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Canada's smaller cities show big ambitions

Canada’s ICT capabilities are not solely concentrated in a few key cities. Several destinations across the country host thriving tech clusters.

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Time to match FDI with UN sustainability goals

Business leaders must grasp the nettle and align their goals with the UN Sustainable Development Goals – and quickly, says Gregg Wassmansdorf.

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fDi Global Cities of the Future 2018/19 – FDI Strategy

Hong Kong has taken the laurels in the FDI Strategy category of the Global Cities of the Future 2018/19 awards, thanks in the main to its StartmeupHK initiative. 

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fDi Strategy Awards 2018 – the winners

Investe São Paulo has been named fDi’s Investment Promotion Agency of the Year, while organisations from across the globe are recognised. 

US Congress deadlocked but Trump free to act

While some agreements, such as USMCA, require agreement from Congress, other Trump initiatives will go ahead regardless, such as tax changes. Erika Morphy reports.

US-China trade war opens door for Asian manufacturing

Ripples from the US-China trade war across Asia will disrupt the region in the short term but bring benefits in the long term, finds an Economist report. 

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fDi’s Latin American States of the Future 2018/19 – FDI strategy

Brazilian states take the top three places for FDI strategy in fDi's inaugural study of states in Mexico and South America. Cathy Mullan reports

Colombia’s pharmaceutical FDI rises in 2018

Colombia led Latin America for pharmaceutical FDI in 2018, with the legalisation of medical cannabis production set to give it a further boost.

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Latam and Caribbean countries set sights on sustainable tourism

Tourism officials from Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Jamaica tell of their plans to seek investment in eco-tourism 

Suriname launches IPA in effort to attract FDI

The South American country is making its investment promotion agency operational 16 years after its launch as part of a broader effort to upgrade a depressed domestic business environment

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