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DatabankApril 1 2019

Shanghai replaces Singapore as top Asian FDI centre

Shanghai has beaten out Singapore as the leading Asian destination for financial services FDI, but inflows are down across the board. Silvia Pavoni reports.
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Shanghai has overtaken Singapore as the most attractive destination for financial services foreign direct investment (FDI), though the two financial hubs remain by far the largest in Asia-Pacific by that measure.

A total of $1.37bn flew into Shanghai’s financial centre between February 2018 and January 2019, compared with Singapore’s $1.18bn, according to estimates by greenfield investment monitor fDi Intelligence.

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Silvia Pavoni is editor in chief of The Banker. Silvia also serves as an advisory board member for the Women of the Future Programme and for the European Risk Management Council, and is part of the London council of non-profit WILL, Women in Leadership in Latin America. In 2019, she was awarded an honorary fellowship by City University of London.
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