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...
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...
Manufacturing, FDI and Trade - Bringing Jobs Back Home?
In many developed countries, there is a view that manufacturing jobs have left for lower cost locations, and therefore created structural...
New Frontiers? US Companies in International Site Selection
While domestic expansion is still the natural starting point, US companies have nevertheless traditionally been the leading global player...
From Pole to Pole: Success in FDI
In the past few weeks, I have been on the road almost continuously from one part of the world to another. Through a combination of...
FDI: Embracing the Opportunity!
Large scale Foreign Direct Investment is a relatively new phenomenon – less than 25 years ago the stock of FDI was just 8% of what it was...
