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After a weak fourth quarter 2012, FDI transactions by Chinese firms in the US are trending up again, and with more than $10 billion worth of deals announced or pending the pipeline is stronger than ever. This note discusses the key trends, transactions and political ...
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The People’s Bank of China just released new data on the nation’s International Investment Position (IIP) at year-end 2012. This note summarizes important changes to China’s external balance sheet in the course of the last year and explores the policy developments and real economy trends ...
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Many countries have long felt China’s economic rise through growing imports, a substantial trade deficit, and government-directed investment to recycle ballooning foreign-exchange reserves. However, new flows such as outward investment and outbound tourism are now outgrowing traditional flows, a sign that the next stage of ...
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Chinese direct investment in the United States and Europe has grown fast since 2008. In the past two years, Europe has attracted twice as much investment as the US as Chinese investors seized commercial opportunities arising from the European crisis. Flows to the US can ...
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Over the past decade China has become one of Europe’s most important economic partners. In 2011 bilateral trade flows totaled €430 billion, four times higher than just ten years ago. In addition to growing exports, European firms have also expanded their physical presence in China. ...
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Foreign direct investment in the United States has dropped dramatically in 2012 on the back of structural adjustments in Europe and uncertainty about the US economic outlook. While still at a comparably low level, FDI from China ran counter that trend, growing 41% year-on-year in ...
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One of the indicators China bears followed in 2012 to gauge falling confidence in the Chinese economy was the apparent decline in foreign direct investment (FDI). Statistics published by China’s Ministry of Commerce showed that FDI was falling throughout the year, the first such drop ...
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2012 was a record year for Chinese investment in the United States, reflecting both the growing determination of Chinese firms to expand overseas and the attractiveness of U.S. markets and assets to these investors.
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At the beginning of 2012, many observers predicted a dismal year for Chinese investment in the United States, pointing to the economic volatility and major political events in both countries. However the opposite has proven true: in the first three quarters of 2012, Chinese firms ...
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This new report analyzes Chinese investment in California in depth to help inform the policy debate on how to maximize the state's benefits from this new trend.
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The recent uptick in Chinese acquisitions in the United States has rekindled old fears about the political and economic impacts of foreign investment. A particular concern is that Chinese investments will harm rather than help local employment, because state ownership and China’s industrial policy might ...
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RHG analyzes the employment impacts of almost 600 Chinese direct investment transactions in the United States between 2000 and 2012.
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After a temporary slowdown in H2 2011, Chinese direct investment in the United States has once again picked up. Investent flows rebounded from a three-year low of $69 million in Q4 2011 to $442 million in Q1 2012 and $3.2 billion in Q2 2012, totaling $3.6 billion in H1 2012. This has set the stage for a record-breaking year with the potential to significantly outpace the high of $5.7 billion recorded in 2010. This note analyzes the patterns of Chinese investment in the US in H1 2012 and discusses the most important industry trends and policy developments.
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Chinese direct investment in the United States dipped to $69 million in Q4 2011, dragging down the full year figure to $4.5 billion. This is a slight drop from last year’s $5.2 billion and significantly lower than figures for Europe, where Chinese investment surged to ...
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In Q3 2011, Chinese investors expanded their foothold in the United States, spending 1.03 billion for 9 greenfield projects and 9 acquisitions. This update summarizes the third quarter trends, analyzes key transactions, and discusses the latest policy developments in the U.S.-China investment relationship.
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This note analyzes the new headline figures and a second dataset, which shows that the benefits from Chinese investments for local economies are starting to become tangible.
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This update reviews Chinese direct investments in the U.S. in Q2 2011, highlights key transactions and comments on the most important policy developments.
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This update reviews Chinese FDI in the United States in Q1 2011, highlights key transactions and comments on the most important policy developments in the US-China investment relationship.
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Chinese overseas direct investment is taking off, and increased investments in American companies could have huge benefits for the US-- unless politicization and fear-mongering turn away potential investments.
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