Kearney reported in its semi-annual Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index survey that among Japanese, Malaysia had dropped from the top choice in June to No. 32.

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During the debate on Wednesday, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma defended Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.

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China Daily also dismisses concerns over an "FDI exodus" after foreign direct investment fell by 7.3% year-on-year in January, the eighth consecutive month when China registered negative FDI growth.

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OFII's own analysis of the government's figures, also released Wednesday, shows an even broader long-term trend in foreign direct investment, often referred to in shorthand as FDI.

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The foreign direct investment (FDI) growth rate is the fastest in China the 2000-08 Compound Annual Growth Rate of 50% represents an increase of 25 times over the period.

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