Opinion | What does Xi’s hi-tech push mean for China?

Between 1980 and 2017, China’s foreign direct investment increased by more than 90 times, making it by far the top recipient among emerging markets. Similarly, when China first started its economic reforms in 1978, its population was around 960 million. By 2017, it had reached nearly 1.4 billion, adding more than 10 million newborns each … Read more

Improving FII inflows: Time to re-evaluate your portfolio

The attractiveness of the Indian markets is far from ebbing out. In the beginning of 2024 itself, there is another favourable development regarding the Indian markets. Bloomberg proposed to include India FAR (fully accessible route) government securities in the Bloomberg EM Local Currency Index. Quite naturally, this will ensure flows into the Indian markets. Capital … Read more

Negotiating bilateral investment treaties to sustain FDI growth: FM Sitharaman

New Delhi: India is negotiating bilateral investment treaties (BIT) to sustain the growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country in the spirit of ‘first develop India’, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech for 2024-25.“The FDI inflows during 2014-23 was $596 billion marking a golden era. That is twice the inflow … Read more

Outgoing French ambassador to Nigeria speaks about time in Nigeria, new role

France’s outgoing ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, on Thursday, walked confidently into one of the halls of the embassy where journalists were waiting to speak with her about the sudden call to return to France. She had already applied and received approval to be in Nigeria until 2025 when President Emmanuel Macron asked her to … Read more

China unveils plan to boost business environment in the Greater Bay Area

Beijing has drawn up a blueprint designed to foster a world-leading business environment in its Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. The release of the three-year action plan by the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top economic planner, comes as the world’s second-largest economy is grappling with a dip in … Read more