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

Globally, 2021 was marked by a gold rush, with startup funding more than doubling that of the previous year. By contrast, 2022 was marked...

Malaysia has approved investments worth RM 264.6 billion, expected to create 140,370 job opportunities through a total of 4,454 projects....

Despite a good start to 2022 for global trade, its growth turned negative in the last half of the year. However, where trade values went...

The United States House of Representatives has passed the Partner with Asean Act – which would authorise Asean to be designated as an...

This report analyses progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific as well as the availability of data. It...

Visualizing Where Clean Energy Technologies Are Manufactured - When looking at where clean energy technologies and their components are...

Riding a surge in investment pledges, the kingdom woos the smart industries of tomorrow! When Akio Toyoda, head of the world’s largest...

When are European executives most likely to contact an investment promotion agency during a #SiteSelection project? The answer may...

- South Pacific is no longer the ‘hole of the Asia-Pacific doughnut’, and the biggest economies want a bigger bite - China is also...

The EU and Thailand announced the relaunch of negotiations for an ambitious, modern and balanced free trade agreement (FTA), with...

Are you searching for a reliable partner to catalyze Asia Pacific's economic development, amplify international trade, and unlock...

Jan-Feb data reveal foreign investment up 6% y-o-y, with high-tech shining Global companies remain steadfast in their view that...

With Southeast Asia’s strategic position at the heart of international trade routes, there is no shortage of international investors...

Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, is targeting nearly US$49 billion (S$66.2 billion) in foreign direct investment (FDI) this...

The Technology and Innovation Report 2023 highlights the opportunities that green innovation – goods and services with smaller carbon...

BOI secretary general says there is now more focus on ease of doing business and R&D; Narit Therdsteerasukdi, secretary general of the...

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to net zero, making renewable energy a growing attraction for FDI. By Viola Caon...

We are happy to share that WAIPA and ESCAP signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) at the UN Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand to...

A lot of new portmanteaus have appeared in the pages of The Economist in recent years, many of them referring to phenomena in business...

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing division of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), said on Wednesday it plans to invest $6 billion in...