FDI

Making the grade British companies carry out more foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Germany than in any other European country – and by far. Between 2008 and 2013, the latest reporting period, 402 FDI projects were carried out by UK-based firms in the country, fDI Markets data shows.

Situated in the heart of the arctic, midway between North America and Europe, Greenland is a country that is looking to the future. Many hope that a key foundation of that future will be the development of a strong minerals and petroleum industry. Although tiny in populace, with only around…

Demographic change means that companies today are facing a previously unknown challenge: the battle over the best employees. Only companies that are able to keep good employees are able to increase productivity, grow and survive amid the competition. But the very employees they are in search of, the young “Generation…

The fervour that began last summer as Scotland’s largest city welcomed the world for the 20th Commonwealth Games has never really ceased. Walk along any of the city’s streets and there is a real sense of something happening here. The city is abuzz with three new speculative office developments. In high…

Bogotá, the Business Hub in Latin America, Bogotá is a prosperous cosmopolitan city with 7.6 million inhabitants, and it is fast becoming the hub for business in Latin America. International executives find in Bogotá a  city with benefits that facilitate transactions and offer a favourable climate for business. Juan Gabriel Pérez, Executive…

Unless SMEs in Africa can get improved access to finance, economic growth in Africa – which many believe will power the next phase of global economic growth – might just grind to a halt. Across almost every measure of economic growth and development, Africa is on the up. And, better…