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Trade Development News
- Jan 22
- 3 min
Life after COVID: Top 5 tips for Trade Development Agencies
Article by Paul Grossman, Director, US, OCO Global: It was a year ago this month that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency. Over the past year, business practices have changed forever, and none more so than those used for international trade. As we look forward to a post-COVID world, governmental agencies devoted to the promotion of international trade should consider the following: “Some exporters are more equal than
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Trade Development News
- Jan 21
- 3 min
OCO Global & KW Group announce Asia FDI, Trade & Investment partnership based in Malaysia
Leading specialist trade and investment advisory firm OCO Global is further expanding its presence across Asia with the appointment of KW Group, as Associate Regional Partner based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The new partnership will enhance OCO Global’s presence across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, supporting existing operations in China, South Korea and Japan, while boosting OCO Global’s footprint across Asia Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand. Joachim Arnold, Ch
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Trade Development News
- Jan 21
- 2 min
China FDI rose to record level in 2020 despite coronavirus, fastest growth rate in five years
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose 4.5 per cent from 2019 to US$144.37 billion last year Investment from the Netherlands and Britain increased by 47.6 per cent and 30.7 per cent, respectively, from a year earlier Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose to a record high in 2020 by posing the fastest growth rate in five years despite the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
FDI in US dollar terms – excluding financial sectors such as banking, sec
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Trade Development News
- Jan 14
- 2 min
ASEAN ahead of EU & US as China's largest trading partner in 2020
ASEAN countries have jumped to be the number one trading bloc with China in 2020, with the trade volumes hitting 4.74 trillion yuan ($731.9 billion), a 7 percent growth year-on-year, Chinese Customs spokesman Li Kuiwen told a press conference on Thursday, making ASEAN China's largest trading partner for the first time and making China ASEAN's largest trading partner for 12 years in a row. With the demonstration the huge potential and strong resilience of China-ASEAN cooperati
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Trade Development News
- Jan 8
- 2 min
The future of FDI: drivers and directions to 2030
UNCTAD's James Zhan identifies the factors that will shape the coming decade in FDI, published by FDI Intelligence Over the past two decades, global value chains witnessed one of rapid growth followed by one of stagnation. The decade to 2030 is likely to be one of transformation for global value chains (GVCs), reshaping the global trade and investment landscape. The pandemic has caused a treble shock of supply, demand and policy. It has a severe impact on FDI and GVCs. I woul
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Trade Development News
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
FDI Trends & Outlook In Asia & The Pacific 2020/2021, UNESCAP
The investment landscape in Asia and the Pacific has become increasingly uncertain and tied to the unfolding of current global and regional political economic risks, such as increased trade tensions, the retreat of multilateralism, and health risks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, these risks have disrupted global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to, from and within Asia and the Pacific. HIGHLIGHTS • Globally, both FDI inflows and outflows started to recov
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Trade Development News
- Dec 29, 2020
- 3 min
Top five trends in FDI to look out for in 2021
Foreign direct investment has been hard hit in 2020, with levels plummeting by 40–50%. Investment Monitor has identified five key trends to keep an eye on in 2021. 1. FDI will continue to struggle in 2021 The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) stated in June 2020 that it is expecting FDI volumes to decline by 5–10% in 2021. Investment will be highly dependent on Covid-19 recovery. The news in December 2020 of new nodes of the virus has dampened hopes that progres
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Trade Development News
- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
Ranked: The Most Valuable Nation Brands in 2020
In today’s heavily interconnected world, a country’s reputation can have a big impact on its overall economic prosperity. In fact, a country’s reputation—its brand—is arguably one of its most important assets. A strong nation brand has the power to boost tourism, attract and retain talent, and potentially bring in foreign investment. This graphic uses data from Brand Finance’s Nation Brands 2020 report, which attempts to quantify the reputations of different countries around
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Trade Development News
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
New Asian trade bloc could help boost post-pandemic investment - UNCTAD
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement comes at a time of major upheaval caused by COVID-19 and could help revive economic growth. A new mega Asia-Pacific trade bloc has the potential to help fuel investment in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, especially in poorer economies in the region, according to an UNCTAD report. Signed on 15 November, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement (RCEP) unites 15 countries, including China, Japan, Austral
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Trade Development News
- Nov 5, 2020
- 1 min
World Bank & WAIPA - State of Investment Promotion Agencies Report
With the growing importance of foreign direct investments (FDI) for accelerating development, to eradicate unemployment and increase exports, many governments around the world have established investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to attract, advocate and facilitate investment in their countries. As often being the first entity contacted by investors and serving as an intermediate between foreign investors and the government, they have one of the key roles in the overall site
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Trade Development News
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
CAN FDI DATA BE TRUSTED?
