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

Join us for the first major in-person event for WAIPA in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023 - REGISTER Participation is open to all...

It is hard to find anyone who has not experienced supply chain disruptions during the pandemic, be it an exercise bike or a computer...

Future-gazing analysis, predictions and speculation Welcome to The World Ahead 2023, our guide to the coming year. Our correspondents and...

The Asia-Pacific region continues to be the largest contributor to the worldwide build-up of preferential trade agreements (PTAs),...

We would like to wish all of our friends, partners, and families a very happy festive period and invite you to join us for 2023 for the...

Top stories: Global goods trade growth expected to slow; US-EU tensions over clean-tech subsidies; WTO champions green trade; Australia...

The world’s fastest years of economic growth are likely already behind it — expansion is slowing as population growth weakens, according...

The move comes amid a decline in offshore financial centers’ share of global FDI The United States recorded the largest increase of...

Amid escalating tensions between the world’s two great powers, Asian nations have found themselves in increasingly difficult positions,...

One exception continues to be ASEAN countries, where Chinese companies have been finding new, enthusiastic buyers for their products....

Sending and receiving goods across borders is becoming so complex—and the penalties for missteps so steep—that risk management in trade...

Space is no longer the sole domain of governments and aerospace and defense companies. Businesses that pursue emerging opportunities now...

Just as COVID-19 swept across Southeast Asia in three primary waves, so too has the macroeconomic impact of the pandemic and the region’s...

The production partnership is through the Biologics Pharma Innovation Programme Singapore (BioPIPS), which is a consortium started by...

- A ‘non-aligned’ foreign policy is key, as is Asean’s preference for dialogue and cooperation over the intense rivalry of the great...

East Asia shows resilience although geopolitical tensions, high energy prices, rising interest rates, and persistent inflation are...

Volatile energy prices are squeezing household costs and business productivity in Europe. In response, some companies may move production...

Trade of East Asian economies has shown resilience, South-South trade has lagged during Q3 2022. Following a record year, global trade...

Developing countries in Asia and the Pacific should take the opportunity to build resilient financial systems as they recover from the...

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement started on 1 January 2022. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership...