Protectionism
Opinion: Economic isolation of China increases risk of a Taiwan invasion
A series of headlines in the recent weeks summarise what has been for several years now a growing reality: international…
UK blocks Chinese semiconductor investment
The UK is the latest country to block Chinese semiconductor investment as the global battle for semiconductor supply intensifies. The…
Will Meloni’s election victory usher in an anti-FDI era for Italy?
Giorgia Meloni of the far-right party Brothers of Italy has been elected as the country’s next prime minister and will…
US bans tech companies from building ‘advanced’ semiconductor factories in China
On Tuesday 6 September, the Biden administration in the US outlined new guidelines to its much-anticipated $50bn CHIPS and Science…
Opinion: Winter Olympics show of force foreshadows China’s 2022
China’s burning desire, that of a world order not dominated by ‘the West’, might as well have been plastered on…
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An olive branch or Trump Mk II: How have US global relations changed under Biden?
When Joe Biden was sworn into the presidency on the west front of the US Capitol in Washington on 20…
Top FDI locations continue to tighten their screening regulations
Against the backdrop of growing trade protectionism, foreign direct investment (FDI) regulation has become increasingly prevalent. Restrictions have been on…
Hyperinflation, political instability, falling FDI: Argentina’s crying shame
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez (L) delivers a speech next to Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner while presenting a bill…
Brazil remains in investment limbo as all eyes focus on 2022 elections
[caption id="attachment_63448" align="alignnone" width="658"] President Jair Bolsonaro looks set to take on Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil's 2022…
Weekly data: Why is Covax failing?
[caption id="attachment_59779" align="alignnone" width="658"] Some Covax supplies are getting through, but in quantities far smaller than had originally been targeted.…