Foreign Investment

From the FT: Chrysler declared its new alliance with Fiat would enhance its long-term viability yesterday in an apparent bid by the Detroit carmaker to strengthen its case for billions of extra dollars in US government aid. This is interesting.  When I saw the headline about Fiat's alliance

Claude Barfield worries about recent actions taken to restrict foreign investment: There is, however, one ominous sign of protectionism in an area that is mostly outside the scope of WTO trade rules: foreign direct investment (FDI). The leading advocate of investment protectionism is French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has proposed

It was with great interest that I heard about a new "case" against the Government of Canada under the NAFTA, concerning the provision of health care services.  Granted, I had learned of the matter through a very small handful of press articles; NGO warnings; and personal messages from

The Economist has an interesting article on reactions to foreign investment in the United States.  It seems that on the one hand, individual U.S. states are making concerted efforts to lure foreign investors.  For example, officials from Alabama fly overseas to convince big manufacturers to set up shop in

There is talk of Anheuser-Busch being bought: Anheuser-Busch Cos., the nation's biggest brewery, received a $46 billion buyout offer Wednesday from a Belgian brewer that might be too good to refuse. The maker of Budweiser beer disclosed late Wednesday that InBev SA, whose brands include Beck's

A reader points me to the following article on fears of foreign investment in Canada: In an unprecedented move, the federal government has blocked the $1.3-billion sale of the space technology division of Vancouver-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates to a U.S. firm. In a letter this week to