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Foreign investment

ASEAN Business

Indonesia’s Q3 foreign direct investment down 8.9% on year, official data shows

The new Office for Investment: Financial Services will seek to attract investment to cities around Britain, finance minister Rachel Reeves said.
International

UK opens new concierge service in bid to woo more finance investment

The mutual fund sector's total asset under management stood at 838 trillion rupiah as at June 2025.
ASEAN Business

Indonesia plans looser foreign investment rules for mutual funds

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said the United States was committed to encouraging investment by companies from South Korea as one of the leading foreign investors in the US.
International

US to allow South Koreans to work at sites under temporary visas but clear solution elusive

Foreign investors have been able to participate in the repo market on a limited basis through a programme in Hong Kong, called Bond Connect.
Banking & Finance

China expands onshore repo access in push to boost yuan assets

Japan’s Nippon Steel took control of US Steel in June after a protracted takeover battle that drew the personal involvement of US President Donald Trump.
Energy & Commodities

US Steel approves US$300 million tranche of Nippon Steel spending

“Without resolving the visa issue, meaningful progress remains virtually impossible,” South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min Seok told Bloomberg News in Seoul on Wednesday.
International

South Korea says US projects will remain in limbo until visa fix

US President Donald Trump (centre) and US First Lady Melania Trump disembark from Air Force One after landing at Stansted Airport, Britain, on the first day of a two-day visit, Sep 16, 2025.
Future World Sustainability 2025International

UK and US agree US$42 billion tech pact to mark Trump’s visit

CMG20250825-WooFL02/Marina Bay and City view [Singapore Flyer Event Hall 30 Raffles Ave, Level 3 Singapore Flyer]
Singapore

Singapore joins 13 countries to launch partnership committed to free trade and enhancing investment flows

Police roll up a banner belonging to a protestor depicting US President Donald Trump at Incheon International Airport after a specially chartered Korean Air Boeing 747-81 bringing hundreds of South Korean workers back from Atlanta touched down, Incheon, South Korea, Sep 12, 2025.
International

Trump concerned South Korean arrests could ‘frighten’ investors

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