“The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” represents the new conventional wisdom for some journalists appraising the current state of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Rejected in Mexico due to domestic party politics, whipsawed in Sri Lanka by changes in government, obstructed by protests in Myanmar, scuppered by the U.S. Committee on ...

Australia is in the midst of evaluating its strategic partner for SEA1000, the Future Submarine Project. As Andrew Davies, director of the Australia Strategic Policy Institute, wrote, this is a “wonderful case study of defense acquisition” spanning “every aspect of defense decision-making from long-term strategic crystal ball gazing, including the possible impact of future technologies, through military strategy development and ...

ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Emirates Securities Market Index has decreased by -0.61% to close at 4367.17 points. Accordingly the Market Capitalization has lost AED 4.31 billion attaining AED 708.41 billion. A total of 2.16 billion shares were traded with a total value of AED 2.8 billion during the trading session of 02-03-2016 through 22489 transactions. The number of companies which ...