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China's 2014 transport infrastructure investment to hit 2.5 trl yuan

Fixed asset investment on China's transport infrastructure, including roads, railways, airports and waterways, are expected to hit 2.5 trillion yuan (409 billion U.S. dollars)this year, Minister of Transport Yang Chuantang said on Sunday.

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Chinese premier arrives in Thailand for GMS meeting

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived Bangkok Friday to attend the fifth summit of the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation.

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EU leaders agree to support Juncker's investment plan

​The European Union (EU) leaders on Thursday in their summit meeting agreed to support the Investment Plan for Europe, calling for setting up a European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) and starting the plan as early as mid-2015.

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Old investment remedy the treatment for China's "new normal"

For the past decade, Chinese policymakers have spent big on major projects to buoy growth in the face of economic hardship, and this approach appears not to have changed with the "new normal" of lower GDP growth.

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Sino-U.S. investment treaty sees major progress

China and the United States are finalizing text checks on a bilateral investment treaty and will formally exchange negative lists at the beginning of next year, China's Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said Tuesday.

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Germany, France to jointly boost EU investment

​Germany and France said on Tuesday that they welcomed the investment plan recently announced by the European Commission and would cooperate to boost investment in infrastructure, digital networks, energy efficiency, as well as to initiate single markets in several sectors.

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Australian committee recommends stronger laws around foreign property investment

​A parliamentary committee has recommended that Australia's federal government enforce stronger rules regarding foreign property investment.

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Business investment drop reflects corporates' cautions on market outlook

​British gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.7 percent between the second quarter and the third quarter of 2014, unrevised from the previous estimate of GDP that published a month ago, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Wednesday.

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Egypt on track to regain foreign investors' trust

​Despite the current political and economic challenges, financial experts and investors believe that Egypt appears to be on the right track to regain foreign investors ' trust and maintain its position as the largest market in the Middle East.

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Chinese firms ride new wave of "going global"

Picture this: After watching the morning news on a Haier-brand TV, a foreigner packs up his Lenovo laptop and drives his Geely car to his job at an overseas subsidiary of a Chinese private company.

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Chinese cabinet measures to further facilitate investment, business

A decision announced late Wednesday by China's State Council, the cabinet, will see the government slash redtape in a bid to boost business and facilitate investment, experts said on Thursday.

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Myanmar calls for developing chemical industries at home

​A Myanmar industrial official has called for developing chemical industries in the country, especially petrochemical industry, saying that the country has potential for such large-scale undertakings, sources with the Ministry of Industry said Wednesday.

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Maldives sets 150m USD as lowest investment for new economic zones

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has set the minimum investment for the country's new Special Economic Zones at 150 million U.S. dollars, local media reported on Monday.

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Singapore's Temasek to invest in Indian food chain operator

​Singapore's state-linked investment giant Temasek Holdings agreed to take a stake in restaurant operator Devyani International, who is the largest franchisee for Pizza Hut and KFC in India and also has Pan India franchisee rights for Costa Coffee, local media reported Monday.

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Chinese investment vital to Argentine manufacturing sector: expert

Chinese investment is vital to the growth of Argentina's manufacturing sector, international relations expert Jorge Castro said Friday.

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FDI inflows continue to drop in August

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland dropped 14 percent in August from a year earlier, settling at 7.2 billion U.S. dollars, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Tuesday.

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China unveils new rules on overseas investment

New measures to allow easier overseas investment by domestic companies have been released by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC).