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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Dec 1, 2022
6 min

November Newsletter: Asia Pacific Economic Development, Trade & FDI

From Sharm El Sheik for COP27 to Bali for the G20 Indonesia Presidency 2022, ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, and now Bangkok for APEC 2022 Thailand it has been a busy month for trade & investment in the APAC region. Delighted to share this month's key news, reports, events & resources. HIGHLIGHTS: Malaysia & Vietnam set for record-breaking years for FDI | Sustainable Trade Index – Free White Paper | WAIPA APAC IPAs Investment Conference | OECD G20 Investment Measures Monitoring R

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ADB Report: Unlocking the Potential of Digital Services Trade in Asia and the Pacific

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Nov 30, 2022
1 min

ADB Report: Unlocking the Potential of Digital Services Trade in Asia and the Pacific

This book explains how rapid digitalization during COVID-19 has accelerated the growth of digital services trade in Asia and the Pacific, and provides analysis on the opportunities, challenges, and associated risks. It explores evolving trends and considers trade agreements, cybersecurity, and effective taxation. It outlines how a greater focus on developing human capital, connectivity, investment in information and communication technology, and a positive regulatory environm

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UNCTAD: G20 Compendium on Promoting Investment for Sustainable Development

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Nov 9, 2022
2 min

UNCTAD: G20 Compendium on Promoting Investment for Sustainable Development

G20 ministers gathered at the Trade, Investment and Industry Ministerial Meeting in Bali on 22 and 23 September 2022 welcomed the “ G20 Compendium on Promoting Investment for Sustainable Development .” UNCTAD prepared the compendium under the guidance of the Indonesian presidency of the G20, with inputs from all G20 members and some associated countries. It includes strategies, policies, investment promotion activities and international collaboration initiatives of the G20 an

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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Nov 1, 2022
3 min

October Newsletter: Asia Pacific Economic Development, FDI & Trade

A quick snapshot of our top stories and resources for Asia Pacific Economic Development, FDI & Trade, supporting the public & private sectors in developing capacity and sharing the latest insights and trends. Global FDI Annual Report 2022 - Free White Paper Global levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) saw a strong rebound in 2022, as the market started to recover from the pandemic-driven downturn the prior year. But which locations, sectors, and companies led the charge b

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The Top 100 Most Valuable Brands in 2022

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Nov 1, 2022
1 min

The Top 100 Most Valuable Brands in 2022

Given the allusive nature of brands, determining a brand’s financial value is a difficult task. Despite a brand’s intangibility, it’s hard to deny just how effective a strong one can be at boosting a company’s bottom line. With this in mind, Brand Finance takes on the challenge of identifying the world’s most valuable brands in the world in its annual Global 500 Report. The graphic above, using data from the latest edition of the report, highlights the top 100 most valuable b

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Report: FDI Qualities Guide for Development Co-operation, OECD

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Oct 28, 2022
1 min

Report: FDI Qualities Guide for Development Co-operation, OECD

Strengthening the Role of Development Co-operation for Sustainable Investment This guide provides a framework to strengthen the role of development co-operation for mobilizing foreign direct investment (FDI) and enhancing its positive impact in developing countries. The guide reviews a broad range of financial and technical solutions for enhancing the impact of FDI on sustainable development and outlines ways donors can consider the impact of FDI on their strategies, thus sup

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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Sep 19, 2022
1 min

Resource - Will World's Biggest Free Trade Deal (RCEP) Succeed? | World Economic Forum: Panel

On 1st January 2022, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Cooperation (RCEP) kicked off, making ASEAN plus China, Japan and South Korea home to the biggest free trade deal in the world. But will this agreement create more jobs and help fight inflation? Or will it struggle to even get off the ground? Hear from panelists including Muhammad Lutfi, Indonesia Trade Minister, and Tak Niinami, CEO of Suntory, in this panel from the World Economic Forum titled “The Biggest Trade Deal

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The Inflation Factor: How Rising Food and Energy Prices Impact the Economy

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Sep 6, 2022
1 min

The Inflation Factor: How Rising Food and Energy Prices Impact the Economy

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the effects of energy supply disruptions are cascading across everything from food prices to electricity to consumer sentiment. In response to soaring prices, many OECD countries are tapping into their strategic petroleum reserves. In fact, since March, the U.S. has sold a record one million barrels of oil per day from these reserves. This, among other factors, has led gasoline prices to fall more recently—yet deficits could follow into 202

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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Aug 18, 2022
1 min

FDI in 2021: M&A Trends

Following an 11% decline in cross-border mergers and acquisitions in 2020, foreign M&A deals bounced back in 2021 and far exceeded pre-Covid-19 levels according to Investment Monitor’s Global FDI Annual Report 2022. The number of cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) announcements increased significantly in 2021 with a 45.2% jump compared to the previous year. Analysis from Investment Monitor’s Global FDI Annual Report 2022 revealed that foreign M&A levels grew at a faste

