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In 2025, global FDI grew by 14% to US$1.6 trillion, but funds were highly concentrated in advanced economies and capital-intensive fields such as data centers, putting pressure on the foreign investment share of developing countries and least developed countries. UNCTAD data reveals structural changes in the global capital landscape.
UNCTAD data shows global FDI grew 14% to $1.6 trillion in 2025, but the growth was highly concentrated in developed economies and financial centers, while developing economies saw a decline instead of an increase. This article examines the structural divergence in capital flows from an emerging market perspective and its impact on long-term growth in the Global South.
Global FDI grew 14% in 2025, but the growth mainly flowed to developed economies, while investment in developing economies declined. UNCTAD data show that capital is concentrated in strategic industries such as data centers, and emerging markets face structural challenges. This article analyzes the logic behind the divergence in global investment and the way forward for the Global South.
According to the latest UNCTAD data, global foreign direct investment grew by 14% in 2025, but the growth was concentrated in developed economies and capital-intensive sectors such as data centers, while developing economies and least developed countries continued to be marginalized. This article analyzes this structural divergence from the perspective of the Global South.
In 2025, global FDI grew by 14%, but the growth was concentrated in developed economies, while FDI in developing countries declined, revealing a complex picture of capital flows and structural divergence.
Based on the white paper prepared by the World Bank Group for Japan's G7 presidency, this analysis examines the structural reasons for the decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) from over $1 trillion per year to $662 billion in 2022, including global value chain shifts, geopolitics, green policies, and others, and proposes response strategies for emerging markets.
fDi Intelligence has released the Europe Cities and Regions of the Future 2027 ranking call for entries, with categories including economic potential, cost-effectiveness, and more. This article analyzes the implications of these criteria for attracting foreign investment in Global South cities from an emerging market perspective.
India's net foreign direct investment is expected to reach $15 billion in FY27, as policy reforms and global supply chain shifts accelerate capital inflows, reflecting the structural attractiveness of emerging markets.
Based on UNCTAD and OECD data, analyze the phenomenon of India's FDI inflows growing by 44% in 2025 but manufacturing greenfield investment declining, and explore the structural challenges of emerging markets in global supply chain shifts.
India's net foreign direct investment plummeted from $2.8 billion to $100 million, despite record total inflows. This trend reveals deep-seated issues regarding the quality and sustainability of capital inflows into emerging markets, serving as a cautionary tale for the investment landscape of the Global South.
Despite a sharp decline in manufacturing FDI, Malaysia's net FDI still surged by 41% in 2025. Behind the surge in service sector investment is the digital infrastructure and AI boom, while manufacturing continues to contribute substantial profits through high value-added. The investment landscape in emerging markets is undergoing profound changes.
This paper analyzes the structural problems of new economic zones in the global FDI competition, reveals the transformation trend from "release-driven" to "verification-driven", and proposes a four-stage verification model to explain the formation mechanism of credibility competition among economic zones.
In 2024, US FDI reached $279 billion, far exceeding China. On the surface, it is a capital competition, but in reality, it is a game of technological sovereignty in advanced manufacturing industries such as semiconductors and electric vehicles. Emerging markets are facing a critical window period.
India's net FDI has fallen from a peak of $44 billion in 2020-21 to less than $1 billion in 2024-25. The seemingly strong gross inflows mask a structural dilemma of accelerating capital outflows, dominance of financial investors, and shrinking manufacturing FDI. This article deconstructs the truth behind the data on capital cycles from an emerging market perspective.
In 2025, Cambodia attracted $5.1 billion in foreign direct investment, with exports growing by 17.7%, and manufacturing investment becoming the main driving force. This article analyzes the structural opportunities in emerging markets from the perspectives of global supply chain shifts, demographic dividends, and policy risks.
The Indian rupee is under pressure, and this is not just a simple currency fluctuation, but a typical emerging market signal: when the current account deficit widens, net capital inflows weaken, and foreign investors become more cautious in their allocations, the growth model, policy priorities, and long-term financing capacity are all repriced.