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Topic: FDI
Foreign Direct Investment into and from Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Central Asia
Ingka to build first IKEA-anchored Indian shopping centre
Ingka Group, the Dutch holding company that controls the majority of IKEA’s worldwide store network, is…
24 multinationals chose KSA in FII coup for Crown Prince
24 multinationals, including PepsiCo, Schlumberger and Boston Scientific, told attendees at the FII investment forum in…
Saudi replaces bank governor as PIF changes tack
New SAMA governor's appointment coincides with PIF sovereign wealth fund's push to attract more investment into…
Vietnam emerges as new FDI hot spot
Vietnam is emerging as new hotspot for investors with Asian ambitions
Buffett bets on Japan just as Abe bows out
Warren Buffett builds up stakes in Japan's five trading houses in the same week that PM…
Assad looks to Russia to help rebuild Syria
It could cost as much as $400bn to rebuild the Syrian economy, President Bashar al-Assad told…
Branson brings hyperloop to India
The journey time between Mumbai and the university town of Pune could be slashed from three…
Apple’s Chinese data centre to open in 2020
Apple’s Chinese $1bn data centre should be up and running by 2020, sources close to the…
Realities of Chinese FDI in Russia come home to roost by Baikal
The day-to-day implications of Russia’s pivot eastward are gradually unfolding for its Far Eastern and Siberian…
Surge in high-tech investments helps Guandong shake off low-cost image
Foreign direct investment into Guangdong surged by 13.6% to just under $17bn in the first nine…
South Korea and Uzbekistan sign $9bn investment package
As Uzbekistan and South Korea mark the 25th anniversary of official diplomatic ties between the two…
$1.5bn Tajik aluminium plant deal highlights China’s growing influence in Central Asia
A Chinese company has agreed to invest $1.8bn in the construction of a new aluminium plant…
Saudis pump $500bn into high-tech city as ‘baby boomers’ head for job market
Saudi Arabia is planning to invest $500bn in a futuristic city run entirely on alternative sources…
Promise of $3bn Saudi investment on table as Salman lands in Moscow
Russia and Saudi Arabia are expected to announce the launch of two $1bn investment funds this…
Now Total considers investing $10bn in Iranian petrochemicals development
Just months after signing a $5bn deal to participate in the development of Iran’s giant offshore …
Russia offers Japan bridge to Trans-Siberian Railway in Far East investment charm offensive
The prospect of being able to travel from London to Tokyo without risking wet feet was…
India offers to invest $11bn in Iran’s Farzad-B – and to take all the gas home
An Indian consortium headed up by ONGC Vicesh has said that it is willing to spend…
Rosneft consortium clinches ‘masterpiece’ $13bn Essar Oil deal
Rosneft’s bid to head up the largest ever foreign investment in India’s history looks set to…
Nazarbayev and Xi “open new page” in relations with $8bn investment package
The Kazakh and Chinese Presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev and Xi Jinping yesterday gave their blessing to representatives…
Gulf sovereign wealth funds due to confirm $20bn of Russian deals at SPIEF
With business chiefs from across the world due to descend on St Petersburg for its annual…
China hits speed bump on Silk Road
As President Xi Jinping prepares to welcome 28 heads of state to conference in Beijing this…
Saudi Vision 2030 ‘could attract $1trn in FDI over next 15 years’ – OECR
Saudi Vision 2030, the KSA’s plan to diversify the kingdom’s oil-dependent economy could attract up to…
Australia rebuffs China over Silk Road
China is expected to suffer a rare setback in its drive to develop its $4trn One…