資本流動・分析担当エディター
David Chen focuses on global capital flows and regional investment hotspots. He provides data-driven analysis of emerging market dynamics and private equity movements.
david.chen@globalfdiinsights.comfDi Intelligence launches the selection for the European Cities and Regions of the Future 2027 ranking, reflecting changes in global capital's evaluation criteria for European investment destinations. This article analyzes the industrial logic behind the ranking categories, the regional competition landscape, and long-term FDI trends.
Oliver Wyman's ranking of 1,500 cities shows that Asia is becoming the new global growth center. Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai and other cities rank among the top, with business density, infrastructure, and innovation ecosystems driving capital eastward.
In Q2 2026, global M&A transaction volume reached $1.3 trillion, surging 35.3% year-on-year but declining 18.4% quarter-on-quarter. A handful of mega-deals inflated the total, while deal numbers remained flat, signaling an actual market cooldown. Rising interest rates and antitrust easing reshaped deal structures: private equity receded, and strategic buyers took the lead. Industry valuations diverged markedly, with healthcare commanding a premium and energy representing a value trough. This article analyzes the underlying logic and regional differences of this M&A season from the perspective of global capital flows.
India's net FDI plummeted from $28 billion to $1 billion in two years, even though total inflows hit a record high of $94.5 billion. This article analyzes the global capital allocation logic behind this trend and its implications for India's long-term economic growth from the perspectives of capital flow structure, profit repatriation, investor exit, and the declining share of manufacturing investment.
Spain is attracting global multinational corporations to use it as a European operating base, showcasing unique advantages in digital economy, advanced manufacturing, energy transition, and life sciences. This article analyzes why Spain has become a new hotspot for investment in Europe from the perspectives of global capital flows, industrial chain restructuring, and geo-economics.
Ho Chi Minh City is driving the transformation of manufacturing toward high-tech, smart, and green development through the restructuring of industrial parks and regional consolidation, aiming to enhance its competitiveness in the global supply chain.
Analyze the structural challenges facing the UK automotive manufacturing industry under high energy costs, hollowed-out supply chains, and global industrial policy competition, and explore how policies such as DRIVE35 can reshape industrial competitiveness.
The Philippines’ apparent growth in investment commitments masks the structural problem of continued weakening actual foreign capital inflows. As manufacturing investment in Southeast Asia accelerates its reorganization, if the Philippines cannot improve its infrastructure, project implementation, and business environment, it may further lose ground in the latest round of regional supply chain relocation.
Against the backdrop of global supply chain restructuring, green transition, and accelerating regional competition, the Philippines’ renewed discussion of industrial policy is not merely the return of an economic management tool, but also an institutional shift in its efforts to achieve manufacturing upgrading, energy security, and higher-quality foreign investment.
China Gold International Resources announced its first-quarter 2026 results, with both revenue and net profit rising sharply in tandem. This article reviews its performance improvement, operating drivers, valuation divergence, and potential risks, helping readers understand the impact of this quarterly report on the investment narrative.