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

According to the World Bank Group, economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific will drop in 2022, as China which shapes 86% of the...

- Capital earmarked for sustainable investment has been growing dramatically, even during COVID-19, reaching more than $35 trillion. -...

The outlook for foreign investment is beginning to look a bit brighter after more than a year of severe shock from COVID-19. The...

The World Bank’s projections suggest that the region will bear the scars of COVID-19 for many years to come. The Asia-Pacific region will...

With the growing importance of foreign direct investments (FDI) for accelerating development, to eradicate unemployment and increase...

Irregularities in the data saw the withdrawal of this year's World Bank Doing Business report. Investment Monitor delves into the world...

By ODD-HELGE FJELDSTAD & GAEL RABALLAND Customs are often perceived as one of the most corrupt institutions in developing countries....

Global value chains (GVCs) have powered economic transformation by enabling developing countries to specialize and catalyze growth and...

Promoting regional trade, investments - The World Bank (WB) has expressed interest to help the National Board of Revenue (NBR) modernise...

By Kher, Priyanka & Chun, Dongwook Political risks covers a wide range of issues, and this note focuses on a subset of political risk:...

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2020—The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a major opportunity for countries to boost growth,...

WAIPA and theThe World Bank launch joint report on the “State of Investment Promotion Agencies: Evidence from WAIPA-WBG’s Joint Global...

Resources and information by our friends at World Bank on Trade & Covid 19 Maintaining trade flows during the COVID-19 pandemic will be...

In line with the government’s thrust of enhancing #customsprocedures towards efficient and world-class #tradefaciliation the National...