Real estate investment manager JLL has released its 2017 UK Property Predictions report, which forecasts that markets will continue to be dominated by Brexit speculation over the course of the year

Xi Jinping, the president of China, has used his keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos to criticise the growing popularity of protectionist policies, and espouse the virtues of globalisation.

US think-tanks and trade groups map out strategies to work with incoming Trump administration.

Thilawa industrial park in Myanmar has attracted a reported $1bn of funds from a range of countries, highlighting the country’s potential.

Tech investors in the UK are demanding more clarity from the government on immigration law, saying uncertainty in the face of Brexit is jeopardising the country’s pre-eminence. 

Dubai has topped 2016’s real estate transactions list, and with plenty of infrastructure projects in the pipeline, growth is expected to outstrip the United Arab Emirates average.

Kenya has unveiled plans to build a $5bn nuclear plant to boost its current poor and expensive power supply and attract investment. 

Foreign trade and investment is growing in the 11 Nordics and Baltic Sea Region countries, and there are still plenty of cost-competitive opportunities, especially in the tech sector. Sebastian Shehadi reports. 

A joint OECD/Unctad report says most G20 member countries introduced laws to liberalise FDI in 2016. But it warns against complacency.

As dispute settlement centre ICSID announces that it is revamping its regulations, greater transparency and a cut in the time and cost of arbitration will top the agenda.