Thanks to a strong web of universities, entrepreneurial spirit and good co-operation between public and private entities, Pittsburgh has transformed itself from the Steel City to a tech town.

East and south coast US states are improving their ports and intermodal infrastructure, as the widening of the Panama Canal nears completion.

While it is Asian cities that dominate fDi's most attractive ICT destinations ranking, the US is still comfortably the lead country.

With emerging economies in Asia and Latin America driving global growth, co-operation between countries in these regions is set to accelerate.

The IT and software sector in Latin America has witnessed a slump in recent years. However, its impressive performance at a time when much of the rest of the world is faltering has caused investors to rethink their strategies in the region.

When Ollanta Humala was elected president of Peru earlier this year, some onlookers were concerned that his populist approach would signal the end of the investor-friendly policies of his predecessor. So far, however, their worries have been unfounded

Courtney Fingar talks to Honduras's finance minister William Chong Wong about the possible effects economic problems in the US will have on the country, and how violence on the mainland is threatening the tourism trade.