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Four of the five largest foreign direct investment (FDI) projects recorded in 2022 were in the semiconductor subsector. The global chip shortage has been a key topic for almost two years, and Covid-19-related supply chain issues, which impacted several industries, were significantly felt in the development of chips. Several large pushes have been made to ease these […]
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FacebookMessengerTwitterLinkedInShare ECONOMIC ZONES are expected to reap the benefits of the recently approved Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in the form of more diverse sources of foreign direct investment (FDI), according to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). “As the chief implementer of the ecozone program, PEZA hopes to attract more FDI from the RCEP
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Top story: pledges by local and foreign investors in Thailand rose by 39% to reach $20bn in 2022, the prime minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha (pictured) announced at a board meeting in January. Image via Thailand’s Board of Investment Thailand saw pledges by local and foreign investors jump 39% last year compared to the previous year,
Top story: manufacturer Qcells will expand its US solar module production capacity in the state of Georgia, creating 2500 jobs One of the world’s major solar panel producers, Korea’s Qcells, will invest $2.5bn to expand its solar module manufacturing capacity in the US state of Georgia, according to a press note from the office of
FDI round-up: US nabs $2.5bn solar plant, Amazon closures, UK wobbles, a hopeful China Read More »
India Ratings believes this could be because doing business in the services sector is less complicated than doing business in the manufacturing sector in India New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country’s services sector increased to $153.01 billion during April 2014 to March 2022 from $ 80.51 billion during April 2000 to March
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Investors must remember that Africa is not a country. Hannah Wanjie Ryder, CEO, Development Reimagined Even the IMF’s overarchingly negative outlook on what it terms sub-Saharan Africa “buries” their own forecast that four sub-Saharan African countries — Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Niger — will be among the 10 fastest-growing globally in 2023,
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Despite the Russia-Ukraine war, US monetary policy, and other global uncertainties, the Indian economy is projected to remain healthy. India may attract the eyes of overseas investors in 2023 as well on account of measures such as the rollout of the production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes and the projection of healthy economic growth. India has so far
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In 2020, for the 13 EU Member States which report inward foreign direct investment (FDI) positions by ultimate investing economy, the total value amounted to €2 990 billion. This inward FDI by ultimate investing economy was concentrated among a relatively small number of developed countries. The top ultimate investing economy was that of the United States, making up a
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The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is excited to present its third and final Investment Monitor Report of 2022, which is focused on two-way investment between Canada and Asia in the critical minerals sector: Investment Monitor 2022: Critical Minerals: How Prominent is Asia Pacific Foreign Direct Investment in Canada’s Critical Minerals Sector? The global shift towards
Top FDI regions have economies on average 27 times larger than bottom regions Unequal impact: the number of jobs created by greenfield FDI in the top regions is three times higher on average than in bottom regions. Image via Getty Images A new OECD report published on December 15 has found that regional disparities in foreign direct
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