The service levels shown to foreign companies locating in Macedonia's free zones have come as a pleasant surprise to even the most seasoned of professionals, giving the country a further competitive advantage on top of its tax incentives and cheap labour.
Finland president seeks better self-promotion
With its good business climate, highly educated workforce and large neighbouring countries, Finland should be easily marketable to investors but, according to the country's president Sauli Niinisto, the country needs to work harder at promoting its merits and pushing for more inward FDI.
Can Italy retain its FDI appeal?
Despite its recent economic difficulties, there still is a slow trickle of foreign direct investment business coming into Italy.
Lithuanian prime minister stresses FDI focus
In his first meeting with the foreign business community since his election in December 2012, Lithuanian prime minister Algirdas Butkevičius outlined his strategy to attract more foreign investment into the country.
FDI into Belgium in decline since 2007 peak
Belgium had recorded a significant decline in FDI since 2007, with 2012 figures representing an 87% decrease in capital investment.
CEE outperforms Western Europe: World Bank
The EU11 – Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia – have outperformed the rest of the EU member countries when it comes to inward FDI for the past two years, according to the World Bank.
Political gridlock adds to Italy's economic uncertainty
With no clear winner in Italy's recent general election, investors are faced with yet more uncertainty.
Nordic M&A activity up in 2012
In 2012, merger and acquisition activity in the Nordic region experienced significant levels of growth, while in western Europe activity declined by almost the same amount.
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.
Austrian outbound FDI down in 2012
As countries across Europe recorded declines in their outbound FDI in 2012, Austria recorded one of the most significant drops in project numbers.
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