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

Held in partnership with United Nations ESCAP as part of the APAC Trade Investment & Innovation Week this is the first major in-person...

As the world acknowledges the real threat of global recession, where and how a company should invest has never been more challenging....

- Canberra has ratified the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement, which could take effect in the coming weeks - Deal...

FDI to and from the Asia-Pacific region has remained resilient in 2022 despite multifaceted crises globally and regionally. Learn more...

In 2022 HSBC surveyed 1,500 companies from China, France, Germany, India, the US, and the UK, and found that 90% of foreign companies...

A new Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) report, The Evolution of the Global Trading System: How the Rise of Asia and Next Generation...

Newly released demographic figures show that the populations of more than a third of China’s provinces have shrunk in 2021. The figures...

In a global economy facing a protracted period of weak growth and high inflation, Southeast Asia is a rare reason for optimism, with...

Southeast Asia has moved on from the challenges of Covid-19 and is fast re-emerging as a region that is enjoying rapid economic growth,...

Business confidence in Malaysia remains high on the back of growth potential in the ASEAN region, according to a report by Standard...

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...

As China nurtures its quasi-monopoly in manufacturing of critical products, other countries have started to reassess their trade and...

The end of the Asian ‘summit season’ brings a big sigh of relief to most participating members. The region appears to have gotten...

The US, Singapore, Ireland, Denmark, Hungary, Luxembourg, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden and Hong Kong rank as the top ten countries in the...

Malaysia and Vietnam have witnessed exponential FDI growth in 2022. Has their success come at China's expense? Malaysia has traditionally...

- An estimated $3.37 trillion worth, or 21% of all global trade, transited through the South China Sea in 2016, according to the United...

The 2022 ASEAN summit took place at the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, this past weekend, with China as an official guest. At the event,...

The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) is delighted to announce a partnership with the United Nations Economic...

Asean is now the third largest economy in Asia (in terms of 2020 GDP $2.9 trillion) after China ($15.5 trillion) and Japan ($5.1...

Secretariats, or a permanent management structure, play a critical role in the delivery and implementation of international agreements...