Philippine bid to boost foreign investment will stall

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Current Account ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Current Account Deficit ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Rice Farmers

Subject The Philippines's current account deficit and foreign investment problems. Significance The Philippines has just said July was the fourth consecutive month in which exports increased, but the current account deficit is nonetheless widening. Meanwhile, foreign direct investment (FDI) pledges are down. President Rodrigo Duterte’s government has identified four items of legislation to boost FDI, but they are struggling to make their way through Congress. Impacts GDP growth for 2019 will likely be close to 6%, but below the government’s targeted 6-7%. Recent declines in iron and steel imports suggest there will be bottlenecks in developing infrastructure. The hardship experienced by rice farmers following the introduction of a rice tariff could be a major issue in the 2022 elections.

Does foreign direct investment influence R&D activity in the host country? Evidence from Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Van Ha ◽  
Mark J. Holmes ◽  
Gazi Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Heckman Selection Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Domestic Firms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Local Firms

PurposeThis study focuses on the linkages between foreign direct investment and the research and development (R&D) and innovation activity of domestic enterprises in Vietnam.Design/methodology/approachThe Heckman selection model approach is applied to a panel dataset of nearly 7,000 Vietnamese firms for the 2011–2015 study period to investigate the impact of foreign presence on the R&D of local firms through horizontal and vertical linkages. Probit model estimation is employed to examine how foreign investment influences the innovation activity of local companies.FindingsWhile there are a small number of firms carrying out R&D activities in Vietnam, foreign or joint domestic–foreign venture firms are less inclined than domestic firms to undertake R&D. Domestic factors that include capital, labor quality, location and export status of firm have a significant effect on the decision of domestic firms to participate in R&D activity. Only forward linkages and the gross firm output are found to have an impact on the R&D intensity of domestic enterprises, while other factors appear to have no significant influence on how much firms spend on R&D activities.Practical implicationsIn order to promote the R&D activity of domestic firms, policy should focus on (1) the backward linkages between local firms in downstream sectors with their foreign suppliers in upstream sectors, and (2) the internal factors such as labor, capital or location that affect the decisions made by domestic firms.Originality/valueGiven that foreign investment may affect R&D and innovation activity of local firms in host countries, the impact is relatively unexplored for many emerging economies and not so in the case of Vietnam. The availability of a unique survey on Vietnamese firm technology and competitiveness provides the opportunity to address this gap in the literature.

Fading FDI faces increasing challenges in Chile

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
Sharp Drop ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Investment Promotion ◽  
The Government

Subject The fall in foreign investment last year. Significance The government has launched a new Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (APIE) to buck a sharp drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year. Breaking with the country's long-standing sector-agnostic approach, the agency will seek to attract investment to specific sectors, including energy, public infrastructure and the food industry. Impacts A more business-friendly administration in Argentina could potentially divert FDI from Chile. Critics of the new FDI regulation maintain that it will dampen inflows. Efforts to attract investment in food and mining services represent a bid to diversify from mineral exports.

scholarly journals Foreign Direct Investment: A Feature Key Drive’s for India’s Growth in it Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S10) ◽  
pp. 126-131
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Current Account ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Current Account Deficit ◽  
Trade Deficit ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
Innovative Solution ◽  
Growth Prospects

The IT sector continues the main drivers of development in India, contributing nearly 72 percentage of its added gross value in 2017-18. However, this sector's growth in 2017-18 was moderate to 8.2 percent compared to 9.7 percent in the past year, although it remains greater than the IT sector, a main driver in FDI is frequently found in the open economy, a growth in investment assumes significant against the backdrop of widening current account deficit and trade deficit the country’s current account deficit is likely touch 2.8 percent of GDP 2018-19 on the IT sector, has increased its contribution to India has been rapidly moving upwards on the technology adoptions curve to improve and deliver leading it has excelled in business developing innovative solution and collaborating larger firms to meet the current needs of the IT sector. which offers a qualified workforce and excellent growth prospects for investors compared to tightly regulated in Foreign Direct Investment, perhaps it needs not only capital investment, but as well as technology. It could be included that the analyzed trend values are preferred to FDI inflows in IT Sector

India’s growth will be fragile

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Current Account ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Current Account Deficit ◽  
General Election ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Hindu Nationalism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Current Account

Subject Outlook for India's GDP growth. Significance India’s GDP statistics point to robust growth and its stock market indices suggest a boom. Yet inflation is high, the current account deficit is widening, the rupee has depreciated and investors are increasingly wary. Impacts Prime Minister Narendra Modi will highlight India’s growth figures in campaigning for a second term early next year. Opposition parties will push back on Modi by suggesting India’s growth is largely ‘jobless’. Any sign of an economic downturn prior to the general election could prompt Modi to appeal more to Hindu nationalism to garner support.

