First the financial crisis then an ensuing decade of anaemic recovery have put the US on the ropes. The new tax law is an opportunity that could give the US public some cause for optimism, says Don Holbrook. 

Okechukwu Enelamah, Nigeria’s minister of industry, trade and investment, tells Sebastian Shehadi about the country’s huge demand for infrastructure and the importance of mutually beneficial FDI.

Dr Rudiger Ahrend, head of urban policy, public governance and territorial development at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), tells Sebastian Shehadi about the impact of misguided urban regulation and other global challenges. 

fDi Intelligence has examined Germany’s outward investment history and found China is still the leading FDI destination, thanks in large part to Shanghai’s industrial and chemicals industry. Vicky Napier looks at the results.

The US has been crowned fDi Magazine’s Manufacturing Location of the Future for 2018/19, with China and Singapore completing the top three. Cathy Mullan reports.

To determine what makes a good destination for an investment in artificial intelligence or robotics, fDi examined a range of investment subsectors and married this with some economic factors. Cathy Mullan examines the results.