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

New estimates show that world trade continues its remarkably strong but uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Key findings include:...

Cross-border trade has been a key driving force in the development of most of the world since the existence of the first civilizations....

The EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) has published two papers calling for more progress on ASEAN’s regional economic agenda and linking...

We are pleased to share the latest FDI & Trade Intelligence News and Resources from across KW Group Networks & Partners - For daily...

Interview with Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization What are the biggest challenges Customs authorities...

Interview with Mia Mikic, former Director of Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, UNESCAP from 'Government Insider' The United...

With only a limited number of product inspections carried out inside free zones, many customs administrations now require that tobacco...

If blockchain technology can help reduce the high fixed costs of engaging in these complex procedures, that would be a big win....

Trade in counterfeit goods represents a longstanding, and growing, worldwide socio-economic risk that threatens effective public...

A new international agreement promoting paperless trade officially took effect on Sunday, which analysts said will further leverage...

We are delighted to announce a new partnership between Dentsu Tracking and KW Group to lead development in the Asia Pacific region....

SMUGGLED wildlife, cigarettes, counterfeit medicines, substandard personal protective equipment (PPE), and even children's toys that...

System will strengthen tax and customs cooperation, enabling instantly the sharing and exchange of data and information, including...

The Asian Trade Centre, with generous support from the Hinrich Foundation, has launched a series of papers, Asia in the Digital Economy,...

Insight Report by World Economic Forum on how TradeTech is fundamental to harnessing the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution...

Foreign direct investment has been hard hit in 2020, with levels plummeting by 40–50%. Investment Monitor has identified five key trends...

The advantages China offers will not become available closer to home and the costs of reshoring are high and often prohibitive....

This note updates Trade facilitation and the COVID-19 pandemic from April 2020 with insights into the evolution of new border protocols...

MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR, 5 October 2020 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) together with A.P. Moller – Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD) today...

By Michael DiPaula-Coyle - Central to any #digitaltrade agenda should be three core principles: 1. Enable the Free Flow of Data 2....