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Uber is bolstering its investments in EMs in a tough year for the company:<\/strong> Despite a tough year of lawsuits, data breaches, and rising competition, Uber saw its greenfield investment in overseas operations rise to a new high of USD 191 mn during 2017, a 57% increase from its previous high in 2015 and almost three times the amount invested in 2016, according to the Financial Times<\/a>. Of its total greenfield FDI in 2016 and 2017, 65% went into emerging markets including Brazil, Morocco, Egypt, Bulgaria and Vietnam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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