The corruption orchestrated by Brazilian construction company Odebrecht extended to 12 countries globally. Multi-million dollar bribes were paid, and as details begin emerging, local political and business elites in some countries are feeling the heat. Jacopo Dettoni reports.
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Co-working trailblazer WeWork finds its happy place
Start-up WeWork’s aggressive global expansion has seen it open co-working offices in dozens of locations across the world. Its model of flexible, tailored space and 'communities' is fast catching on but are there risks? Jacopo Dettoni reports.
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Investment promotion 4.0
IPAs are enhancing their tech strategy with geographic information system platforms, proptech applications and even virtual reality to cater for increasingly sophisticated site-selection processes. But will data-driven innovation ever replace the personal touch? Jacopo Dettoni investigates.
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US tax reform to cost $2,000bn in global FDI, Unctad says
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act puts in place major incentives for US MNEs to repatriate part of the $3,200bn in accumulated profits they have held abroad for fiscal convenience, as Jacopo Dettoni reports.
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Unctad: US and Europe drag down global FDI in 2017
Preliminary figures from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development show foreign investment into the developed world sharply fell last year, whereas developing Asia regained the lead as the world’s top investment host region.
Moreno pushes Ecuador's private agenda
Ecuador’s president, Lenín Moreno, is turning the page on his predecessor, and championing private sector investment. But with both Congress and his party divided, he needs to win 2018’s referendum before he can push ahead with reforms. Jacopo Dettoni reports.
Does commodity rebound mean recovery for Peru?
After a troubled first half of 2017, Peru is showing signs of renewed economic activity. Rebounding commodity prices are shoring up the economy, giving its president breathing space to deliver long-due reforms. Jacopo Dettoni reports.
Peru overhauls IPA to bring in investment
Reforms at Peru’s national investment promotion agency, ProInversión, are designed to make project development more efficient than in the past. Measures such as appointing high-quality consultants are already in place, as executive director Alberto Ñecco tells fDi magazine.
Peru looks to PPPs to solve infrastructure woes
Peru has to close a $160bn infrastructure deficit. National investment promotion agency ProInversión, which is tasked with turning this shortage into an opportunity for investors, has high ambitions for developing its portfolio of projects in 2018, reports Jacopo Dettoni.
Afin chief draws up plan to close Peru's infrastructure gap
Peru should reduce its overall level of investment in public works, and engage more with private investment through PPPs and self-sustainable projects, Gonzalo Prialé, president of Peruvian infrastructure lobby association Afin, tells fDi Magazine.
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