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

Registrations Open - United Nations Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum: Boosting Foreign Direct Investment in the Digital Economy for...

UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 reveals a widening annual investment deficit that developing countries face as they work to achieve...

UNCTAD launches new index for countries to better measure economic potential - Countries can use the new generation Productive Capacities...

The production of electric vehicle batteries is among the greatest vulnerabilities in the global supply chain as China enjoys a near...

The toolkit has been developed for policymakers, international organizations, companies, analysts, researchers, and other stakeholders...

Every year, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) releases their Most Innovative Companies ranking. Based on a survey of over 1,000 innovation...

The concept of economic freedom serves as a vital framework for evaluating the extent to which individuals and businesses have the...

The OCO Global-WAIPA Innovation Report 2023, considered the responses of 74 IPAs focusing on challenges IPAs are facing in the long and...

FDI into the Asia-Pacific region grew in 2022, with the region seeing a 65% increase in capital expenditure from 2021, reaching $279.7bn....

This report gathers data from 74 Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) worldwide, providing insights into their strategies for addressing...

The guide provides governments with practical recommendations on how to efficiently and effectively allocate scarce resources towards...

This year's survey highlights the changing dynamics of Investment Promotion Agencies(IPAs)/Economic Development Agencies(EDAs) around 5...

New research shows how the search for talent is impacting Investment Promotion Agencies It’s almost two years since we last conducted our...

The Philippines was among the world’s fastest growing emerging markets in 2022, recording a GDP of 7.6 percent. This also represented the...

UNCTAD warns of policy-induced global recession; inadequate financial support leaves developing countries exposed to cascading crises of...

As the world moves towards the electrification of the transportation sector, demand for oil will be replaced by demand for electricity....

Much has been written about Indonesia’s 2022 successes- record inbound FDI and the highest GDP growth in ten years, driven by booming...

A few MNCs dominate FDI in e-mobility so far. Tesla, BMW and CATL lead the pack A handful of multinationals have dominated burgeoning...

Rapidly Expanding Data Needs Accelerate Growth and Drive Investor Interest, Even As Headwinds Persist Primary markets: many of these...

COP27 highlighted the many complexities of mobilizing the trillions of dollars needed for climate adaptation and mitigation in developing...