Danielle Myles

1 week ago | thebanker.com | Danielle Myles

Italy’s minister of economy and finance Giancarlo Giorgetti argued that it may be time to rethink globalisation through the lens of economic security as he opened the Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting in Milan. At the opening session of the multilateral event this week, Giorgetti echoed government officials from other ADB members by calling for international co-operation to mitigate the risks posed by today’s trade and geopolitical fragmentation.

2 weeks ago | fdiintelligence.com | Danielle Myles

Australia’s election this weekend has brought to a head security concerns over Chinese ownership of the country’s most strategic port, with both prospective new governments vowing to employ rarely-used clawback powers to return it to Australian hands. Darwin Port, which in 2015 was leased to Beijing-controlled Landbridge for 99 years for A$506m ($320m), is the latest example of national security concerns thrusting foreign direct investment (FDI) into the election spotlight.

2 months ago | fdiintelligence.com | Danielle Myles

The foreign direct investment (FDI) industry is taking great strides to improve gender balance, but cultural challenges and leadership gaps are holding back progress despite mounting evidence that diversity spurs commercial success. These are key messages from fDi’s survey on gender balance within the industry, which drew responses from organisations in each continent which work across areas spanning investment and export promotion, advisory, policy-making and free zones.

2 months ago | fdiintelligence.com | Danielle Myles

Indonesia’s ambitious new sovereign wealth fund (SWF) Danantara has sparked early concerns over governance and political risks, which analysts warn could complicate rather than improve the country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) prospects. Launched on February 24 with initial assets under management (AUM) of Rp300tn ($18bn), the government wants Danantara to ultimately hold $900bn in AUM, which would make it the seventh biggest SWF in the world, according to GlobalSWF.

2 months ago | fdiintelligence.com | Danielle Myles

US president Donald Trump’s early efforts to hike tariffs on everywhere from China to Canada has sparked renewed interest in the country’s 90 year-old foreign trade zone (FTZ) programme. The driving principle behind FTZs — the US version of free trade zones — is mitigating the impact of tariffs. Faced with the prospect of higher costs for inputs from abroad, more companies are assessing FTZs as a potential solution.