Tag "FDI"
In spite of challenges, Indonesia is booming
“Indonesia is the least-unattractive country in the world” -M. Chatib Basri, chairman of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board Things are going pretty well for Indonesia. Since surfacing virtually unscathed from
Competitiveness Report Digest Part II: The Levant and North Africa
See Part I for an introduction to the Arab World Competitiveness Report 2013. Just as the Gulf countries exhibit similar strengths and weaknesses, countries of the Levant and North Africa
Uzbekistan’s Search for Trade Partners
Uzbekistan’s increasing diversity in trading partners points to a decline in traditional Central Asian economic reliance on Russia and indicates the possibility of increased interdependence between the countries of Central
Tensions with Iran prevent economic cooperation in Afghanistan
Western tensions with, and sanctions against, Iran prevent cooperation which could promote an economically stable Afghanistan. Several months ago, reports surfaced indicating that the United States was unknowingly buying mixed,
Is Africa the new Eldorado for capital investors?
Over the next three years economic growth of Sub-Saharan Africa reaches 5% and will be higher than aggregate world growth. Capital investors are noticing. In an economic context of recession
Myanmar foreign investment law should inspire U.S. policy
Myanmar has signed the New York Convention, which essentially means that international business contracts in the country can now be predictably enforced. On March 6, the Myanmar Parliament agreed to
Ecuador continues to roar
Nicknamed ‘the jaguar of Latin America’, Ecuador continues to live up to its worthy title despite global economic slowdown that has affected much of its neighbouring states over the past