The determinants of foreign direct investment in ASEAN

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phonesavanh Xaypanya ◽  
Poomthan Rangkakulnuwat ◽  
Sasiwimon Warunsiri Paweenawat
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Unobserved Effects ◽  
Facility Level ◽  
Stages Of Economic Development ◽  
Significant Factors

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the significant factors determining foreign direct investment (FDI) in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (ASEAN3) and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore (ASEAN5). Design/methodology/approach – This paper applies the first differencing technique to estimate the parameters on the constructed panel data starting from 2000 to 2011. Findings – Due to the different stages of economic development between ASEAN3 and ASEAN5, the determinants of FDI are different. We found that there are significantly positive effects of infrastructure facility, level of openness, and negative effect of inflation on FDI inflow in ASEAN3; while real exchange rate, gross domestic product and net official development assistance have no effect on its FDI. The finding in ASEAN5 showed that market size and infrastructure facility are significant factors to attract FDI. Furthermore, even though there are an increase in inflation rate as well as a decrease in level of openness measurement, ASEAN5 are still attractive to foreign investors. Originality/value – The time variant and invariant unobserved effects that are ignored in the previous studies are considered in this study.

EU scrutiny of Chinese investment will increase

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
European Council ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chinese Investment ◽  
Exchange Of Information ◽  
European Parliament Elections ◽  
The Eu

Subject Investment screening in the EU. Significance The European Council is likely to vote in the autumn on a Commission proposal to introduce a foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanism in the EU. Although member states are divided on this issue, legislation is expected to be adopted by the end of the year. Impacts The proposed mechanism could complicate EU-China relations. It would enable more coordination and exchange of information on national foreign investment decisions. If the mechanism is not adopted by the end of the year, it could be significantly delayed due to the May 2019 European Parliament elections.

scholarly journals Link among energy consumption, carbon dioxide emission, economic growth, population, poverty, and forest area

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabiul Islam ◽  
Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Asean Countries ◽  
Negative Impacts

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship among energy consumption (EC), carbon dioxide emission, economic growth, foreign direct investment, population, poverty, and income of four Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, namely, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and the Philippines. Design/methodology/approach An econometric analysis was used to achieve the goal of this study taking the period of 1995-2014. Findings The results of the study motivated the researcher to recommend that four ASEAN countries, namely, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and the Philippines should increase their energy efficiency, increase the share of green energy from their total energy use, and increase energy conservation in order to reduce the unnecessary wastage of energy. Originality/value The findings validate that economic growth, population, and income have positive and statistically significant impacts on EC, while carbon dioxide emission, foreign direct investment and poverty have negative impacts on EC for Malaysia. Economic growth, income and poverty have positive and statistically significant impacts on EC, while carbon dioxide emission, foreign direct investment and population have negative impacts on EC for Singapore. Carbon dioxide emission and foreign direct investment have positive and statistically significant impacts on EC, while economic growth, population, poverty and income have negative impacts on EC for the Philippines. Finally, economic growth, carbon dioxide emission and income have positive and statistically significant impacts on EC, while foreign direct investment, population and poverty have negative impacts on EC for Malaysia.

scholarly journals Economic-legal analysis of international investments

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-122
Author(s):  
Vladan Stanković ◽  
Gordana Mrdak ◽  
Miloš Miljković
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Current Account ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Current Account Deficit ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
International Investments ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Countries In Transition

The subject of this paper is an analysis of advantages and disadvantages of international investments - foreign direct investment (FDI) with a brief overview of the Republic of Serbia and its level and structure of FDI. Foreign direct investment is an important factor in development, especially in developing countries and countries in transition. Countries in transition, which includes Serbia and all Western Balkan countries feel a lack of capital, so it is important for them to fill the gap with foreign direct investment. For countries with current account deficits, FDI is used to increase exports and alleviate current account deficit problems. Based on experience and theoretical consideration, the paper points out the necessity of changes in our business environment, in order for Serbia to use foreign direct investments (with all its negative characteristics) which can and must give a special contribution and impetus to its economic growth.

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