trade and investment can be part of climate solutions? This brief suggests policy options to answer this question. By Albert F. Park...

UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2023 shows that the top five recipients accounted for 85% of foreign direct investment flows to small...

We are exhilarated to announce that the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)'s new Steering Committee will be...

112 countries signed up to the IFD agreement to unlock FDI into the developing world. A multilateral agreement has been reached at the...

Boosting Foreign Direct Investment in the Digital Economy for Sustainable Development The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digital...

As Jakarta sinks, the Indonesian government has released a slew of incentives to lure FDI to the $29.2B mega project The FDI angle: The...

The government has a pipeline of 12 special economic zones to diversify the economy “PNG’s decision to go into SEZs is probably the most...

The Asia Pacific Economic Development, FDI, Trade & Investment Community Dear Friends and Colleagues, As part of this month’s newsletter,...

- The World Economic Forum's newly-launched 'Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023' report lists this year's most impactful emerging...

Organized by United Nations ESCAP, together with the ASEAN Secretariat, the Ministry of Investment of Indonesia and the World Association...

A former Indonesian minister of tourism once called Thailand and Indonesia ‘sparring partners’. This can be applied not only to tourism...

Ranking the Most Competitive Countries Around the World Just as a well-made ship needs fair weather for a smooth voyage, businesses need...

The IMF says “geoeconomic fragmentation” would weigh on global GDP The number of unilateral restrictions imposed by countries on...

Diplomacy at both the governmental and corporate level has a vital role to play if the world is to achieve the SDG targets by 2030....

- Three major developments are coinciding to make 2023 the year that started a new era for global investment policy and practice. - New...

Fierce competition for highly skilled talent from abroad adds weight to domestic programs, Dr Martin Kaspar, fDi Intelligence. Close...

These has been a massive surge in AI-related FDI, from 369 projects in 2021 to 660 projects in 2022, but what (and where) is driving this...