In recent years, with growing concerns from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) about potential threats to national interests, many countries have established or updated their FDI screening mechanism on the grounds of national security. However, there is a lack of clear understanding of what...

The UK Inward investment is likely to be negatively affected in several ways in the event of a "Brexit" via customs barriers, but even "softer" forms of Brexit such as the current potential agreement are likely to cause customs delays, Limits companies' ability to transfer employees and...

The recent U.S.-China strategic competition has further increased the risk and uncertainty of the Taiwan issue. In addition, with the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine War, the international community's concern about the Taiwan Strait has grown, and the strategic value of Taiwan is rising even more...

This paper aims to assess the foreign direct investment inflows in Ethiopia despite peace and security challenges in the country with particular emphasis in post 2018 up to 2022.In conducting this study, researcher applied qualitative research method by relying on secondary data. These were...

Foreign investment is the backbone of Maldives economy. However, the proliferation of investment arbitration against the Maldives may deeply hamper its investment regime. Since Maldives Foreign Investment Law does not refers to any preferred mode of dispute settlement, every investment agreement...

In a complex global production landscape, the quest for measures of economic activity by multinational enterprises (MNEs) has become more pressing. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) statistics, which capture financing aspects of MNEs, have often been used as a proxy for multinational production...

The growing complexity of the financing and ownership structures of multinational enterprises (MNEs) leads to control chains that extend across a number of countries and obscure the ultimate sources and destinations of foreign direct investment (FDI). This results in what is known in the...

Can a resource boom induce long-term local economic development? Do multinational companies (MNCs) foster such equilibria or move away the economic gains from the booming sector? This study examines the heterogeneous economic impacts of MNCs and domestic firms on the characterization of the...

This study examines the dynamics of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines and the role of government policies, risks, and benefits in fostering economic growth and development. The research finds that government policies play a crucial role in attracting FDI, with the Philippine...

The objective of this research is to analyze whether there is a spillover or crowding out effect of FDI on domestic private investment in 40 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2003 to 2020. Thus, a dynamic panel model estimated by the GMM-system method is used. We find a spillover...