Asia-Pacific Foreign Investment Brief
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Space is no longer the sole domain of governments and aerospace and defense companies. Businesses that pursue emerging opportunities now...

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

The need for energy independence, manufacturing capacity, and a green transition will shape investment trends over the next decade. By...

After the disruptions of Covid-19, there is now massive potential for companies to outsource, and particularly nearshore, their IT...

Beijing, China, stands out as the world’s best location to set up a data centre, followed by outlier Addis Ababa, the capital city of...

Historically, the military sector has served as a testbed for various emerging technologies. Fledgling technology breakthroughs have been...

Megaprojects in hydrogen and offshore wind are behind another boom year for the sector Foreign investors announced 327 projects in...

Greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) into China has fallen to a new record low in the first half of 2022 amid geopolitical...

Incentives can be shifted to attract digital nomads in wake of global corporate minimum tax, Thibault Serlet, FDI Intelligence Even...

Global levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) saw a strong rebound in 2022, as the market started to recover from the pandemic-driven...

FDI 4.0 is a cross-border project that involves industry 4.0. No country or company can afford to ignore it. Excellent article by Douglas...

“Digital MNEs can provide a boost to competitiveness across all sectors, new opportunities for business and entrepreneurial activity and...

Chip crunch reshapes FDI landscape as the sun sets on oil and gas Unprecedented levels of investment in new chip-production capacity...

Get excited: ‘The Roaring 20s’ report predicts a $1 trillion digital economy in the region by 2030. GUESS how many people began using the...

Analysis of recent UNCTAD's World Investment Report presented by UOB FDI Advisory Global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) have...

Investment flows plunged globally by 35% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis. The fall was heavily skewed towards developed economies....

"ASEAN is poised to become a dramatic consumption opportunity, driven by four mega-forces: strong demographic trends; rising income...

Decoupling Between Washington and Western Industry By Scott Kennedy and Shining Tan Although the Trump administration does not openly...