Hamburg has been recognised as a leading FDI location, so we talk with Andreas Köpke, Director of Invest in Hamburg, about what makes this destination so successful. CEO Insight: What are the main industries Hamburg has historically attracted when it comes to FDI? Andreas Köpke: Since the port was established more…
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FDI Report – A New Paradigm?
In recent years, the neoliberal paradigm based on free markets and no state intervention has been called into question. Typically, industrial policy is formulated to boost economic growth and enhance productivity, with foreign direct investment (FDI) playing an important role in international development. However, the technology revolution and automatisation are…
Investors Flock to St Kitts and Nevis
Of all the Citizenship by Investment Programs on offer across the world, the former British colony and twin-nation federation state of St. Kitts & Nevis in the Caribbean, which has been independent since 1983, is considered by many to be pre-eminent. Helped by encouraging macro and socio-economic states of affair, resulting…
Eyes on Düsseldorf
Director of the City of Düsseldorf’s Office of Economic Development, Uwe Kerkmann, talks to CEO Insight of why so many international companies are relocating there. Sam Jones: For those international organisations looking to relocate European headquarters away from the United Kingdom in light of Brexit, can you summarise why they should consider…
The Cook Islands: Uniquely Strong and Compliant
When it comes to wealth management, the Cook Islands in the south Pacific must be considered as the worldwide jurisdiction of choice, bar none, for notwithstanding the effects of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI), its asset protection credentials remain a cut above. With numbers…
The Path to Growth
Henry Martin speaks with Les Khan, the CEO of the St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit, Henry Martin: St Kitts & Nevis pioneered citizenship by investment in 1984. What would you describe as the most noteworthy developments marking its evolution over the intervening years, that have ensured it…