ASEAN, India win as China loses luster for foreign investors

Investment in China by foreign business has fallen off to an unprecedented degree due to a combination of COVID controls, rising interest rates elsewhere, and heightened geopolitical risks subduing international investment appetite for merger and acquisitions, according to a report from French investment bank Natixis.

Inbound merger and acquisitions deals into Asia fell in first half 2022, both by number of cases and total value, with the decline “particularly” present in China “given the…

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