Why the assault on US democracy is a business issue
Efforts to undermine the integrity of US elections carry a heavy cost for businesses and could weaken investment in the country.
Politics
FDI in Japan: How will the general election impact inflows?
Can Japan's upcoming general election result boost the country's inward FDI, which is much lower than in other major economies?
Is US democracy in its death throes?
Can US democracy survive efforts on multiple fronts to allow the Republican Party to overturn the results of the next presidential election?
Opinion: A new era of Chinese investment to the EU and UK is under way
Chinese acquisitions of EU and UK companies are becoming smaller in number and value, but Sino investment into Europe is far from dead.
The Abraham Accords one year on: How have they changed the Middle East?
Growth in trade and investment looks positive, but the bigger achievement of the Abraham Accords may be how it has changed the way business is conducted in the Middle East.
How German automotive investment in Hungary exposes the dark reality of globalisation
The Hungarian government is using German automotive companies to bolster its legitimacy. Why have Berlin, Brussels and foreign investors let this slide for so long?
White Papers
Hyperinflation, political instability, falling FDI: Argentina’s crying shame
Argentina is in a bad way, economically and politically, all while it recovers from a particularly destructive Covid-19 pandemic. Foreign investors, it would seem, are not impressed.
Better late than never? Why COP26 matters, to FDI markets and beyond
Whatever climate action is agreed at COP26, it will be too little, too late. Investment Monitor looks at how the event could influence FDI markets in coming years.
Opinion: The success of COP26 rests on it providing an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Superpowers need to provide the developing world with the greener infrastructure it urgently needs. As China is failing to do so with the Belt and Road Initiative, the West must step up at COP26.
Partner content
Weekly data: The Doing Business scandal shows the perils of mixing politics and data
It should come as no surprise that a report alleging data manipulation has seen the World Bank discontinue its Doing Business ranking.
Brazil remains in investment limbo as all eyes focus on 2022 elections
Brazil's economy has floundered under the populist rule of Jair Bolsonaro, meaning investors are in wait-and-see mode on the country until the 2022 presidential election.
“My laundry turns yellow outside”: How Chinese investment is polluting a Serbian town
A Chinese-run mine in Serbia is spewing high levels of pollution over the town of Bor. Why has it taken the Serbian government so long to react?
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