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New UNCTAD website monitors global trade and GDP in real time

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Jul 8, 2022
2 min

New UNCTAD website monitors global trade and GDP in real time

The site improves the utility and accessibility of UNCTAD’s nowcasts for the international community. UNCTAD launched on 1 July a new interactive website that provides real-time estimates on global trade and GDP, showing the impacts of the multiple global economic shocks. The website provides data-based estimates, known as nowcasts, which shed light on the continuing economic pressures of the war in Ukraine and the persistent strong inflationary concerns. They offer timely in

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Visualizing the Coming Shift in Global Economic Power (2006-2036p)

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Jun 28, 2022
1 min

Visualizing the Coming Shift in Global Economic Power (2006-2036p)

As the post-pandemic recovery chugs along, the global economy is set to see major changes in the coming decades. Most significantly, China is forecast to pass the United States to become the largest economy globally. The world’s economic center has long been drifting from Europe and North America over to Asia. This global shift was kickstarted by lowered trade barriers and greater economic freedom, which attracted foreign direct investment (FDI). Another major driving factor

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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

May 24, 2022
1 min

FINANCIAL SECRECY INDEX 2022

The Financial Secrecy Index is a ranking of jurisdictions most complicit in helping individuals to hide their finances from the rule of law. Financial secrecy facilitates tax abuse, enables money laundering and undermines the human rights of all. The index identifies the world’s biggest suppliers of financial secrecy and spotlights the laws that governments can change to reduce their contribution to financial secrecy. The Financial Secrecy Index thoroughly evaluates each juri

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Resource: Mapping the World's Special Economic Zones

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Dec 14, 2021
2 min

Resource: Mapping the World's Special Economic Zones

Excellent resource by Adrianople Group research team - Open Zone Map is the world’s first comprehensive attempt at mapping every single Special Economic Zone (SEZ). This map was created to improve public understanding of SEZs. Our goal is to inspire other researchers studying SEZs to create their own data sets, sparking a knowledge revolution. Zone Types: We divided our map into SEZ zone types, loosely based on the World Bank’s 2008 SEZ types and UNCTAD’s 2018 SEZ types. ‍ Sp

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How Countries Can Diversify Their Exports - IMF

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Sep 29, 2021
2 min

How Countries Can Diversify Their Exports - IMF

Four economy-wide factors—governance, education, infrastructure, and trade policy—relate closely to more varied and complex exports across countries As the world’s biggest copper producer, Chile’s shipments of the metal meet around one-third of global demand and represent about half its goods exports. But beyond mining’s dominance, Chile’s trade flows are more varied and complex than they may appear, with significant exports of vehicles, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications

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Trade Facilitation Committees Around the World - UNCTAD Resource

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Jun 1, 2021
1 min

Trade Facilitation Committees Around the World - UNCTAD Resource

Excellent updated resource by UNCTAD which allows you to explore National Trade Facilitation Committees on a global basis National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFC) are important platforms for institutional coordination and stakeholders’ consultation with balanced private and public sector participation. They enable the planning and implementation of successful trade facilitation reforms. UNCTAD has actively participated and supported the establishment of NTFCs in developi

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FDI Toolkit to facilitate sustainable investment for development

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Apr 23, 2021
1 min

FDI Toolkit to facilitate sustainable investment for development

New ITC publication offers insights from WTO discussions and regional agreements, model clauses and practical tips to help governments build their capacity to negotiate and implement investment agreements. One impact of the global health and economic crisis associated with COVID-19 has been the sharp 42% drop in foreign direct investment in 2020, compared to 2019. As the world emerges from the pandemic, revitalizing investment will be key to restarting the engine of the globa

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UN’s AI tool helps developing countries win trade deals

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Mar 10, 2021
2 min

UN’s AI tool helps developing countries win trade deals

Interview with Mia Mikic, former Director of Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, UNESCAP from 'Government Insider' The United Nations’ AI tool gives countries advice for negotiating trade deals. It suggests who to negotiate with, advocates which tariffs to lower, and lays out the benefits of each reduced tariff. This could be a game-changer for nations which lack the resources or experience with negotiations. “In many developed countries you have huge teams of people w

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World Bank - Trade and COVID-19 guidelines and information

GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Apr 2, 2020
1 min

World Bank - Trade and COVID-19 guidelines and information

Resources and information by our friends at World Bank on Trade & Covid 19 Maintaining trade flows during the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial in providing access to essential food and medical items and in limiting negative impacts on jobs and poverty. The speed and scale of the crisis are unprecedented. But governments can ameliorate the impact. This page provides initial guidance for policymakers on best practices to mitigate pandemic-related trade risks, support trade fac

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