Long established as a centre for manufacturing, finance and media, cologne is looking to demonstrate how it can also be the perfect home for innovative digital companies, writes Natasha Turak, giving the city an economic diversity which should safeguard its future

Cologne has all the qualities to attract international investors, says mayor Henriette Reker, but as she tells fDi, the city needs to make itself more visible

Russian minister of industry and trade Denis Manturov talks to fDi at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

IPAs from all over Europe are eyeing a piece of the UK's foreign investment inflows as uncertainty clouds the mind of investors in the aftermath of the June 23 referendum in which the country voted to leave the EU. Jacopo Dettoni reports. 

Kris Peeters, Belgium’s minister of employment, economy and consumer affairs, talks to Courtney Fingar about addressing safety fears and the possible consequences of Brexit for his country.

Foreign investors have largely ignored Slovenia over the past few years, a situation that suits many in the country who see outside investment and privatisation as a threat to national interests. Recent government moves seem to have lessened this mutual distrust, but will it lead to a loving relationship? Michal Kaczmarski investigates.

The recent lifting of sanctions coupled with a keen desire to diversify its trade into global markets means Belarus is making a renewed effort to court outside investment. Its deputy prime minister, Vladimir Semashko, describes to Natasha Turak how the country intends to achieve these goals.