Irregularities in the data saw the withdrawal of this year's World Bank Doing Business report. Investment Monitor delves into the world of FDI data to assess whether the numbers can be trusted. The withdrawal of the World Bank’s Doing Business report this year sparked alarm among investors and policymakers the world over. The bank is currently investigating ‘irregularities’ in recent editions that affected the rankings of China and Saudi Arabia, among others. The level of con
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Trade Development News
- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
At the centre of International Trade, Investment & FDI in Asia for 10 years!
KW Group has been leading capacity building and technical networks for donors, governments, academia, associations & enterprise clients in the region since 2010. We specialise in Inbound & outbound trade & investment, FDI, healthcare, digitalisation, customs, compliance, anti illicit trade, supply chain security, technologies & intelligence COUNTRIES WE COVER: China | Malaysia (HQ) | Singapore | India | Australia | New Zealand | Indonesia | Brunei | Thailand | Vietnam | Cambo
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Trade Development News
- Sep 24, 2020
- 3 min
The relationship between FDI and international trade
Trade and foreign investment are different but related types of transactions that play fundamental roles in the global economy. Foreign direct investment (FDI) and international trade are both drivers of the global economy, facilitating the cross-border transfer of goods, services and capital around the world. Research shows that the relationship between FDI and international trade is often complementary rather than competitive, although they represent different types of tran
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Trade Development News
- Sep 22, 2020
- 1 min
Trade war: China unveils long-awaited ‘unreliable entities list’ rules
Beijing says firms on ‘unreliable entities list’ will be banned from trading with, investing in China Commerce ministry releases details of blacklist that was announced in May last year Any organisation or person investigated will have an opportunity to defend themselves, and be granted a grace period to correct any unacceptable behaviour, it says More than 15 months after its announcement, China has finally released details of how its new “unreliable entities list” will work
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Trade Development News
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
Digitalization and Singapore’s Role as an FDI Hub
The COVID-19-induced economic recessions worldwide have put downward pressure on cross-border investments. FDIs in emerging and developing economies in Asia are projected to subside by up to 45 percent in 2020 according to the UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2020. However, the pandemic has also led to the emergence of a “new normal”, brought about by the reinforcement of digital technology and e-commerce. Prior to the pandemic, emerging Asia was booming and regional corporat
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Trade Development News
- Aug 28, 2020
- 1 min
World Bank - Policy Options to Mitigate Political Risk and Attract FDI Report
By Kher, Priyanka & Chun, Dongwook Political risks covers a wide range of issues, and this note focuses on a subset of political risk: the risks that arise from government actions, whether political or regulatory, that can affect the profitability of an investment in a foreign country. Policies adopted and implemented by governments can directly mitigate these risks. Bad governance and economic crises are two big drivers of political risk. Both are currently prevalent globall
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Trade Development News
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
UNCTAD Highlights Critical Role Of Investment Promotion Agencies
The latest UNCTAD IPA Observer highlights the critical role of investment promotion agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic. It looks at how the agencies have transformed, and which changes are likely to stay after the crisis. The current COVID-19 crisis has brought to light the critical role of investment promotion agencies (IPAs). They have shown agility and reactiveness in supporting the evolving needs of investors during the pandemic and have been instrumental and valuable
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Trade Development News
- Jun 10, 2020
- 1 min
Vietnam - EU free trade deal brings huge economic boost post pandemic
Vietnam ratified a free trade agreement with the European Union on Monday that will cut or eliminate 99% of tariffs on goods traded between the Southeast Asian country and the bloc, and provide Vietnam with a much-needed post pandemic boost. Deputies in the National Assembly, which nearly always ratifies government proposals, voted by over 94% in favour of the European Union Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). The EVFTA, expected to take effect in July, is the European Unio
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Trade Development News
- Jun 2, 2020
- 1 min
China’s trade with India’s neighbours has grown stronger since 2005. Delhi must catch up
China has established itself as a major trade partner of South Asia. This mainly reflects the region’s strategic importance for China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Despite geographical proximity and the existence of bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs), South Asia is one of the least economically integrated regions in the world. Owing to protectionist policies, high logistics cost, lack of political will and a broader trust deficit, intra-regional trade in So
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