All articles by Jon Whiteaker

Jon Whiteaker

Jon Whiteaker is a senior editor at Investment Monitor focusing on FDI in the energy sector. He is also Middle East and Africa editor. He joined from Euromoney Institutional Investor. He has been a business and finance journalist for more than a decade, five of which he spent as the editor of IJGlobal – a leading news and data title covering energy and infrastructure finance. Jon has reported on transactions and investment trends across all continents and is an experienced leader and participant in industry events.

Indian state of Tamil Nadu attracts $4bn in new investment

Tamil Nadu, a state in south India, has announced a new set of inbound investments by foreign companies that total…
Norsk Hydro recycling plant in Michigan nears completion

Norway-based aluminium producer Norsk Hydro has reached an important construction milestone for a recycling plant it is developing in the…
Three new manufacturing FDI projects for Vietnam

The Vietnamese province of Quang Ninh has announced the award of investment certificates to three foreign companies. The total value…
Heidelberg Materials to decarbonise Edmonton cement

Germany-based building materials manufacturer Heidelberg Materials has signed a partnership with the government of Canada to decarbonise its cement production…
IPAG Business School anchors new downtown Cairo development

IPAG Business School of Paris will open a branch campus at a new mixed-use property development built on the site…

Costs rise for new Samsung factory in Texas

South Korean electronics company Samsung has confirmed that the cost of building it new factory in Texas in the US…
Global FDI outperformed M&A in 2022

Analysis from GlobalData forecasts that 2023 will be another challenging year for global M&A, while global foreign direct investment(FDI) will…
UAE out to prove doubters wrong on sustainability

The 28th edition of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) throughout November…
‘ESG-washing’ is damaging Nasdaq 100 companies

Some of the largest listed companies in the US have lower environmental, social and governance (ESG) reputations than the average…
Will China’s decline boost FDI in other Asian countries?

Contagion from China’s property market crash to the country’s wider economy could have profound effects on the global economy and…