Good reasons to find new markets for FDI

FDI flows are changing as geopolitical concerns take hold, and for other important reasons. The Financial Times finds that South Korea has emerged as a top US investor. The Rhodium Group introduces a tool for tracking China’s global investments, with the China cross-border monitor. Yuka Hayashi of the Progressive Policy Institute examines how Japanese companies are investing in foreign markets to fuel growth as their domestic market ages, and how foreign investment can help the US grow its manufacturing sector.

Meanwhile, Nikkei Asia reports that CFIUS has postponed its decision on Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel, and Keith Johnson in Foreign Policy takes a hard look at how steel built the modern economy.

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