Bouncing back? We need to talk about recovery
United won an entertaining Manchester derby by two goals to nothing. Now, a little more than three months later, that date of March 8th...
Is Amazon HQ2 a Game Changer?
So, 238 proposals later, we’re no closer to knowing who will win the race to win Amazon’s (infamous) second US headquarters. While some...
FDI in the Digital Age
This month’s release of the annual UNCTAD Investment Report suggests that reductions in global FDI level, seen after the 2008 economic...
What could ‘America First’ mean for FDI?
The White House America First policy suggests that job creation is something that should be stimulated through a primarily domestic...
Changing Investor Climates in the UK and U.S.
Few would have predicted the pace and scale of political change on both sides of the Atlantic over the last 12 months. This has left...
Trade & Investment: Us and Them
It’s difficult to write a blog about trade and investment at the moment without inevitably turning to the same two subjects: Brexit and...
FDI Review of the Year 2016
So we come to the end of a year where at least in a FDI sense, there is profound global uncertainty. Accompanying this blog, you can read...
The US Election: a Boost to Trade and Investment?
Back in June, I wrote an article that sought to discuss why Brexit could have a positive impact on UK and global trade and foreign direct...
Why Attracting FDI to the US and UK is Important Globally
This has been a year when sentiment about the effects of globalization and trade has come to the fore, with headlines in the US and the...
Attracting Investment at Trade Shows
A typical approach in investment attraction for Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) is to attend trade shows, both at home and...
