Eugenia Perozo, Investment Monitor Journalist Profile

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Global FDI falls, but the digital economy continues to grow - report

5 days ago | investmentmonitor.ai | Eugenia Perozo

According to the latest World Investment Report from UNCTAD, global foreign direct investment (FDI) saw an overall increase of 4% in 2024. However, when excluding financial flows through European conduit economies, FDI actually decreased by 11% during the same year. The report also notes the importance of the digital economy, which has grown significantly since 2020, tripling its value to $360bn.
Alibaba Cloud to establish its second data centre in South Korea

1 week ago | investmentmonitor.ai | Eugenia Perozo

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing division of China-based Alibaba Group, plans to launch a second data centre in South Korea. The new centre aims to enhance the company’s regional infrastructure to accommodate the increasing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services. The company plans to launch the data centre by the end of June 2025. The new facility, which will be located near Seoul, is intended to complement the company’s current Korean node that was established in 2022.
Nippon Steel finalises US Steel takeover, with a golden caveat

1 week ago | investmentmonitor.ai | Eugenia Perozo

After 18 long months, Nippon Steel has finalised its $14.9bn (Y2.16trn) takeover of US Steel following an executive order from US President Donald Trump that approved the sale and secured a ‘golden share’ for the government. This share grants the government potential veto power over certain decisions. “President Trump has secured a perpetual Golden Share as part of Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel,” US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick wrote in a social media post on X.
Global start-up ecosystem value down, but AI-native start-ups on the rise - report

1 week ago | investmentmonitor.ai | Eugenia Perozo

The global economy still cannot shake off the pandemic downturn, and that includes start-up ecosystems, according to the Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking 2025. However, the authors draw a comparison between the current phase of AI integration into the global economy and the early days of internet adoption. They note that the key difference is that the current rate of AI growth is exponentially higher.
Ireland gets its own chips act with the 'Silicon Island' initiative- interview

2 weeks ago | investmentmonitor.ai | Eugenia Perozo

Nowadays, to get a seat on a global business stage that is increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) related investments, countries are rushing to find where they fit in the technology’s global supply chain. For Ireland, which already has an established domestic semiconductor sector, a new initiative is helping it sharpen its value proposition to investors.
EU removes UAE from dirty money list and adds Monaco

2 weeks ago | investmentmonitor.ai | Eugenia Perozo

The EU will remove the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from its list of countries with a high risk of money laundering, as it adds Monaco and eight others including Venezuela, Kenya and Lebanon. The change still needs to be approved by the EU member states in Parliament. The EU describes the list as “high-risk jurisdictions presenting strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes”.
Nvidia CEO on the UK: ‘I’m going to invest here’

2 weeks ago | investmentmonitor.ai | Eugenia Perozo

There was no shortage of praise between UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Jensen Huang, CEO of semiconductor giant Nvidia, during the opening panel of London Tech Week. Huang said it was “vital” to invest in the UK, where, in his view, the country’s research culture is one of its biggest assets.
The top five EU investors in China

3 weeks ago | investmentmonitor.ai | Eugenia Perozo

The last few months of tariff mayhem have dismantled the transatlantic trade order into a sort of abstract Rorschach test; whatever you see says more about you than whatever the objective reality is. Many have argued that the US’ mistreatment of traditional allies such as the EU will push more countries into the arms of China.
How the latest US tax bill increases uncertainty for foreign businesses

3 weeks ago | investmentmonitor.ai | Eugenia Perozo

The US’ latest tax bill, officially named the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, contains a section that could drastically change the business environment for foreign companies and investors in the US. Section 899 says that the US could increase taxes on foreign investments (such as subsidiaries from non-US multinationals) if these come from countries that the US deems to have unfair trade policies.
US-Mexico relations: tariff vertigo, construction and silver linings

3 weeks ago | investmentmonitor.ai | Eugenia Perozo

Ollie Brown is a GlobalData economist focusing on the construction sector and foreign direct investment in the LATAM region. Evidently for constructors and investors on either side of the US-Mexico border, US President Donald Trump’s tariffs are rewriting international trade relations with many implications across Latin American economies. Short-term, 25% levies on all exports to the US– made effective March 4th– are expected to cripple derived construction demand in Mexico.