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From Inside fDi

Inside fDi: How manufacturing became smart and sexy

Manufacturing was the unloved cousin of the investment world but Industry 4.0 and the smart factory concept have resurrected the sector.

From Locations / Asia-Pacific / China

How post-investment Chinese lessons can pay off

A case study of a UK engineering firm acquired by a Chinese company shows how both parties gained benefits from the deal, write professors Shaowei He and Zaheer Khan.

From Locations

Free Zone Focus: how free zones are powering e-commerce

Free zones are assuming unforeseen importance in the e-commerce business model, writes Martín Ibarra Pardo.

Latest news

From Locations

Serbia to sign $1bn infrastructure loan with China

Serbia will use Chinese funds for the Belgrade-Budapest railroad upgrade, says finance minister Sinisa Mali.

From News

Unctad warns on increasing trade restrictions

The UN Conference on Trade and Development has found an alarming increase in countries introducing investment restrictions or rules.

From News

Panama plans $3bn ports upgrade

The Panamanian government is looking to a combination of state funding and private investment to reduce dependence on the Panama Canal.

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From Locations / Europe / Spain

A new high for FDI in Spain in 2018

Successive annual increases of FDI inflows to Spain culminated in a record year in 2018. Alex Irwin-Hunt reports.

From Locations / Asia-Pacific / Singapore

Singapore investment in Indonesia still falling

Project numbers drop almost 40% between 2017 and 2018.

From Locations / Americas / Chile

Chile returns to FDI growth after three years

Data from fDi Markets shows that after a lean few years Chile's FDI landscape is recovering in impressive fashion.

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From Locations

Spotlight on CEE: Hungary is booming

Central and Eastern Europe is becoming a driver of European growth, and Hungary's property sector is one of the leading lights

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From Locations

Singapore tops fDi’s Smart Locations of the Future 2019/20 ranking

Singapore is fDi’s first Smart Location of the Future, followed by London and Dublin in second and third place. Naomi Davies reports.

From Locations / Asia-Pacific / Singapore

Singapore tops fDi's first biotech rankings

Singapore has been named fDi's first Biotech Location of the Future for its impressive record of job creation, low corruption levels and IP protection.

From Locations / Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific leads global list for BPO

The Philippines and India guide Asia-Pacific clear of the competition to take the crown as the leading region for greenfield FDI in BPO. Jonathan Wildsmith reports.

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fDi Magazine investigates all the issues that concern foreign investors as they expand into new markets. Talking to corporate decision makers as well as government leaders, and backed by the hard data produced by our proprietary world-leading FDI databases, the editorial team provides an up-to-date image of the ever changing global investment landscape. Insightful coverage highlights the many opportunities and risks that await investors around the world. fDi is published bi-monthly.

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