The Trump administration has been talking up provisions of its deal with the European Union that would secure hundreds of billions of dollars in investments.
The deals highlight the countries’ deepening relationship under the new Syrian government, and a wave of investment in a country squeezed by war and sanctions.
President Trump will decide how to use the $550 billion that the Japanese government agreed to invest as part of its trade deal with the United States.
A Wells Fargo banker and a U.S. government employee were blocked from leaving, and a Japanese pharmaceutical executive was imprisoned, even as Beijing tries to court overseas investors.
A Wells Fargo branch in New York City. Wells Fargo is one of six global banks that dominate the processing of dollar-denominated payments for China’s exports and imports.
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