The Daily Download — 20 August 2026

FDI Wire - The Daily Download · Aug 20, 2026 · 4m

Welcome to the Daily Download – five minutes of the latest in investment screening from fdiwire.com, a curated intelligence and news feed for investment screening news. Today, corporate pushback against extraterritorial screening takes center stage as a Canadian developer formally challenges Ottawa's national security intervention in South America. We also examine Beijing tightly aligning its outbound investment controls with national security and data rules, alongside fresh warnings from sec…