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

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Tension between Beijing and Washington over access to technology has prompted many companies to open factories in south-east Asia....

- Digitalization across Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) member states serves its younger demographic and comprises an...

The Belt and Road is having some underappreciated effects in Asia A decade ago Xi Jinping, China’s leader, declared his intention to make...

With the recent signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) last week,...

In the ever-changing landscape of global trade, Southeast Asian nations are positioned as major beneficiaries in the emerging world trade...

Sustainability has become an imperative. Understanding the effects of countries policies thereon has therefore acquired vital importance....

Digital Trade for Development explores the opportunities and challenges for developing economies arising from digital trade and discusses...

Global FDI was down in 2022, but remained strong in ASEAN! Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into ASEAN reached an all-time high at...

With more and more shipping companies extending full or partial closures of Red Sea shipping routes due to attacks by Yemeni rebels,...

With FDI Intelligence highlighting that 'Cambodia carries the strongest global FDI momentum into 2024' an excellent overview by Roland...

Great to see coverage of the investment opportunities in Timor Leste our newest pending member of The ASEAN Secretariat and we look...

2024 promises to be a dynamic and transformative period for Foreign Direct Investment and the Investment Promotion communities in the...

🇺🇳 The Asia Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2023/2024 has just been published - a joint publication between the United Nations...

Opportunities for businesses and FDI in ASEAN’s space endeavors, by Marco Forster, Dezan Shira & Associates In terms of venturing into...

A cautionary tale for APAC Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs), sounding an alarm in regions where IPAs may be excessively complex and...

- International trade has undergone significant transformations over the past few years, driven by innovations that enhance supply chain...

The last 30 years of globalization have benefited Asia greatly. As a result of deepening trade relations and access to other markets,...

Most of the top 20 countries by proportion of STEM tertiary graduates belong to the developing world, showing how policy-makers in...