ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) investment

- Asia: According to the first estimates by UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), FDI flows to developing Asia in 1999 increased by 1% over 1998 to US$91 billion, contrary to a decline anticipated in the wake of the 1997-1998 financial crisis. These results nonetheless conceal considerable variation between countries: i) China, the main FDI recipient in developing Asia throughout the 1990s, retained its lead but saw a nearly 8% drop to just over US$40 billion; ii)...