Asia-Pacific Foreign Investment Brief
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Countries with trade partners that implemented more stringent lockdowns had a sharper drop in imports. Though trade flows have adjusted,...

UNCTAD nowcasts show that trade in services has not yet reached its pre-pandemic level, while merchandise trade is projected to have...

The massive Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is expected to go into force in 2022. It could be instrumental...

Get excited: ‘The Roaring 20s’ report predicts a $1 trillion digital economy in the region by 2030. GUESS how many people began using the...

Latest Infographic from Hinrich Foundation: Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been transformational for the global economy, in...

Trade facilitation can help protect public health while minimizing disruptions to trade as a result of COVID-19. Crowded border posts and...

If history tells us anything, crisis forges change. Like other pandemics throughout history, COVID-19 led to tectonic shifts in society,...

World trade’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis hit a record high in the first quarter of 2021, increasing by 10% year-over-year and 4%...

Foreign direct investment has been hard hit in 2020, with levels plummeting by 40–50%. Investment Monitor has identified five key trends...

While the findings are hardly a revelation it is interesting to see the patterns and have a view on next steps. Interesting pointers on...

Interesting insights By Krasna Bobenrieth When COVID-19 first started to garner attention at the beginning of 2020, nobody foresaw the...

HANOI — After proclaiming success in containing the #coronavirus Vietnam is positioning itself as a safe place to do business,...

From our partners at Site Selection Magazine we are pleased to share the top IPA's OF 2020. This is one of the very few rankings the...

The spread of the Coronavirus and its impacts have become increasingly visible during the last weeks and affect almost all dimensions of...

Vietnam's 'coronavirus diplomacy' has lent an emergency helping hand to the West that will likely be rewarded in kind after the plague...

Pleased to share details on the free to attend webinar by our partners at Conway Inc; This webinar will discuss the current FDI...