Index shows that significant political reform is necessary in Myanmar if the country is to capitalise on its investment potential.

Mexico is preparing for a boost in investment by supporting intra-border trade and looking for new trade partnerships outside of the US.

Despite turmoil in the global economy, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Global Investment Trends monitor reported a value increase for FDI inflows in 2011, to $1510bn.

India's commerce minister has stated that the country is investigating the possibility of allowing global multi-brand retail outlets to do business in the county.

Latest IMF World Economic Outlook signals that developing Asian economies will continue to dominate the global recovery.

The deputy prime minister of Serbia hopes foreign investment will be able to help the country recover from its economic crisis.

Czech Republic dominates central and eastern Europe rankings for property deals.

The director-general of DAFZ says the zone is to focus on attracting companies from Far East.

According to a report by OPEC, both the supply and demand for oil is expected to increase in Latin America over the next few years. But with several large projects by companies such as Petrobras already under way, supply is still set to outweigh demand in the region.

Bucharest was the top destination for eurozone FDI into the financial  services sector in 2011, with Italian and Australian banks such as UniCredit and Raiffeisen Zentral Bank expanding their presence in the city significantly.