Foreign Direct Investment

Russia's FDI plummets 48% in 9 months

Russia's Federal Statistics Service said that the country's foreign direct investment (FDI) plummeted an annual 48.1 percent, the most on record, to $10 billion in the first nine months of the year, AP reported. Overall foreign...

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5 reasons behind the rise of China

A rising China has not only inched closer to the US, it has also developed backward linkages - through the 'disassembly line' - with a host of other countries, including developed ones, says Ashok K Lahiri. Then some Asian...

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11. Driving private investments

Mida’s efforts to put Malaysia on the high-growth path FIRST impressions do matter. “Certainly not,” says Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (Mida) director-general Datuk Jalilah Baba, pointing out that the latest...

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4. Zeti: Economy picked up at faster pace in Q3

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia joined the Asian recovery bandwagon, with the pace of its economic activities in the third quarter picking up at a faster pace than most had expected. Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz told...

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Al-Saq'abi: Kuwait safe haven for foreign investment

Secretary General of Kuwait Banking Association (KBA) Nabil Al-Saq'abi said on Friday the State of Kuwait is one of the most investment-attractive countries. Speaking to KUNA on the sidelines of the Annual Arab Banking...

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Mexico FDI plunges 37 pct in first 9 months of 2009

MEXICO CITY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Foreign direct investment in Mexico plunged 37 percent in the first nine months of 2009 as the world financial crisis bit into capital flows, according to data released by the government on...

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Good News from VIPC Capital Management - International Investors Now Can Own a House in Vietnam

As one of the most attractive markets in Asia Pacific, foreign investment to Vietnam has continuously increased, regardless of global economic crisis, with USD 60 billion of approved FDI in 2008 and high expected figures in...

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Lessons from 9MP – private investment is key

WHILE the Government acknowledges that the country’s economy has underperformed under the 9MP, it believes the way forward is to focus on building resilience so that the economy can weather the future storms well.

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If foreign portfolio inflows become excessive, some curbs are inevitable

Aditya Birla Group chief economist Ajit Ranade speaks about the impact of rising capital inflows Mumbai: With international investors buying $15.4 billion (Rs71,764 crore) of Indian stocks this year, 2009 may perhaps see the...

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Sri Lanka keen to attract Chinese FDIs: Travel and tourism on the increase

A catalyst for investment is travel and tourism and the rise in the number of Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka and the growing trade between China and Sri Lanka is expected to increase the Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs)...

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