Investment in Asia

Developing countries in Asia are becoming a more powerful magnet for foreign direct investment (FDI). According to preliminary estimates by UNCTAD, FDI into developing Asia reached a record level of $141 billion in 2000, a 44% increase over 1999. Most of this rise was due to an inward-investment boom in Hong Kong. FDI flows into China were unchanged, at just over $40 billion.