An index compiled by professional services firm TMF Group shows that Argentina is the most complicated place in the world in which to do business.

A report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development shows that global FDI inflows were down in 2014, compared to 2013 levels. 

Interest groups, including US trade association, the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), and Washington, DC-based think tank, Brookings Institute, have reacted positively to the matters raised in the US president's annual speech. 

Though there are pockets of optimism in various regions and countries, the overall tone of PWC's Global CEO Survey for 2015 is a pessimistic one.

Sri Lanka's new president, Mathripala Sirisena, has caused a stir with some of his statements, but experts are predicting a brighter future for the country when it comes to FDI.

In a bid to encourage US companies to take advantage of investment opportunities in Africa, the US government has launched a series of programmes aimed at facilitating investment in the continent. 

Latin America and the Caribbean region set to record GDP growth of 2.2% for 2015 according to the Inter-American Development Bank.

Zimbabwe’s new vice-president has signalled his intention to promote FDI and cut bureaucracy. 

The carmaker is relocating its headquarters to take advantage of Georgia’s low-cost environment, workforce quality and location. 

Global trade is slowing down, according to a study by the World Bank, hit by shifting trade patterns, low interest rates and soft commodity prices.