Japan takes on China with planned $20B investment in Africa
Japan's private sector will invest $20 billion over three years in Africa, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised Wednesday.
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Japan's private sector will invest $20 billion over three years in Africa, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised Wednesday.
The US market for commercial real estate flashed a warning sign in the first half of 2019.
America is a money magnet. And one of the more powerful forces driving the US economy has long been investment in American businesses from other countries. But foreign direct investment in the United States has declined significantly over the past two years.
India, until recently the world's fastest growing major economy, wants to haul itself out of a slowdown by cutting business taxes and making it easier for foreign companies like Apple to invest.
China is continuing to modernize its armed forces in order to transform its military into a major global power and using espionage to steal cutting edge technology for military purposes, according to a newly released Pentagon report on China's military.
Amazon and Walmart face new rules in India that could prevent them from using their industry expertise and massive size to drive down prices.
The amount of money coming into American companies from overseas fell 32% last year.