The Future of Foreign Investment in Southeast Asia

Since 1982, most Latin American countries have witnessed slow economic growth and a persistent net transfer of funds to the rest of the world as a result of sharply reduced inflows of private international bank lending and large debt payment obligations. Against this background direct foreign investment (DFI) has received increasing attention as one important element in overcoming the present stagnation-cum-debt crisis as well as in contributing to renewed economic growth. This article explores the possible contributions of DFI to the future economic growth and development of the region.1

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Will Southeast Asia Collaborate? The Future of Asean

The Antioch Review ◽

10.2307/4637648 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Dick Wilson

Keyword(s):

Southeast Asia ◽

The Future

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The transformation of the global palm oil cluster: dynamics of cluster competition between Africa and Southeast Asia (c.1900–1970)

Journal of Global History ◽

10.1017/s1740022818000207 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 374-398 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Valeria Giacomin

Keyword(s):

Twentieth Century ◽

Communities Of Practice ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Foreign Investment ◽

Knowledge Exchange ◽

Business Environment ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Cooperation And Competition ◽

Knowledge And Practice

AbstractThis article explains the rise of palm oil as a global commodity during the twentieth century as the result of cooperation and competition between two different clusters in former colonial territories. The connection between these two locations was mediated by Western companies, colonial officials, scientists, and businessmen. Eventually, the Southeast Asian cluster, organized on estate lines inherited from rubber, outcompeted the old one in Africa, mostly based on the farming of semi-wild trees. The article investigates the activities of scientists and businessmen exchanging information, knowledge, and practice between Africa and Asia for almost a century. It shows that cooperation among communities of practice helped to advance palm oil knowledge, but also created increased rivalry between the two locations. Thanks to the mobility of experts, and to knowledge exchange in colonial and early postcolonial times, multinationals were able to replicate clusters across locations with similar climate, taking advantage of a business environment more conducive to foreign investment.

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Sailing Together or Ships Passing in the Night? India and the U.S. in Southeast Asia

10.31235/osf.io/xe2v3 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Walter Ladwig ◽

Anit Mukherjee

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Security Architecture ◽

Political Leaders ◽

The Future ◽

The U.S

Political leaders and analysts have described U.S.-India relations as a globalpartnership with the potential to shape the future security architecture of theIndo-Pacific. As is widely acknowledged, the two countries’ extraregional interestsalign most closely in Southeast Asia. Accordingly, this article examines thepotential for and limitations of U.S. and Indian cooperation in the region to achieveshared aims. It argues that extensive diplomatic consultations between the twocountries have led to a significant convergence in their positions on regionalsecurity challenges. Active cooperation, however, remains constrained by anumber of factors, including India’s need to prioritize foreign policy challengescloser to home, concerns about provoking China, and a discomfort among countriesin Southeast Asia regarding the idea of a joint U.S.-India approach toward theregion. Due to these limitations, U.S.-India policies in Southeast Asia are expectedto operate in parallel instead of becoming a joint endeavor.

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Main characteristics of the foreign investment development of Belarus

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series ◽

10.2478/bog-2020-0017 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (48) ◽

pp. 129-139

Author(s):

Maryia Samakhavets ◽

Olena Hrechyshkina

Keyword(s):

Foreign Investment ◽

Investment Policy ◽

Real Economy ◽

Future Prospects ◽

Main Determinant ◽

Innovative Performance ◽

The Future ◽

The Republic ◽

Economic Zones ◽

Geographical Characteristics

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the key economic and geographical characteristics of the investment development of Belarus and how these characteristics could evolve in the future. The evaluation of the investment development of Belarus is based on comparative economic analysis, spatial analysis research methods and the cartographic method. Our results indicate a stable, predictable and enabling investment policy as the main determinant for attracting investment. This is confirmed by changes in the spatial distribution of foreign investment inflows in the real economy of Belarus by countries for 2010 and 2018. The characteristics of Belarusian investment development are identified because of the need to intensify innovative performance in the strategic dimensions of sustainable development. Particular attention is paid to the development of special economic zones with preferential regimes in the Republic of Belarus. This paper provides important new insights into the future prospects for Belarusian investment development on the basis of identified specifics.

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Liberalization of Foreign Investment Policy in India: Some Observations

Vikalpa The Journal for Decision Makers ◽

10.1177/0256090919980106 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 39-46

Author(s):

Tarun Das

Keyword(s):

International Economic ◽

Foreign Investment ◽

Foreign Capital ◽

International Economic Order ◽

Economic Reforms ◽

Investment Policy ◽

Economic Order ◽

Central Component ◽

The Future

Liberalization of foreign investment policy is a central component of India's economic reforms. While the need for foreign capital is hardly disputed⁄ there has been a continuing debate on the scope, coverage⁄ and impact of a liberalized foreign investment policy. In this paper⁄ Tarun Das argues that the debate on foreign investment policy lacks perspective and there seems to be very little appreciation of the emerging compulsions of the new international economic order. India's foreign investment policy has certainly become broadbased in recent years⁄ but it is still far from complete and further liberalization of foreign investment policy appears ⁄ inevitable in view of the pressures as well as obligations associated with the future global scenario.

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