A new bill has been passed in Argentina that will allow the country to make an interest payment on its debt by bypassing a restrictive court ruling by a New York judge in July.

Delays to large-scale energy projects are at risk of making such deals uneconomical for investors, according to a new study by global consultancy Ernst and Young.

Japan has pledged more than $30bn of investment in India, following a visit by Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, to the country.

According to M&A database Zephyr, mergers and acquisition activity was down in August, compared with July.

According to the latest Index of Economic Freedom, compiled by US-based conservative think tank Heritage Foundation and newspaper The Wall Street Journal, a number of countries, particularly those in the Middle East, saw economic freedoms decline compared with last year.

Nearly 100,000 jobs were created through FDI by automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM), business services, renewables and consumer products firms in the Americas in the first six months of 2014.

According to a recent study by professional services firm Deloitte, revenues were up in Europe's aerospace and defence sector in 2013.

On a recent visit to the US, Burkina Faso's president, Blaise Compaoré, set out his plans to court US private investment.

According to a recent report by tax reclamation service specialist Goal Group, investors lost more than $20bn through unclaimed withholding tax on foreign asset returns in 2012.

The new government of Narendra Modi has laid out plans to loosen India's strict FDI rules, but is facing opposition in parliament.