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Free zones have been a big question mark hanging over the @OECD-led 15% corp minimum tax. #Uruguay may have potentially found a way around it for its zones, at least in the short-term. And #Nigeria has encouraging gov feedback to its bid for concessions

There's no denying that #pharma investment pledges in the US are rising. @DanCMyles spoke with @Bayer's US chief @guth_sebastian about what Europe can learn from the US and China to regain its edge, and the truth in some of Trump's salvos over drug prices

Countries seeking investment in the digital sector need to commit to cyber security. How are these locations building cyber resilient ecosystems? Partner Content by @Investqa

#Chile heads to the polls on Sunday. For many of us abroad, the most anticipated result is what it means for state-owned copper mining giant #Codelco, whose strategic priorities will be swayed by the president. See @ccruzinfante1's oped for more

Cyber security is now central to business resilience. Where should international investors and digital-first companies look for secure digital environments? Partner Content by @Investqa

The CEO of @ASM_aus tells @DanCMyles the US-Aussie pact to unlock $2bn of government support over 6 months is "the most material change for the global supply chain" in 15 years. Rowena Smith on why more government equity stakes is needed to tackle #China

Security isn't the only thing at stake in China's critical minerals dominance. "It isn't just about national security or geopolitical ego. It's about the fundamentals of growth, prosperity and, therefore, political stability. It is sort of existential."

Ming Yang's £1.5bn plan to build offshore wind turbines in Scotland has unleashed divisions in the renewables industry and between governments. Do the economic benefits of a Chinese group supporting critical infra outweigh the national security risks?

Washington’s helter-skelter approach to market interventions shows it's in need of some guidelines, argues @MPGoodman88 of @CFR_RealEcon. The gov's actions in the name of economic security can be put into three buckets: legitimate, questionable and dubious

Free zones data is hard to pin down. @mcastlemiller argues that part of the problem is that reporting falls to those managing or regulating the zones. He proposes a new evaluation system that ties scorekeepers’ incentives to accuracy, not to good news https://t.co/zHPUISn4QX #SEZ

Japan has elected Sanae Takaichi as its first female prime minister. What foreign investors must know: the economic security hawk wants a Japanese version of #Cfius, more scrutiny of China and higher gov spending on critical industries. Story by @DanCMyles

When does FDI really help lower-income economies expand? @CharlieTTEcon compares Asean with Africa, and determines that countries with sufficient infrastructure combined with lower labour costs and strong GDP growth prospects is key

The Canadian government claims @Stellantis's plan to move a production line from #Ontario to the US (ostensibly to avoid tariffs) could breach the terms of the huge subsidies #Ottawa has granted the company and is threatening legal action https://t.co/9TnoFmbk3V By @DanCMyles

Europe's new rare earth magnet factories have turned to Aussie miners for their feedstock. With China tightening export controls again, Australia 's need to play a bigger role downstream to secure a western supply chain has never been clearer

There was a 73% surge in notifications to EU member states’ foreign investment screening regimes last year, providing a fillip to the European Commission’s bid to ramp up its economic security agenda https://t.co/p2gQFuUZQP #nationalsecurity With insights from @Floor_Doppen

The Dominican Republic has staked its claim as a rising hub for logistics, manufacturing and nearshoring to serve the Americas. @DP_World's Simon Sonoo explains why in this op-ed

India’s FDI community sees big opportunities to expand its global capability centres and innovation credentials by luring projects which before the #H1B visa fee hike would have relied on Indian talent in the US. Insights from @ManjeetKrip among others

Finance ministers in three of Germany's biggest states failed in their attempt to get the country to suspend the 15% global corporate minimum tax until issues regarding the US exemption are resolved. But it's laid bare growing discontent over the reform

The US has transformed tax into a point of leverage in international affairs. Its 'revenge taxes', which were dropped in return for an exemption from the global corporate minimum tax, shows tax diplomacy can decide investors’ fate. New column by @jchaisse

The US government is rolling out the red carpet for investment one minute, then showing it the door the next. Our Americas columnist Didi Caldwell of GLS Consultants gives her take on the cracks she sees forming in the US's longstanding FDI appeal