Latest articles from Natasha Turak

Luxembourgs fintech foundations

A fintech future? Luxembourg seeks financial technology hub status

Luxembourg is carving out a niche as a finch hub, offering start-ups in the sector an impressive support network. However, can such a small location attract and retain the required talent to compete with the likes of London and San Francisco? Natasha Turak investigates.

Denise Li

PGC Capital beats Birmingham's drum in China

For Chinese investors looking to the UK market, Birmingham may not be their first port of call. Enter PGC Capital, a Shanghai-based private equity firm, which has identified the enormous investment potential in the city and is funding a range of projects in the infrastructure, property and energy sectors. Natasha Turak explains why.  

A power struggle in paradise

Maldives caught between Chinese and Indian FDI options

In a bid to attract foreign investment, the Maldives, a small group of islands in the Indian Ocean, has found itself in the middle of a power struggle between China and India, with the former looking to provide much-needed investment and the latter, with which it has historically had close ties, expressing concern over China's growing influence. Natasha Turak investigates. 

Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidy

Opening up: Oman's minister of commerce and industry ushers in new investment age

Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidy, Oman's minister of commerce and industry, tells Natasha Turak how the country's new investment law will open it up to foreign investors, and make it an easier and faster location in which to do business.

Can diversification save Oman

Can diversification save Oman?

Oman is responding to falling oil prices with a plan to shift its economic focus to alternative revenue streams, not least its thriving tourism industry, as Natasha Turak discovers at the 2016 Economic Forum.

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Copenhagen mayor makes property investment plea

The mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen, tells fDi that his city needs property developments to accommodate its growing population.

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CBRE survey suggests property investor sentiment hardens against Brexit

Majority of international property investors are downbeat about the prospect of an out vote in the UK's EU referendum, a CBRE survey finds.

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Unctad launches maritime country database

Unctad has unveilde a database of maritime country profiles to enable cross-country comparisons.

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JPMorgan Global M&A Outlook report for 2016 predicts more growth

The number of deals is expected to propel this year's M&A activity higher than 2015's levels, according to JPMorgan report.

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China's Tencent targets Africa with WeChat mobile wallet in tie up with Standard Bank

Chinese technology giant Tencent has tied up with South African bank Standard Bank to use its infrastructure to create pan-African mobile payment service available through WeChat Wallet.

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