The logistics industry is taking a downbeat view of China, while India is now seen as the country with the most potential for growth.

A speech by Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley urged investors to assist the country in its infrastructure growth plans.

The slump in oil prices means the Russian government has little choice but to make deep cuts to balance its budgets

Higher inflows to developed nations are behind the increase in global FDI, with the US and the European Union taking top position. 

A continuation of global instability is being forecast by business consultancy Verisk Maplecroft. 

As part of a wider drive to open up its economy to foreign investment, Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans to privatise its airports.

The opening of Angola's first steel mill represents not only the largest foreign investment in the country, but also ends the country's reliance on importing steel.

Statistics from the International Monetary Fund show that Turkish economic growth looks set to continue worsening. 

A report comparing the life sciences sector in seven European countries shows that the industry is most concentrated in Germany, the UK and France.

The International Monetary Fund has forecast a fifth year of contracted growth in emerging markets in 2015.