The Rise of Foreign Direct Investment Regulation in Investment‐recipient Countries

Ufimtseva, Anastasia

doi:10.1111/1758-5899.12788

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“…The role of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the USA (CFIUS) in reviewing inward FDI has been expanded and supported by the 2018 Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernisation Act which has lowered ownership levels triggering CFIUS review and expanded the purview of strategic asset reviews. The same concerns have been expressed by other countries including India, Canada, and Australia which have also moved to tighten investment approvals, with an intensifying focus on strategic sectors and the conduct of state-owned enterprises (Uflmtseva, 2020).…”

Section: Threats To the Belt And Road Initiative: China In The Global Economymentioning

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Viewpoint – could the belt and road initiative be derailed? An analysis of impediments to completion

Enderwick

2020

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Purpose The continuation of China’s belt and road initiative (BRI) is assumed in most analyses. Yet, recent events have created significant reputational damage for China and Chinese businesses. With a trade war evolving into a hegemonic struggle, there are a number of potential developments that could derail the BRI. This paper aims to provide a contemporary review of the factors that could negatively impact its continuation, and what China has done to mitigate the risks. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive paper that groups possible disruptive factors into three groups: internal weaknesses of the BRI and its design; those related to China’s implementation of the BRI and external concerns and pressures. Findings China has actively reviewed and refined the BRI to reduce its perceived weaknesses and increase its attractiveness to potential participants, focussing on debt dependency, transparency and governance. However, this has occurred at the same time as growing concerns regarding China’s international assertiveness, the hegemonic challenge and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Research limitations/implications These changes are occurring within an extremely dynamic environment and any analysis at one point in time is subject to considerable limitations. However, the paper brings together a range of disparate perspectives in a structured manner. Originality/value The classification of possible threats to the BRI is original and provides insights into the relative significance of the diverse challenges that China faces. The paper concludes that while China’s operational focus on the mechanics of the BRI process is necessary, it may not be sufficient to ensure its continuing development. The paper identifies the next step which is conceptualisation of these ideas and of the BRI. Some guidance as to how this might be done is provided.

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Section: Threats To the Belt And Road Initiative: China In The Global Economymentioning

confidence: 87%

Viewpoint – could the belt and road initiative be derailed? An analysis of impediments to completion

Enderwick

2020

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“…Local firms that do not export would have difficulty remaining in business as re-investments will become more expensive ( Desai et al, 2004 ). The fifth is the weak investment regulation environment in some countries ( Ufimtseva, 2020 ). Whilst these could lead to delays in translating FDI on the balance of payments into investments, the weak investment regulation environment could have other effects.…”

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Level of development, foreign direct investment and domestic investment in food manufacturing

Djokoto

2022

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Background: Whilst the literature on the complementarity and substitutability of foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic investment (DI) is not uncommon, the facet of food manufacturing is non-existent. This paper fills this void by investigating the effect of FDI on DI in the food manufacturing sector for developing, economies in transition and developed countries. Methods: Using an unbalanced panel data of 49 countries from 1993 to 2016, from FAOSTAT, estimated by the system generalised method of moments (GMM), the Wald statistics for the short and long-run effects of FDI on DI were computed for the development groups. Results: Developed economies experienced a crowd-out effect of FDI on DI in the short run, whilst the others experienced no significant effect. In the case of the long run, the food manufacturing sectors of all three development groups exhibited a crowd-out effect. The effect in the long run for all development groups together is a crowd-in. Analysing all country groups together could mask the results of the various country groups. Conclusions: A review of investment policies to prioritise FDI entry mode that favour domestic investment is needed. Improvement of the investment regulatory and administrative efficiency among others are recommended.

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“…As a matter of fact, States seem no longer satisfied with mere restrictions on foreign firm establishment or the use of competition law to screen proposals by foreign firms intended to acquire local rivals. 45 It is also worth noting that several governments stressed the need to keep their economies open to FDI. Governments were obligated, at the very least, to broaden the spectrum of economic activity covered by FDI screening while avoiding the outright imposition of restrictions.…”

Section: The Rise Of Fdi Screening As Regulation Of Digital Fdimentioning

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‘The Black Pit:’ Power and Pitfalls of Digital FDI and Cross-Border Data Flows

Chaisse

2023

World Trade Review

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In today's data-driven economy, data have been dubbed as the new oil. Hence, a close relationship is shared between the increasing amounts of international investments and the increasing volumes of cross-border data flows. The aim of this article is to discuss the legal aspects of the new data paradigm in the international economy and place this discussion in the larger framework of globalization and the Liberal International Order. The central thesis of the article revolves around the crucial role played by domestic laws in the fragmentation of international investment law. The article further discusses the interplay between national and international legal landscapes and how the changing nature of the Liberal International Order is affecting the flow of data across borders. In this context, it also discusses the issues that are presented by a lack of any comprehensive international framework governing Cross-Border Data Flows. The need to update existing agreements and laws in order to factor in digital investment is also highlighted.

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The Rise of Foreign Direct Investment Regulation in Investment‐recipient Countries

Cited by 17 publications

References 18 publications

Viewpoint – could the belt and road initiative be derailed? An analysis of impediments to completion

Viewpoint – could the belt and road initiative be derailed? An analysis of impediments to completion

Level of development, foreign direct investment and domestic investment in food manufacturing

‘The Black Pit:’ Power and Pitfalls of Digital FDI and Cross-Border Data Flows

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