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US clears UK to keep exemption from foreign investment reviews Real estate and non-controlling deals free from screenings after Britain steps up rules Treasury secretary Janet Yellen chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US, which decided to allow the UK to keep its carve-out for some foreign investment deals © Bloomberg US clears […]

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FDI round-up: Fortescue to axe 1000 jobs, CIP invests €8bn in Portuguese wind, Singapore’s investment record

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Top story: Fortescue Metals’ boss Andrew Forrest, (pictured with Australia’s former prime minister, Scott Morrison), is preparing to cut the group’s headcount. Image via Getty Images Australia’s Fortescue Metals plans to axe 1000 jobs, according to the country’s national newspaper The Australian. The job cuts will be across its back-office and clean energy business, Fortescue Future

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FDI round-up: Total pauses Adani investments, Taiwan and Canada talk trade, Unilever doubles down on Mexico

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Top story: Total’s investment with Adani Group has been called into question after allegations of fraud at the Indian conglomerate. Image via Mercury Bloomberg. France’s TotalEnergies has halted a planned $4bn green hydrogen investment with the beleaguered Indian conglomerate Adani Group, the energy titan told reporters at the Financial Times. Total said on February 8 that it

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What Happens When Foreign Investment Becomes a Security Risk?

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The United States is both the world’s largest foreign direct investor and the largest beneficiary of foreign direct investment (FDI). But like every sovereign country, it has sought to temper its embrace of open markets with the protection of its national security interests. Achieving this balance, which has shifted over time, has meant placing certain limitations on

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FDI round-up: US and Nepal sign energy pact, Wolfspeed hunts Germany’s chips, IFC pulls Azerbaijan from oil

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Our pick of the best foreign investment stories on February 2 Top story: US foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will invest $500 million to advance Nepal’s electricity system. Image via Bloomberg Mercury Nepal’s government and the US foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) have shaken hands on a new $500m compact agreement

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FDI round-up: Israel hints at Saudi trade link, Canadian fund pauses China activity, GM snaps up lithium mine

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Our pick of the best foreign investment stories on February 1 Top story: Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted at a trade link with Saudi Arabia as Indian magnate Gautam Adani promises to revamp the Haifa por Mr Adani said at the same event that he would continue to invest in Israel and build

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FDI round-up: Iran ‘not happy’ with Chinese FDI, Lidl accelerates UK spending, Nestlé extends Colombia reach

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Top story: Iran’s deputy finance minister, Ali Fekri, has criticised China for its low investment figures into his country Iran’s deputy finance minister has criticised China for its low investment figures in the country as Iran battles ongoing US sanctions to reach a $10bn foreign direct investment (FDI) goal, state-run media reported on January 28. Ali Fekri, who leads

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FEED contract awarded for Australian coalbed methane project

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Existing operations: Santos’ Fairview coalbed methane project in Queensland’s Arcadia Valley area.Photo: SANTO Verbrec studying potential of early production scheme for Mahalo North to supply east coast gas market Australian engineering services company Verbrec has won a front-end engineering study for compatriot Comet Ridge’s planned Mahalo North gas development via a joint award from Denison,

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Foreign investment in Mexico’s tourism sector hit US $3.4B in 2022

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February 27, 2023 Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico’s tourism sector reached record levels in 2022, totaling US $3.4 billion, Tourism Minister Miguel Torruco Marqués said in a statement on Sunday.   Last year’s figure exceeds the 2019 FDI in the tourism sector, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the recorded figure was $1.1 billion. It also

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