Forget Paris

French cities prove that size isn't everything

Paris may attract the lion's share of France's FDI inflows, but the leaders of other French cities – Toulouse, Nice, Marseille and Lille – argue that there are just as many opportunities for investment elsewhere in the country, with specialist hubs and clusters growing in the life sciences, aerospace and textiles sectors.

Lithuania's prime minister gets down to business

In the four months since his election, Lithuania's prime minister, Algirdas Butkevičius, has already made tangible improvements to the country's business climate. He tells fDi how he is working closely with investors to further simplify regulation, improve the tax system and encourage growth.

Is the US's R&D star fading

Is the US's R&D star fading?

As budget cuts loom in the US and businesses move their funding to growth regions such as China, fDi looks at whether the US's reputation as a global leader in R&D is under threat?

Drooms moves with the M&A market

Drooms moves with the M&A market

Jan Hoffmeister, the managing director of global virtual data room provider Drooms, explains how important it is for the company to remain limber and adapt to emerging M&A trends.

Macedonia switches on to IT

Macedonia switches on to IT

While some IT hotspots in central and eastern Europe are overheating, with rising demand leading to a hike in wage expectations, Macedonia is positioning itself to take advantage, investing in developing the IT expertise of its graduates and establishing a business incubator to assist new businesses.

California experiences a high-tech manufacturing resurgence

California’s Silicon Valley has experienced an increase in high-tech manufacturing activity in the past few years, making Santa Clara County one of the US's leading specialised manufacturing hubs.

FDI in software and IT services up in January 2013

Hit by a disappointing end to 2012, the global software and IT services sector has recorded an increase in FDI flows in the first month of 2013.

New initiative aims to bring IT talent to Ireland

With backing from the likes of Google, Facebook and Twitter, a new initiative, Make IT in Ireland, is hoping to increase the country's profile as a high-tech hub.

Claudia Fan Munce

IBM Venture Capital Group chief turns talent hunt global

The managing director of IBM Venture Capital Group, Claudia Fan Munce, says that bright new start-ups are appearing all over the world, and her team is hitting the road to find them.

Can the Philippines keep BPO crown

Can the Philippines keep BPO crown?

The Philippines has experienced exponential growth in its business process outsourcing sector in recent years, but the country's underdeveloped infrastructure is in danger of limiting its growth in the sector in the future.

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