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fDi Index: investors carried weak sentiment into January as coronavirus threat emerged

Announced greenfield projects into China plummeted in early 2020 with the US and Europe taking the lion's share of global foreign investment. 




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Industry minister seeks to put Afghanistan back in business

Ajmal Ahmady, Afghanistan's minister of industries and commerce, outlines government efforts to make the country more conducive to business.




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View from Asia: the crippling effect of coronavirus

China's coronavirus outbreak is having a seismic effect in Asia and beyond, writes Lawrence Yeo.




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The winners and losers of the USMCA

Early reports on the new trade agreement between the US, Mexico and Canada – known as the USMCA – suggest that the US is getting the better end of the deal. But what are the implications of the new rules of origin?




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Latin America embraces China's Belt and Road with enthusiasm

Up to 18 countries across Latin America have joined China’s new Belt and Road Initiative, hoping to boost their infrastructure development and investment.  




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Which FDI sectors could benefit from the coronavirus crisis?

Wavteq's Henry Loewendahl discusses which sectors retain potential for foreign investment amid the current global crisis 




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Gambling liberalisation pushes up FDI in leisure sector

FDI in the leisure and entertainment sector has risen sharply in recent years, with Asia-Pacific the leading region 




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Free zones will be key to post-virus world

Covid-19 crisis has laid bare the weaknesses of global value chains around the world




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fDi's Virus Diaries: “We’re still receiving new investor attention”

Philomène Dias, director of inward investment at Portuguese investment promotion agency Aicep, on how staff and organisation are working through lockdown.




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The Global Lawyer: Yukos v Russia mega-litigation revived

The Dutch appeal court has reinstated a major $50bn award to Yukos shareholders by Russia, in a long-running dispute.




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How US rust belt has been revived by foreign investment

Once the powerhouse of the industrial US, the rust belt states have revived their economies with the help of foreign investment. 




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Coronavirus set to shock Middle East's most fragile economies

The pandemic is likely to hit the Middle East’s more fragile countries hardest.




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Latin America prepares for sharp drop in FDI amid coronavirus pandemic

The fallout from the pandemic looks set to stall trade and investment to Latin America.




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Santander’s Ana Botin on the challenges of sustainable finance

Santander head on the tightrope banks must walk in providing finance to support green transition, without shunning coal-reliant poorer nations.




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Alpine F1 team to use Mercedes power units from 2026

Alpine F1 team will make switch to Mercedes-Benz AMG power units in 2026 Agreement lasts until at least 2030 Former supplier Renault is ending F1 power unit program to focus on EV technology The Alpine Formula 1 team on Tuesday announced plans to switch to power units and gearboxes from Mercedes-Benz AMG starting in 2026, when F1 is due to...




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Kazakhstan looks to neighbours to realise agribusiness ambitions

The development of its agribusiness sector is one of Kazakhstan’s key priorities, and a first wave of foreign investors from Europe and Asia is looking at the country as a base to supply major markets in the regions. 




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Antwerp strives for sustainability

Antwerp boasts both Europe’s largest integrated chemical cluster and its second largest port, which forms the bedrock of the city’s economy. Now the authorities are collaborating to foster innovation and sustainability to build on these historic strengths.




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China FDI into Europe: A cause for concern?

FDI project numbers from China into the EU are on a downward trend, but Europe is still a popular destination for Chinese investment.




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Cyprus sees FDI high in 2018

Cyprus’s record-breaking 2018 was driven by tourism and second-tier cities. 




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Middle East sees increase in investment from US

Investment into the Middle East region by US-based companies showed a notable increase between the beginning fo 2016 and the end of 2018. 




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Cairo standout African destination for foreign business services in 2018

The Egyptian capital Cairo led Africa in 2018, attracting 10 foreign business services investment projects, in its strongest performance since 2012. Joshua Crawford reports.




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High-flying inspection system lands in Australia

Utilities in Australia are looking to the sky when it comes to avoiding costly network failures and bushfires, enlisting the expertise of investors such as Canada’s Aethon Aerial Solutions to monitor power lines.




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Starware sets up Asia-Pacific HQ in Australia

Dutch company Starware has defied the challenges of COVID-19 and established a subsidiary in Melbourne, Victoria.




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Maeil Dairies makes first investment in Australian dairy facility

Maeil Dairies Australia has invested A$13.5 million to acquire Corio Bay Dairy Group’s partially built dairy processing facility in Geelong, Victoria.




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Wanted: Exceptional individuals and top-tier businesses

Australia is seeking the world’s best and brightest talent to relocate to one of the safest, most economically stable and innovative countries in the world.




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Australia welcomes new animation studio

American entertainment studio Bento Box Entertainment has partnered with Australia’s Princess Pictures to form a new animation studio




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Australian space industry set to rocket to new heights

Australia’s space industry is ready for lift-off, after granting the first-ever launch facility licence to Australian company Southern Launch.




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Israel’s IAI enters into JV with Australian mining services company

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has entered into a joint venture with Australia’s Bis to launch Auto-mate, a new company that will provide autonomous systems to the mining industry.




