Home-Grown Talent Essential For Investment Promotion - lnkd.in/g4A2Natb Fierce competition for highly skilled talent from abroad adds weight to domestic programs, Dr. Martin G. Kaspar, fDi Intelligence. Close collaboration between schools and busi…lnkd.in/gZwfhVte

World Economic Forum: We're Entering A New Era For Sustainable Investment. Here's Why - lnkd.in/gBds_raP - - Three major developments are coinciding to make 2023 the year that started a new era for global investment policy and practice. - New glob…lnkd.in/gFDQy2_6

#DigitalFDI in focus! “Digital FDI not only brings capital but also knowledge and technology for driving digital transformation in economies. Creating a digital-friendly investment climate is crucial to attracting digital FDI, requiring enablers such as…lnkd.in/gjSZ4uqR

Friend-Shoring Battery Supply Chains - lnkd.in/gXcE4juN - The production of electric vehicle batteries is among the greatest vulnerabilities in the global supply chain as China enjoys a near monopoly at the top of a hierarchical network. To adequat…lnkd.in/gkpYngeZ

Protectionism: Trade Restrictions Reach An All-Time High - lnkd.in/gFDAWxCw - The International Monetary Fund says “geoeconomic fragmentation” would weigh on global GDP The number of unilateral restrictions imposed by countries on cross-border trad…lnkd.in/g4Srsuk4

Australia’s defence ambitions need Southeast Asian trust - lnkd.in/g44cjZZM - Since its announcement in September 2021, AUKUS has been hotly debated both in Australia and Southeast Asia. Speculations among Australia’s neighbours on AUKUS’ potential…lnkd.in/gzhKwHka

Jump-Starting Thailand–Indonesia Electric Vehicle Collaboration: lnkd.in/gnt3GtVi - A former Indonesian minister of tourism once called Thailand and Indonesia ‘sparring partners’. This can be applied not only to tourism but also other sectors, espe…lnkd.in/grKgWrKv

WAIPA APAC team are pleased to invite registration for the ASEAN INVESTMENT FORUM: “Investments for Sustainable Development”, 2nd Sept, Jakarta - lnkd.in/gCNUvWmc - Organized by United Nations ESCAP, together with The ASEAN Secretariat, the Ministr…lnkd.in/gB6en-B5

#SDGs in focus! How can IPAs/corporates improve their collaboration with each other so that there is efficiency in meeting SDGs?  "The role of IPAs is an important one, they are catalyzers for investments where profits can be gained by focusing and ident…lnkd.in/gr2w94Ky

Papua New Guinea Pins Its Hopes On New SEZs - lnkd.in/gg_fztSE - The government has a pipeline of 12 special economic zones to diversify the economy “PNG’s decision to go into SEZs is probably the most important economic decision any government has…lnkd.in/gkiE-wKu

As per the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2023, “Investment gaps in SDG sectors have escalated to over $4 trillion annually, with energy, water, and transport infrastructure facing the largest deficits.” Read more here 👉 lnkd.in/ed6Bzk8W #WAIPA #…lnkd.in/gqquBVAC

Indonesia’s New Capital Looks to Attract Foreign Investors - lnkd.in/guX-iJBc - As Jakarta sinks, the Indonesian government has released a slew of incentives to lure FDI to the $29.2B mega project The FDI angle: -The new capital city of Nusantar…lnkd.in/gZrMYag7

World Economic Forum: The Top 10 Emerging Technologies Of 2023: Here's How They Can Impact The World - lnkd.in/gkB5hBjK - The World Economic Forum's newly-launched 'Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023' report lists this year's most impactful emer…lnkd.in/g_2W_XMg

United Nations ESCAP, WAIPA & World Economic Forum Partner To Present United Nations Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum, Xiamen, China, 9 Sept - lnkd.in/gzbdy_Dq - Boosting Foreign Direct Investment in the Digital Economy for Sustainable Development Th…lnkd.in/gsFUqNGV

Exploring 6 months of WAIPA's global adventures in just 60 seconds! Stay tuned for an equally busy final stretch for 2023. lnkd.in/gFacjmsK

Asia Primary Destination For Over Half of Global FDI: UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 - lnkd.in/gHGS_t37 - UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 reveals a widening annual investment deficit that developing countries face as they work to achie…lnkd.in/gDVc3u8q

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The countdown for the highly anticipated 27th World Investment Conference has officially begun.. only 100 days to go! Stay tuned! #27thWIC

Asia is digitising faster than any other region, as shown by its fast adoption of digital payments, expanding pool of Stem graduates and growing data centre investments. But Andrew Keable argues that governments must do more to seize this FDI opportunity on.ft.com/49amIMm