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5 days ago
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China, South Pacific Trade Talks Being Explored, And The Islands Want To Gauge China’s ‘Appetite’

- South Pacific is no longer the ‘hole of the Asia-Pacific doughnut’, and the biggest economies want a bigger bite - China is also looking to cement an economic foothold in the region, but such formal pacts often take years to negotiate and rubber stamp China and a group of South Pacific island countries could start talks this year toward their first formal trade agreement, according to an official from a regional network of nations. But while such talks could provide a boost

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FDI Shows Global Firms Upbeat About China

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Mar 22
2 min

FDI Shows Global Firms Upbeat About China

Jan-Feb data reveal foreign investment up 6% y-o-y, with high-tech shining Global companies remain steadfast in their view that increasing investment in China is a smart strategy as its market's appealing consumption power, ongoing industrial upgrade and higher-level opening-up are big confidence boosters, said market watchers and business executives on Friday. Data released by the Ministry of Commerce showed that foreign direct investment or FDI on the Chinese mainland, in t

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China: Measures to be taken to attract, utilize FDI

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Mar 7
2 min

China: Measures to be taken to attract, utilize FDI

China will further its efforts to attract and utilize more foreign investment this year, as outlined in the Government Work Report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation on Sunday. The report recommended several measures to achieve this goal, including expanding market access, opening up the modern services sector, ensuring national treatment and improving services for foreign-funded companies, and facilitating the launch of landmark foreign-funded projects. T

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China’s Reopening Poised To Boost Global Economic Growth

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Feb 16
2 min

China’s Reopening Poised To Boost Global Economic Growth

China’s reopening from Covid-19 restrictions will not only accelerate the country’s economic recovery, but it will also boost global economic growth, according to Goldman Sachs Research. Due to the faster-than-expected rate of reopening, our economists now forecast China’s GDP to grow by 6.5% in 2023 on a Q4/Q4 basis. On top of that, the reopening—and the recovery of Chinese domestic demand—could raise global GDP by 1% by the end of 2023, GS Research’s Joseph Briggs and Deves

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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Feb 7
5 min

Feb Newsletter: APAC Economic Development, FDI, Trade & Investment

Dear Friends & Colleagues, As the Year of the Rabbit begins, we eagerly anticipate a fantastic February and the upcoming WAIPA-United Nations ESCAP Asia Pacific IPAs FDI & Investment Conference, hosted by the UN in Bangkok on the 21st and 22nd of February. Regional IPAs will exchange their experiences on promoting FDI for sustainable development and build their capacity to promote FDI in the digital economy and address climate change (Plus I have the honour of Chairing the pr

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What to expect from the Chinese economy in 2023 (and beyond)

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Feb 2
1 min

What to expect from the Chinese economy in 2023 (and beyond)

China will begin its much-needed economic reopening this year, but this will not stop fundamental geopolitical and geoeconomic shifts affecting the country. Rory Green, chief China economist at macroeconomic forecasting consultancy TS Lombard, sat down with Investment Monitor to talk about the company’s 2023 predictions and analysis, with an emphasis on foreign direct investment (FDI). How did investment into and out of China shape up in 2022? Last year was a slow one for Chi

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The Lure Of Singapore: Chinese Flock To ‘Asia’s Switzerland’

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Jan 20
1 min

The Lure Of Singapore: Chinese Flock To ‘Asia’s Switzerland’

Geopolitical tension has increased the city-state’s attraction as a financial outpost and safe haven. But can it maintain its neutrality? Chinese individuals, their families, their companies, and their advisers, according to a wide range of bankers, lawyers, accountants, and investors interviewed by the Financial Times, now see Singapore as the vessel that can navigate them through a series of expected storms. At the same time, they add, it is becoming an increasingly vital p

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Thailand Saw Pledges By Local And Foreign Investors Jump 39% Last year

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Jan 19
1 min

Thailand Saw Pledges By Local And Foreign Investors Jump 39% Last year

Thailand saw pledges by local and foreign investors jump 39% last year compared to the previous year, the country’s Board of Investment (BOI) announced on January 13. Investment applications in the country reached Bt664.6bn (around $20bn), boosted by significant foreign direct investment (FDI) funnelled to key sectors including electronics, the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, and data centers. The numbers came after a board meeting that also approved a new “coordination m

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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Jan 13
1 min

China FDI: Is The Worst Over?

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China is set to increase in 2023, analysts tell fDi, following record low levels of greenfield investments in 2022, as multinationals balance diversification with consolidation in the country. By Seth O'Farrell, FDI Intelligence. With Covid-19 case numbers slated to reach their first peak on January 13, with 3.7 million cases a day, according to health analytics company Airfinity, there is an expectation that foreign firms in China might b

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Government Of China Pledges $22 Billion For Projects In The Philippines

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Jan 12
1 min

Government Of China Pledges $22 Billion For Projects In The Philippines

Intra-Asian trade and investments continue to be key as the Government of China pledges USD22 billion for projects in the Philippines The Government of the Philippines has secured around USD22 billion worth of investment pledges from the Government of China for upcoming projects in the country. Out of the total, around USD13.80 billion has been pledged for investments in the energy sectors, including solar and wind energy and off-grid power supply systems. Other investments w

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Caught in the Middle: How Asian Nations Are Navigating the U.S.-China Competition

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Dec 21, 2022
2 min

Caught in the Middle: How Asian Nations Are Navigating the U.S.-China Competition

