FDI Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/fdi/ an observatory of Asian economic power Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:43:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg FDI Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/fdi/ 32 32 Southeast Asia’s new PPP race https://asiapowerwatch.com/southeast-asias-new-ppp-race/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southeast-asias-new-ppp-race https://asiapowerwatch.com/southeast-asias-new-ppp-race/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:33:43 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3573 In an article on “Southeast Asia’s new PPP race“, by Alicia Buller for Partnerships Bulletin, I contributed comments on the competitive advantages of ASEAN’s top…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/southeast-asias-new-ppp-race/feed/ 0 Are the US and the EU being outflanked by China in the Middle East? https://asiapowerwatch.com/are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east https://asiapowerwatch.com/are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:14:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3564 I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sarwar Kashmeri on his podcast Polaris Live to answer this and other questions: 📍 What is the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 0 Weaker US dollar dents purchasing power and discretionary spending in Gulf https://asiapowerwatch.com/weaker-us-dollar-dents-purchasing-power-and-discretionary-spending-in-gulf/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weaker-us-dollar-dents-purchasing-power-and-discretionary-spending-in-gulf https://asiapowerwatch.com/weaker-us-dollar-dents-purchasing-power-and-discretionary-spending-in-gulf/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:04:17 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3496 I was invited by Deepthi Nair for The National News to share comments on the impacts of a weaker US dollar for GCC economies. As…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/weaker-us-dollar-dents-purchasing-power-and-discretionary-spending-in-gulf/feed/ 0 Turkey can turn crisis into catalyst for global trade power https://asiapowerwatch.com/turkey-can-turn-crisis-into-catalyst-for-global-trade-power/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turkey-can-turn-crisis-into-catalyst-for-global-trade-power https://asiapowerwatch.com/turkey-can-turn-crisis-into-catalyst-for-global-trade-power/#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:39:12 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3486 I published an Opinion piece in AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight, titled “Turkey can turn crisis into catalyst for global trade power“. 📍 A…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/turkey-can-turn-crisis-into-catalyst-for-global-trade-power/feed/ 0 Navigating corporate geopolitics in a world between orders https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:28:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3464 In the midst of Trump’s tariff shenanigans and escalating US-China trade war, I wrote an opinion piece titled “Navigating corporate geopolitics in a world between…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders/feed/ 0 The GCC’s quiet exposure to Trump’s high-stakes trade strategy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-gccs-quiet-exposure-to-trumps-high-stakes-trade-strategy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-gccs-quiet-exposure-to-trumps-high-stakes-trade-strategy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-gccs-quiet-exposure-to-trumps-high-stakes-trade-strategy/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:55:19 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3453 I shared comments with Rachel Clare McGrath Dawson for Fast Company Middle East on the rationale behind Trump’s high-stakes trade policy, the ensuing trade war…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-gccs-quiet-exposure-to-trumps-high-stakes-trade-strategy/feed/ 0 Gulf nations poised as ‘safe zones’ amid Trump 2.0 trade reset, but gains may be limited https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-nations-poised-as-safe-zones-amid-trump-2-0-trade-reset-but-gains-may-be-limited/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gulf-nations-poised-as-safe-zones-amid-trump-2-0-trade-reset-but-gains-may-be-limited https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-nations-poised-as-safe-zones-amid-trump-2-0-trade-reset-but-gains-may-be-limited/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:22:12 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3394 I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the expected impact of Trump 2.0 trade policies for the Gulf economies. As much…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-nations-poised-as-safe-zones-amid-trump-2-0-trade-reset-but-gains-may-be-limited/feed/ 0 UAE enters BRICS arena, balancing Moscow ties and Western pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:08:32 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3371 In this second article analysing what the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, has in store, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/feed/ 0 UAE’s BRICS Summit debut marks shift towards ‘concrete action’ https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:56:58 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3368 As the 2024 BRICS Summit is starting today in Kazan, Russia, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business about how this summit,…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/feed/ 0 Colombia is unprepared to handle the risks of Chinese tech investment https://asiapowerwatch.com/colombia-is-unprepared-to-handle-the-risks-of-chinese-tech-investment/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colombia-is-unprepared-to-handle-the-risks-of-chinese-tech-investment https://asiapowerwatch.com/colombia-is-unprepared-to-handle-the-risks-of-chinese-tech-investment/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 05:54:14 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3238 This article, co-authored with Daniel Poveda and Christian Heinze, is part of the report “Understanding China’s Tech Footprint in Colombia“, published on December 5th, 2023…

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