Latin America's stellar reputation with investors has been dented of late by a series of protests in the region regarding mining and infrastructure projects, with fears being voiced that a number of the demonstrations are more about political opportunism than they are about the impact of these projects on local communities.
From
Locations
/ Middle East & Africa
/ Israel
View from the C-Suite: Arison's good intentions
Israel’s Arison Investments’ promotional slogan is ‘doing good business by doing good’. Its chairman and CEO, Efrat Peled, tells Michal Kaczmarski how this slogan is put into action in its projects in the developing world.
From
News
Mexico looks beyond US exports for investment boost
Mexico is preparing for a boost in investment by supporting intra-border trade and looking for new trade partnerships outside of the US.
From
News
Unctad reports 17% global FDI inflows increase
Despite turmoil in the global economy, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Global Investment Trends monitor reported a value increase for FDI inflows in 2011, to $1510bn.
From
News
India considers opening up to global retail giants
India's commerce minister has stated that the country is investigating the possibility of allowing global multi-brand retail outlets to do business in the county.
From
News
Czech Republic sees property boom
Czech Republic dominates central and eastern Europe rankings for property deals.
From
Locations
OPEC predicts big growth in Latam oil supply and demand
According to a report by OPEC, both the supply and demand for oil is expected to increase in Latin America over the next few years. But with several large projects by companies such as Petrobras already under way, supply is still set to outweigh demand in the region.
From
Locations
Bucharest leading destination for eurozone investments into financial sector
Bucharest was the top destination for eurozone FDI into the financial services sector in 2011, with Italian and Australian banks such as UniCredit and Raiffeisen Zentral Bank expanding their presence in the city significantly.
From
Locations
/ Asia-Pacific
/ Uzbekistan
Clouds linger over Uzbekistan's investment landscape
A number of foreign investors have endured unpleasant experiences in Uzbekistan of late. However, this does not seem to have discouraged the likes of GM and Lukoil, who have recently announced large projects in the country. So does Uzbekistan provide an environment to do business in?
Do green technologies live up to the hype?
Green sells, and investment in green technologies can offer both environmental and economic gains. But as politicians and businesses appear enamoured of the concept of a green agenda, are expectations of the results realistic?
Global greenfield investment trends
Crossborder investment monitor
|
fDi Markets is the only online database tracking crossborder greenfield investment covering all sectors and countries worldwide. It provides real-time monitoring of investment projects, capital investment and job creation with powerful tools to track and profile companies investing overseas.
Corporate location benchmarking tool
fDi Benchmark is the only online tool to benchmark the competitiveness of countries and cities in over 50 sectors. Its comprehensive location data series covers the main cost and quality competitiveness indicators for over 300 locations around the world.
Research report
fDi Intelligence provides customised reports and data research which deliver vital business intelligence to corporations, investment promotion agencies, economic development organisations, consulting firms and research institutions.
Find out more.