Amid escalating tensions between the world’s two great powers, Asian nations have found themselves in increasingly difficult positions, having to make policy decisions that might tilt political equilibrium toward one hegemon or the other. “Even at Stanford, we feel the growing tension between Washington and Beijing,” said APARC Director Gi-Wook Shin at the opening of the Center’s fall 2022 webinar series, Asian Perspectives on the U.S.-China Competition. The Southeast Asia Pr

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China Pivots to Petroleum as Consumer Goods Slump Hits World Trade: Official Nov Trade Data

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Dec 20, 2022
3 min

China Pivots to Petroleum as Consumer Goods Slump Hits World Trade: Official Nov Trade Data

One exception continues to be ASEAN countries, where Chinese companies have been finding new, enthusiastic buyers for their products. Shipments to ASEAN countries rose 5.7% to $50.3 billion. Perhaps as a response, EU-U.S. trade has been increasing, according to trade statistics. China reported remarkably weak trade numbers for November, underscoring its lingering difficulties with the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as a slump in consumption of consumer goods hitting the U.S., Eur

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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Dec 5, 2022
1 min

Population decline in China raises concerns of economic implications

Newly released demographic figures show that the populations of more than a third of China’s provinces have shrunk in 2021. The figures released in November in China Statistical Yearbook 2022 have renewed discussion of long-term population decline in the world’s second largest economy amid concerns that the demographic change could have severe economic implications. #china #trade #globaltrade #fdi #investment #economy #economicdevelopment #policy #government #foreigninvestmen

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Challenging trade dependency on China - White Paper Report By Stewart Paterson, Hinrich Foundation

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Dec 1, 2022
1 min

Challenging trade dependency on China - White Paper Report By Stewart Paterson, Hinrich Foundation

As China nurtures its quasi-monopoly in manufacturing of critical products, other countries have started to reassess their trade and industrial policy as a way to reduce their trade dependency on China. While there is evidence that China’s appeal as a destination for foreign direct investment is waning, such policies have yet to slow the country's accumulation of market share. While headlines have tended to focus on the strains in the US-China relationship, other countries we

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Will China’s Decline Boost FDI In Other Asian Countries?

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Nov 30, 2022
2 min

Will China’s Decline Boost FDI In Other Asian Countries?

If the Chinese economy goes through a prolonged slump, India, Indonesia and Vietnam could all experience a surge in FDI. By Jon Whiteaker, Investment Monitor Contagion from China’s property market crash to the country’s wider economy could have profound effects on the global economy and the future of globalisation. Real estate and related services account for one-quarter of China’s GDP, and a property slump is slowing the country’s economy. The International Monetary Fund is

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Malaysia and Vietnam set for record-breaking years for FDI in 2022!

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Nov 28, 2022
2 min

Malaysia and Vietnam set for record-breaking years for FDI in 2022!

Malaysia and Vietnam have witnessed exponential FDI growth in 2022. Has their success come at China's expense? Malaysia has traditionally struggled to compete with its Asian counterparts when it comes to attracting foreign investment. More established foreign direct investment (FDI) hubs such as China, Singapore, Japan and South Korea attracted the bulk of investment while the likes of Malaysia struggled to attract the attention of expanding businesses. FDI into Malaysia had

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Five countries, other than China, most dependent on the South China Sea

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Nov 25, 2022
1 min

Five countries, other than China, most dependent on the South China Sea

- An estimated $3.37 trillion worth, or 21% of all global trade, transited through the South China Sea in 2016, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. - Territorially, there are seven claimants to the South China Sea: China, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. But to whom does the South China Sea matter most? - Analysts name the top five countries, other than China, that are most dependent on the South China Sea: Vie

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Mineral-hungry China triples Indonesian investments as Jakarta pushes downstream processing

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Nov 23, 2022
1 min

Mineral-hungry China triples Indonesian investments as Jakarta pushes downstream processing

- Chinese investment into Indonesia reached US$1.56 billion between July and September, up from US$595.61 million a year earlier - China leans heavily on imports from resource-rich Indonesia, which is seeking to have more of its minerals processed domestically China is Indonesia’s second-largest foreign investor after Singapore and a major consumer of its raw materials. Chinese investment in Indonesia jumped in the third quarter driven by demand for raw materials used in manu

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China Announces New ASEAN Belt & Road Initiative Projects Centered Around Cambodia

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Nov 18, 2022
1 min

China Announces New ASEAN Belt & Road Initiative Projects Centered Around Cambodia

The 2022 ASEAN summit took place at the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, this past weekend, with China as an official guest. At the event, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced Beijing’s approval of Chinese investment in significant infrastructure projects in the ASEAN region. Among these is a US$1.6 billion expressway to be built from Phnom Penh to Bavet, at the Cambodian-Vietnamese border, and financial support for a rail link between Phnom Penh, Bangkok, and Vientiane, Laos, f

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Chinese Exports Fall as Global Economy Cools - Official Trade Data

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Nov 17, 2022
3 min

Chinese Exports Fall as Global Economy Cools - Official Trade Data

For the first time in over two years, China’s monthly exports fell year-on-year as the global economy cooled off. By John W. Miller, Chief Analyst, Trade Data Monitor As the world’s top export power, China is bearing the consequences of higher inflation in the U.S. and European Union, rising interest rates, lower economic growth, and the end of stimulus payments. In addition, Beijing has pursued a “zero Covid” strategy that has curtailed some economic activity. Overall, Chine

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