Posts Tagged ‘foreign investments’
Emerging markets a big magnet for foreign investments
THIS year, for the first time, more than half of the world’s foreign investments will flow into emerging markets. Before, industrialised nations received most of the investments.
Asia in particular, the first continent to recover from the global financial crisis, is set to benefit. Despite the crisis, India and China will grow this year by more than 6 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively, while t… more
Bubble risk as hot money floods Asia
THE current spectacular surge in Asian stock markets is being driven by vast sums of hot money flowing into the region in search of growth, analysts say.
Another key factor that has unleashed this deluge of liquidity is China’s recent loosening of restrictions on the outflow of funds for direct foreign investments.
The result of this heady mix: Investors are partying like it is the rampaging b… more



