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November 22, 2006
"Protectionism"
Business leaders around the world fear protectionism is on the rise, with an increasing number seeing merger and acquisition deals blocked by local rules, DJ reported from London. A survey of 286 leading global executives carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit and published yesterday, found just over 50% of those surveyed believe protectionism is rising "significantly or moderately" in developed markets, with just 16% seeing it as falling. One in 5 of those interviewed for the survey said they have seen a proposed investment deal blocked by local trade and investment rules in the past 3 years.
Interesting to see protectionism redefined to include FDI via M&A.
Posted by Dingel at November 22, 2006 11:37 PM