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New PwC delivery centre to meet Australian demand for cyber services

Australia’s demand for cyber services has prompted PwC Australia to open a new onshore delivery centre in Adelaide, South Australia.




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Angular Multiple Language Support using Internationalization (i18n)

Modern web and mobile user experiences is a worldwide thing. Localization of your application (supporting multiple languages) will help you to reach worldwide people. Angular is offering Internationalization(i18n) plugins to enrich your application with multiple languages. In this post I will discuss the implementation with lazy loading design pattern with supporting dynamic content. Take a quick look at the live demo and choose the language.





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Automated Deployment of PHP Application using Github Push.

Nowadays most of my side projects are managed with Github. It has more advantages and flexibility to manage file versions. I am following a different webhook system to automatically deploy my old PHP projects. Not sure about the standards, but the following solution is an alternative approach that may solve your deployment problem for every Github push.





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Angular Removing Unused CSS and Obfuscate JavaScript in Post Build Process

Nowadays most applications are developed based on large CSS libraries like Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, etc.. and sometimes multiple frameworks. But your application components are not using all of the styles and it adds more weight to the application performance. This post will explain the Angular post-build process to remove unused CSS and hidden JavaScript files that enhance the application security and definitely improve the app loading time and save the overall bandwidth cost.





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React Removing Unused CSS and Obfuscate JavaScript in Post Build Process

This is continues of my previous post about how to remove unused CSS and convert unclear JavaScript to protect your source code in the post-build process. If you are using CSS libraries like Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, etc.. and sometimes multiple frameworks. But your application components are not using all of the styles and it adds more weight to the application performance. This post will explain how to configure the React post-build process to remove unused CSS and hidden JavaScript files that enhance the application security and definitely improve the app loading time and save the overall bandwidth cost.





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Insight – US grants new access for Australian roasted macadamia nuts

The US has granted new market access for Australian roasted macadamia nuts.




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Insight – Australian agricultural exporters set to benefit from AI-ECTA

The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement opens new market access opportunities for Australian agricultural exporters.




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Insight – Australian agricultural exporters set to benefit from A-UK FTA

Australian agricultural exporters will benefit from tariff eliminations when the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement enters into force.




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Insight – Mexican Government suspends tariffs on agricultural and fishery products

The Mexican Government has suspended tariffs on a range of agricultural and fishery products.




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Insight – Cultural insights help tourism businesses welcome Indian visitors

India is one of Australia’s fastest growing tourism markets. Tourism businesses can realise the potential of the Indian market by learning about travellers’ culture and service expectations.




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Insight – The impact of recent South American free trade agreements on Australian agriculture

Recent South American free trade agreements will have implications for Australian agricultural exports.




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Insight – Opportunities for Australian sheepmeat exports to India

There are strong prospects for Australian sheepmeat exporters, thanks to rising demand and reduced tariffs under Australia’s trade agreement with India.




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Insight – Australian dairy exports to Chile to benefit from improved market access

New rule changes mean Australian dairy establishments exporting to Chile will no longer be required to undergo periodic in-country audits by Chilean officials.




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Fresh prospects for Australian mining equipment, technology and services (METS) in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 identifies mining as a key component of the Kingdom’s industry strategy. This will open major opportunities for Australian companies in the mining, equipment, technology and services (METS) sector.




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Insight – New access for Australian Hass avocados to India

Australian Hass avocados have received provisional access to the Indian market. New access was granted after Australia demonstrated that its high-quality avocados could meet India’s biosecurity and food import requirements.




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Insight – Additional raw sugar access into the US for Australian exporters until September 2023

Australian raw sugar exporters can take advantage of unused US quotas in 2023.




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Insight – How global energy prices are affecting the price of Australian farm inputs

Global energy prices have eased, but Australian farmers will continue to pay elevated prices for fertiliser and diesel.




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Insight – Austrade ‘lounge’ helps bring in F&B orders at Gulfood 2023

The world’s largest food and beverage (F&B) trade show – Gulfood – took place in Dubai, UAE from 19–23rd February. It brought together over 5,000 leading F&B companies. Over 120 Australian companies took part.




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Insight – Budget 2022–23: Implications for the agribusiness and food sectors

The Government aims to build a “more resilient, more inclusive and more modern” economy. For Austrade’s work, the Government focus on addressing climate change, strengthening ties with strategic partners, diversifying trade and investment, and First Nations people, continues.




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Ai-Da robot just sold an artwork for $1 million. Yes, it made history.

Ai-Da, the humanoid robot, sold the artwork "AI God" for a whopping $1.3 million at Sotheby's. Here's how it happened.




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The Dyson V12 Detect Slim just dropped to its 2023 Black Friday price for Walmart+ members

Starting at noon ET, Walmart+ members can score the Dyson V12 Detect Slim for just $399.99.




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Android users spot a TikTok-style swipe on YouTube’s horizontal videos

YouTube might be testing a swipe-up gesture in its horizontal video player, but users aren't thrilled.